SpaceMouse
Fun Lover
know it seems like I am all over the place, but I am trying to get something working without spending a lot of time and money doing it. I know, if I was trying to do that, I picked the wrong hobby. The thing is I have engines and rolling stock in HO for 1885 SP, plus I have some 15-20 craftsmen kit structures as well as the buildings I already have on the small version. Plus I have already installed electrical wiring and track lighting for building a layout. I was just going to make it the Union Lumber Co and California Western Terminal.
So anyway, I was just playing around and I took the tater mountain/Rock Ridge part of the Rock Ridge and Train City RR and plopped it down on my TV (or at least where the TV will go). I didn't think I could get much out of it--especially since I couldn't come up with a good plan in N-scale, even though it was half the size of what I was working with.
Well, the downside is that the town of Rock Ridge will show us it's backside--giving us a good view of the back of the church and funeral, while Red Rock Canyon is displayed in it's full glory, as is the Rock Ridge Station. The rock Ridge mine is visible, but it will not displayed as nicely as it merits. But still all in all, it fits.
Going counter-clockwise you come to Rock Ridge Canyon. This will be a floor to eye-level affair with two curved trestle bridges ala ArtHill. But the vertical separation of the bridges may only be two inches. I want to stay under 2% grades.
Next is the city of Train City. I'll lay it out once the foam is up. The tracks are vague approximations. The hidden loop is just that. Staging is exposed, but coming through the wall. The small track at the top of the yard will hold a switcher. The turntable is for engines, cabooses, and business class coaches.
The yard is simple. Although there is some operations, the layout is about 62.35% railfan.
Comments? Suggestions? I really don't know which direction to go. The N-scale is pretty appealing and it it a real operator's layout. However, I could build this one then devote a 10 x 11 x 15 room to all N-scale--and that does not include staging which is outside that room.
Okay, here's the plan. Whacha think?
PS The red track is less than 18" radius. That only happens when I try to work a turnout coming straight out of a curve. It works in practice, but not with the software. I can fix that on the layout and get the radius back up to 18" or better.
So anyway, I was just playing around and I took the tater mountain/Rock Ridge part of the Rock Ridge and Train City RR and plopped it down on my TV (or at least where the TV will go). I didn't think I could get much out of it--especially since I couldn't come up with a good plan in N-scale, even though it was half the size of what I was working with.
Well, the downside is that the town of Rock Ridge will show us it's backside--giving us a good view of the back of the church and funeral, while Red Rock Canyon is displayed in it's full glory, as is the Rock Ridge Station. The rock Ridge mine is visible, but it will not displayed as nicely as it merits. But still all in all, it fits.
Going counter-clockwise you come to Rock Ridge Canyon. This will be a floor to eye-level affair with two curved trestle bridges ala ArtHill. But the vertical separation of the bridges may only be two inches. I want to stay under 2% grades.
Next is the city of Train City. I'll lay it out once the foam is up. The tracks are vague approximations. The hidden loop is just that. Staging is exposed, but coming through the wall. The small track at the top of the yard will hold a switcher. The turntable is for engines, cabooses, and business class coaches.
The yard is simple. Although there is some operations, the layout is about 62.35% railfan.
Comments? Suggestions? I really don't know which direction to go. The N-scale is pretty appealing and it it a real operator's layout. However, I could build this one then devote a 10 x 11 x 15 room to all N-scale--and that does not include staging which is outside that room.
Okay, here's the plan. Whacha think?
PS The red track is less than 18" radius. That only happens when I try to work a turnout coming straight out of a curve. It works in practice, but not with the software. I can fix that on the layout and get the radius back up to 18" or better.