grande man
Bonafied Grande Nut
Folks, I've got a problem. As many here know, I'm a bonafied Rio Grande nut. My interest in the Grande is from about 1950 on. Now, I'm developing a driving interest in the Birmingham District after my many visits to historical sites and research. My interest in the District is from about 1875 to 1950 and is growing daily.
I've been thinking for quite some time about our next model RR. Originally, the thought of a basement sized D&RGW layout captivated my thoughts (still does ). Now I'm torn between that and modeling the Birmingham District in about 1925. We would never be able to do two conventional layouts.
What to do? Well, one thought that comes to mind is to build a double deck layout with an unconventional twist, the levels wouldn't be connected but would rather be two separate railroads. I'm thinking that the space between the levels could be increased over the standard type, say 24-30 inches. That would help allieviate my main pet peeve with such construction, a cramped look to the lower level.
Any ideas? This is a long way off, but it's never to early to make plans.
I've been thinking for quite some time about our next model RR. Originally, the thought of a basement sized D&RGW layout captivated my thoughts (still does ). Now I'm torn between that and modeling the Birmingham District in about 1925. We would never be able to do two conventional layouts.
What to do? Well, one thought that comes to mind is to build a double deck layout with an unconventional twist, the levels wouldn't be connected but would rather be two separate railroads. I'm thinking that the space between the levels could be increased over the standard type, say 24-30 inches. That would help allieviate my main pet peeve with such construction, a cramped look to the lower level.
Any ideas? This is a long way off, but it's never to early to make plans.