HOGrandTrunk
Grand Trunk of Maine
I haven't built anything for over 25 years, I'm getting back into it. My kids saw my old trains in a box and went ga-ga. I guess the bug gets passed to the next generation. When i did my last layout, DCC was just an idea!
I have three old engines, probably won't use them on my layout, will leave them for the kids to play with on theirs. One is 40 years old, and the other two are 25 years old. Wow, feels weird to even write that.
So, my plan will be based on the era of the 20s, when my great grandfather was a conductor on the Boston & Maine through Norway and Paris, Maine. I'm trying to decide on the following:
1. Should I model a larger town (Paris), or a smaller town (West Paris)?
2. If I model the smaller town (WP), I can include the local industries:
a. Pulp and Paper
b. Manufacturing (Wood products)
c. Mining (precious and semi-precious gems)
d. Tourism (skiing, foliage, vacationing)
e. Obviously the local infrastructure of General Stores, Farm Supplies, etc.
These would include three other nearby towns, possibly Greenwood for the mining and logging, and Locke Mills for manufacturing and skiing. This would be close to geographically accurate.
3. If I go with the larger town, I can replace the mines and pulp and paper with town industries of newspaper, livery, automotive (Model T's!).
Of course, WP should have a garage for repairs of Model T's.
The space is along the wall of my basement, twelve feet across the back, with four feet or so into the room, and sixteen feet along the side, with about two feet into the room, with space for a 4x4 at the end of the sixteen feet. It looks like a large L
so, I'm torn small town or village...
I've got some other ideas percolating, but if anyone has advice on small villages versus a single town, I'd welcome them....
Thanks!!!
I have three old engines, probably won't use them on my layout, will leave them for the kids to play with on theirs. One is 40 years old, and the other two are 25 years old. Wow, feels weird to even write that.
So, my plan will be based on the era of the 20s, when my great grandfather was a conductor on the Boston & Maine through Norway and Paris, Maine. I'm trying to decide on the following:
1. Should I model a larger town (Paris), or a smaller town (West Paris)?
2. If I model the smaller town (WP), I can include the local industries:
a. Pulp and Paper
b. Manufacturing (Wood products)
c. Mining (precious and semi-precious gems)
d. Tourism (skiing, foliage, vacationing)
e. Obviously the local infrastructure of General Stores, Farm Supplies, etc.
These would include three other nearby towns, possibly Greenwood for the mining and logging, and Locke Mills for manufacturing and skiing. This would be close to geographically accurate.
3. If I go with the larger town, I can replace the mines and pulp and paper with town industries of newspaper, livery, automotive (Model T's!).
Of course, WP should have a garage for repairs of Model T's.
The space is along the wall of my basement, twelve feet across the back, with four feet or so into the room, and sixteen feet along the side, with about two feet into the room, with space for a 4x4 at the end of the sixteen feet. It looks like a large L
so, I'm torn small town or village...
I've got some other ideas percolating, but if anyone has advice on small villages versus a single town, I'd welcome them....
Thanks!!!