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  1. Sir Robbins

    Kato UNITRACK

    I was set on HO and went the switching route. I built a shelf layout in the shape of an L in my room. each section is 8 feet long by 15 inches wide. I feel ya. I love Amtrak and the radius needed to prototypically clear curves is too big for my space.
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    Lost in the Woods Switching Layout

    Happy 2025 (late to the party)... most of the layout track on one side has been ripped up to rewire and reverse the track layout a bit. I really wanted to have some Amtrak stuff in and due to shelf size and turn radius, I knew passenger cars would not work but I decided that I will just have...
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    Lost in the Woods Switching Layout

    Here is the other section, with some partially assembled structures to get a feel for things....
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    Lost in the Woods Switching Layout

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    Lost in the Woods Switching Layout

    I'm going to be ripping up a good portion of the first section of the layout to place a train platform for passenger and do a little expanding on the freight side. Brace yourselves... I hate tearing up an essentially finished scene but I'll get over it lol
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    Lost in the Woods Switching Layout

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    Lost in the Woods Switching Layout

    Dang. My last post was a whole year ago today. I really have been MIA from this forum and my layout. There are some changes coming as I am now able to spend some more time on it. Feel bad for neglecting it. Just did a hard scrub of my rails and man was there some grime. Locos were stalling...
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    Lost in the Woods Switching Layout

    More lights...
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    Lost in the Woods Switching Layout

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    Lost in the Woods Switching Layout

    James from Railroadbackdrops.com
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    Lost in the Woods Switching Layout

    Will take a few days for the backdrop to settle but here are some rough pics of the first few minutes after install Before backdrop After backdrop More angles Toothpicks are for placement of where street lights will be going when they arrive.
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