08-10-2009, 09:41 AM
Hi Guys,
i was working with a client of mine for his new Steel Mill Layout hes doing in his garage. He wanted me to see if i could come up with a plan for him to fit his layout space in his garage, so i said sure, this would be fun, i love making trackplans
He gave me a list of the structures he had on hand, and i added in a couple he didnt have and that he said he would like to have on the layout. Well here are the specifications
Color Specifications;
GREEN = Layout Base
RED = Mainline Loop
Yellow = Walthers #7 Curved Turnouts and Walthers #4 WYE Turnout.
BLACK = All other trackage
ORANGE = Structure
BLUE = Water for Harbor Scene for the Ore Boat, 2 Hulett Unloaders and the Bridge Crane.
Benchwork & Track Specifications;
~~Benchwork Dimensions are listed on the plan. His Benchwork is fairly low to the floor for his kids to see, so a 4' Reach he said wouldnt be a problem....
~~Small Blue Triangle is an extension he needs to make for the loop to work.
~~All Turnouts in the back, beyond 2' from layout edge, or behind structures will be remote, all others manual for some operational fun
~~ALL turnouts are Atlas Custom Line Code 83 #6 LH or RH Turnouts
~~Minimum Radius on the plan is 22"
List Of Structures, Starting from Bottom Left of the Plan;
~~Rolling Mill #2 (Mill #2)
~~Electric Arc Furnace (EAF)
~~Northern Light & Power Sub-Station (NL&PS)
~~Tri-State Power Authority (Tri-State)
~~Northern Light & Power Powerhouse (NL&PP)
~~Bridge Crane
~~Hulett Unloader #1
~~Hulett Unloader #2
~~Great Lakes Ore Boat
~~Harbor/Dock
~~Railroad Shop
~~Rolling Mill #1 (Mill #1)
~~Rolling Mill #3 (Mill #3)
~~Engineer's Office (EO)
~~Blast Furnace (BF)
~~Coke Oven & Quencher Tower
~~Blower Engine House (Blower)
Now we realize there is no yard whatsoever on this plan. There is also nothing that connects the loop so a train could travel in the other direction. This would create a Revers Loop and i didnt think he would want to deal with that since hes just starting out (think he had a very small N scale layout a while ago). I told him there was going to be no yard unless he got more room on the bottom to travel down the wall a bit more, but he cant because there is a refrigerator there and then the door to enter the house. He said he didnt mind at all and would just live without the yard. The main reason he wanted a loop was for his kids to sit and run trains with him, so he was very happy with the LONG loop that goes throughout the layout and kinda snakes through the structures.
Well without further a-do, here is the plan lol
**EDIT** i do see one very large problem with the plan, there is no run-around track at all on the plan, and the only way to put a large run around track in is to make a reverse loop. im going to have to talk to him and see what he thinks and if he would be up to wire a reverse loop. So this may not be the final plan after all lol
i was working with a client of mine for his new Steel Mill Layout hes doing in his garage. He wanted me to see if i could come up with a plan for him to fit his layout space in his garage, so i said sure, this would be fun, i love making trackplans
He gave me a list of the structures he had on hand, and i added in a couple he didnt have and that he said he would like to have on the layout. Well here are the specifications
Color Specifications;
GREEN = Layout Base
RED = Mainline Loop
Yellow = Walthers #7 Curved Turnouts and Walthers #4 WYE Turnout.
BLACK = All other trackage
ORANGE = Structure
BLUE = Water for Harbor Scene for the Ore Boat, 2 Hulett Unloaders and the Bridge Crane.
Benchwork & Track Specifications;
~~Benchwork Dimensions are listed on the plan. His Benchwork is fairly low to the floor for his kids to see, so a 4' Reach he said wouldnt be a problem....
~~Small Blue Triangle is an extension he needs to make for the loop to work.
~~All Turnouts in the back, beyond 2' from layout edge, or behind structures will be remote, all others manual for some operational fun
~~ALL turnouts are Atlas Custom Line Code 83 #6 LH or RH Turnouts
~~Minimum Radius on the plan is 22"
List Of Structures, Starting from Bottom Left of the Plan;
~~Rolling Mill #2 (Mill #2)
~~Electric Arc Furnace (EAF)
~~Northern Light & Power Sub-Station (NL&PS)
~~Tri-State Power Authority (Tri-State)
~~Northern Light & Power Powerhouse (NL&PP)
~~Bridge Crane
~~Hulett Unloader #1
~~Hulett Unloader #2
~~Great Lakes Ore Boat
~~Harbor/Dock
~~Railroad Shop
~~Rolling Mill #1 (Mill #1)
~~Rolling Mill #3 (Mill #3)
~~Engineer's Office (EO)
~~Blast Furnace (BF)
~~Coke Oven & Quencher Tower
~~Blower Engine House (Blower)
Now we realize there is no yard whatsoever on this plan. There is also nothing that connects the loop so a train could travel in the other direction. This would create a Revers Loop and i didnt think he would want to deal with that since hes just starting out (think he had a very small N scale layout a while ago). I told him there was going to be no yard unless he got more room on the bottom to travel down the wall a bit more, but he cant because there is a refrigerator there and then the door to enter the house. He said he didnt mind at all and would just live without the yard. The main reason he wanted a loop was for his kids to sit and run trains with him, so he was very happy with the LONG loop that goes throughout the layout and kinda snakes through the structures.
Well without further a-do, here is the plan lol
**EDIT** i do see one very large problem with the plan, there is no run-around track at all on the plan, and the only way to put a large run around track in is to make a reverse loop. im going to have to talk to him and see what he thinks and if he would be up to wire a reverse loop. So this may not be the final plan after all lol