04-22-2012, 08:18 PM
Last Monday, we moved into our new (to us) home. As things are now well on their way to being un-packed, I'm starting to turn my attention towards the new layout.
The basics:
The main are is approximately 25'x25', but some space is lost to the furnace, water heater, stairs, and a closet. There is also a 20'x10' extension. I largely have my trackplan worked out as an around the wall deal with a return loop on the center peninsula (probable helix down to a lower level/staging). The mainline will be a over a scale mile one way, 2+ miles if it is doubledeck.
The prototype will be the Oahu Railway, with a rubber date of 1937-1947. Rubber, as the mainline retain the double track from Honolulu to the Waipahu Jct which was historically removed in 1937...but the route will otherwise be 1945-46. The motive power roster will also receive a little artistic license, with the diesels left off and some of the retired engines still being in service (the 4-4-0s and smaller 0-6-0s).
Construction will begin on just a short stretch of the line, with the partial finishing of the basement to be performed as needed. I'll start with the wall studs and insulation. I'll add the drop ceiling fairly early on, but not right away. There will be flooring in time, but I'm not sure that I'll actually add any paneling/dry wall to the walls, as I'll have backdrops serving in that role.
The layout will probably consist of a foam base reinforced with cheap metal angle stock ($2-3 for a 10' piece...far more rigid and lighter weight than a 2x4). The angle stock will be bolted to corner braces which will be attached to the studs. The leading contenders for these corner braces are 6" braces for around a $1 each. The corner braces will be such that the material is vertical and not horizontal, so that they'll be stronger than the 12" shelf brackets I've seen used by other modelers.
I plan to start something like an 8' section initially...to test it.
The basics:
The main are is approximately 25'x25', but some space is lost to the furnace, water heater, stairs, and a closet. There is also a 20'x10' extension. I largely have my trackplan worked out as an around the wall deal with a return loop on the center peninsula (probable helix down to a lower level/staging). The mainline will be a over a scale mile one way, 2+ miles if it is doubledeck.
The prototype will be the Oahu Railway, with a rubber date of 1937-1947. Rubber, as the mainline retain the double track from Honolulu to the Waipahu Jct which was historically removed in 1937...but the route will otherwise be 1945-46. The motive power roster will also receive a little artistic license, with the diesels left off and some of the retired engines still being in service (the 4-4-0s and smaller 0-6-0s).
Construction will begin on just a short stretch of the line, with the partial finishing of the basement to be performed as needed. I'll start with the wall studs and insulation. I'll add the drop ceiling fairly early on, but not right away. There will be flooring in time, but I'm not sure that I'll actually add any paneling/dry wall to the walls, as I'll have backdrops serving in that role.
The layout will probably consist of a foam base reinforced with cheap metal angle stock ($2-3 for a 10' piece...far more rigid and lighter weight than a 2x4). The angle stock will be bolted to corner braces which will be attached to the studs. The leading contenders for these corner braces are 6" braces for around a $1 each. The corner braces will be such that the material is vertical and not horizontal, so that they'll be stronger than the 12" shelf brackets I've seen used by other modelers.
I plan to start something like an 8' section initially...to test it.
Michael
My primary goal is a large Oahu Railway layout in On3
My secondary interests are modeling the Denver, South Park, & Pacific in On3 and NKP in HO
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My primary goal is a large Oahu Railway layout in On3
My secondary interests are modeling the Denver, South Park, & Pacific in On3 and NKP in HO
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