Two weeks ago today we moved to our home in an over-55 development, about 15 miles from where we'd been living. And now, 90 percent of the moving boxes have been unpacked and it's time to do some serious, final layout planning. The dimensions for the layout will be 7' 9" x 11' 9", so the plan I sketched out for an 8' x '12' area will work just fine. When my pencil scrawls have been redrawn into something legible, I'll post the new plan here.
In a nutshell, there will be fairly high track density, all within a 24" reach, with another 12" behind for scenery and background structures. Scenery, since this will represent a small to medium sized Texas Gulf coast port, will be all urban, though a small corner of a residential area will be represented, allowing at least a few trees.
I expect to be able to use all of the track I laid before, though much of it will be configured differently. More will be needed, of course. Also, there will be space for my small turntable and roundhouse.
About Me
- Chuck
- I'm a lifelong model railroad enthusiast, which must be genetic. Two of my great-grandfathers were with the Northern Pacific Railway, one as a conductor and the other as an engineer; the 4-6-0 locomotive he frequently operated stands in a city park in Pasco, in my native Washington State. I'm just old enough to have memories of steam locomotives in service. My last model railroad (now dismantled) was my sixth; I am planning my seventh.. I've always modeled in S scale, thanks to an American Flyer train set my father bought (supposedly for me) when I was 6 months old! Besides trains I've always been interested in astronomy. For Christmas 2010 my wife Susie gave me a really nice telescope and so astronomy has also become a hobby. We've returned to the Northwest, to Idaho, where we have previously lived, after eight years in Texas. We enjoyed Texas and have many truly great friends there, but we missed the mountains and the distinct seasons of Idaho. We're retired and are thoroughly enjoying it.
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