Catt Wrote:

Quote:What?! No scenery yet????

Five factorys,one trucking company,a grain elevator. Who needs scenery? :mrgreen:

That is indeed a great start!

New computer is here,it arrived about 15 minutes ago YAY!.

Now back to our regularly scheduled thread.Plans today include trying to sort out how I want the business district to look. I like the looks of street running so the mainline will go right down the center of my little town.

How does "TYSONVILLE" sound for a town name? :mrgreen:

Catt Wrote:.... How does "TYSONVILLE" sound for a town name? :mrgreen:

He http://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/ar...-tyson.jpg will have an eye on you

Not exactly the Tyson I have in mind.

Thanks Catt but Cattsboro sounds better!

Maybe Rayleside?

How about a short "Tyra". Fits on every sign.

Actually the name should be Grande Valley, same as it's namesake railroad. The town would have been named first of course.

There is a real Grand Valley,MI. but it ain't worth naming a railroad after it. I suppose I could call it Katoville or Atlastowne,maybe even Bachmannton.

The railroad's homebase is Hugart Yard in Grand Rapids,MI. which actually was a Grand Rapids & Indiana railyard in the beginning,but this town ain't no Grand Rapids.

Looks like one of your boxcars (and a couple of Pete's) have wandered all the way down to North Carolina!

First pic,future main street in the new town,second pic a preliminary town layout (no I don't like it "yet" )

Catt Wrote:.....preliminary town layout (no I don't like it "yet" ) ....

You keep the spacious layout style so wonderful supported by N scale to have a town of many buildings structured by right scaled blocks. I am always somewhat envious looking at your layout space.

Everytime I look at the first picture I find something I need to change.There are several kinks in the track work that need to be straightened out before I can "pave" the street and add sidewalks.

The new version of the GVR is 8'10" by 10'6" the town is on the 8'10" dimension. The biggest problem I am having is fitting my favorite buildings into a believable pattern. :wait:

Ok, I'm going to let this thread die a slow natcheral death.Either tonight or tomorrow I will start a new thread called Grande Valley Railway in N version 4.0.

Why let this thread die?