Well... it has been a good long while since I posted anything in this section and I haven't really made any progress... but since this is project journal of sorts, I thought I might get down what I have been thinking about.
I have been messing with layouts for a long time now and basically rejecting each of them after a time for one reason or another. The problem always comes down to space, but I might have a solution. There is a space in our basement "storage" room that is roughly about 11'x11'. If I am able to eliminate some of the "storage" that is in the room and remove the current plastic shelving for shelving that goes around three walls and is roughly 4' in height. I have a spot for a point to point railroad that could look something like the plan that is shown below.
I have been messing with layouts for a long time now and basically rejecting each of them after a time for one reason or another. The problem always comes down to space, but I might have a solution. There is a space in our basement "storage" room that is roughly about 11'x11'. If I am able to eliminate some of the "storage" that is in the room and remove the current plastic shelving for shelving that goes around three walls and is roughly 4' in height. I have a spot for a point to point railroad that could look something like the plan that is shown below.
I am not going to go so far as saying that the above is my final plan, but I think I might finally be on to something that could work for me. I would have the room to include the scenic elements that I want as well as have a track plan that would have some operational potential. I want to spend some time comparing this plan to other plans that I have been accumulating from various sources to see if there are some options that would work even better.
The rest of this post is about Christmas.
The rest of this post is about Christmas.
It's bigger than any of my other locomotives and I am not sure how I am going to use it on the layout at this point, but I do intend to have fun finding out. It comes with multiple smoke stacks for different looks and is equipped for DCC running.
And that's pretty much it for this post... kind of a short one. I am hoping to make some progress before too long. I'll let you know when I have something new. - PM
And that's pretty much it for this post... kind of a short one. I am hoping to make some progress before too long. I'll let you know when I have something new. - PM