SpaceMouse
Fun Lover
Well, I think this is getting close to final. I'll still take suggestions right up until the cookie cutters go up.
Notes:
1. You can't see it well, but the main out of Train City goes underground, behind the trestle, along the side wall and emerges at Rock Ridge in the lower right.
2. The Trestle is 3.75" above the track in the tunnel. The grade rises at exactly 2%. Going counterclockwise, the falling grade is 1.56%.
3. The rear track is above Train City about 2.5 inches or so. I plan about an 18" trestle through Train City such that you can see through. On the other side there will be false front buildings and a painted backdrop to make it appear that the bulk of Train City is on the other side of the tracks.
4. There is one building below the main in Train City, the station/Wells Fargo Office. Along the left side of the building is the road going out of town. The road winds down Rock Ridge Canyon and crosses the river at the base of the trestle. It then winds up the other side, under a small trestle to the far side of Rock Ridge in front of the mine.
5. The Engine house in Train City is way too large for my old time engines. I'm going to bash it down at least so that it is equal in length to the car repair shop below it.
6. The 3=stall roundhouse in staging is part of the false front buildings that scenic the area. However, the track will extend behind the wall for engine storage.
7. The two industry tracks in Train City are a cattle ramp and a brewery.
8. The Rock Ridge area is a module from the old layout.
9. Rock Ridge Canyone is a series of waterfalls. It runs from eye-level to high knee or low thigh high.
10. The narrow isle is for access only. Think of it as an opened ended access panel. It will not be used for operations.
11. For those of you that have been following this plan's development, the two changes are extending the staging to the end of the wall and re-inserting the switcher pocket.
The plan:
Notes:
1. You can't see it well, but the main out of Train City goes underground, behind the trestle, along the side wall and emerges at Rock Ridge in the lower right.
2. The Trestle is 3.75" above the track in the tunnel. The grade rises at exactly 2%. Going counterclockwise, the falling grade is 1.56%.
3. The rear track is above Train City about 2.5 inches or so. I plan about an 18" trestle through Train City such that you can see through. On the other side there will be false front buildings and a painted backdrop to make it appear that the bulk of Train City is on the other side of the tracks.
4. There is one building below the main in Train City, the station/Wells Fargo Office. Along the left side of the building is the road going out of town. The road winds down Rock Ridge Canyon and crosses the river at the base of the trestle. It then winds up the other side, under a small trestle to the far side of Rock Ridge in front of the mine.
5. The Engine house in Train City is way too large for my old time engines. I'm going to bash it down at least so that it is equal in length to the car repair shop below it.
6. The 3=stall roundhouse in staging is part of the false front buildings that scenic the area. However, the track will extend behind the wall for engine storage.
7. The two industry tracks in Train City are a cattle ramp and a brewery.
8. The Rock Ridge area is a module from the old layout.
9. Rock Ridge Canyone is a series of waterfalls. It runs from eye-level to high knee or low thigh high.
10. The narrow isle is for access only. Think of it as an opened ended access panel. It will not be used for operations.
11. For those of you that have been following this plan's development, the two changes are extending the staging to the end of the wall and re-inserting the switcher pocket.
The plan: