Hello All!
I have moved in the past year and now, after a 3 year break, have a nice size basement to place a new, larger layout right in the middle of here:
My specs are as follows
Will I be disappointed with the operating characteristics of this design?
Will these operate without trouble on 18's?
I have moved in the past year and now, after a 3 year break, have a nice size basement to place a new, larger layout right in the middle of here:
My specs are as follows
- 4x24 footprint max using (3) sheets of 4x8 plywood with EPS sheets on top
- 4'x4' on the ends
- 2'x'16' in the middle section (achieved by ripping a 4x8 in two)
- Island style, not against the wall
- focus on mainline running and minimal switching (maximum of 4 turnouts, all manually operated),
- two quality "B" type DCC/sound loco's
- after trying all brands on my other layouts I believe Atlas Gold with Loksound is #1 (unless something new/better is out there now?)
- 2 structures max
- short covered hoppers for the Walthers grain elevator building
- Lots of trees and scenery on the ends
- 1 siding for extra hoppers
- 1 siding to store an engine
Will I be disappointed with the operating characteristics of this design?
Will these operate without trouble on 18's?
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