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Track planning - davidstrains - 07-03-2010
Hi to all,
After a multi-year hiatus from model railroading due to basement flooding, grandkids, postate cancer surgery, and a host of other annoyances, I finally have a bit of room to get back into the hobby. It is good to see the Big Blue board again.
Do we still have the "Track planning" forum tucked in here somewhere? I need a bit of assistance with an irregular layout area.
TIA
David in Stafford, VA
Re: Track planning - Ralph - 07-03-2010
Hi David,
We have the "Layouts" sub-forum. Here's a link. <!-- l --><a class="postlink-local" href="http://www.the-gauge.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=46">viewforum.php?f=46</a><!-- l -->
You can also find it by hitting the "Board Index" button and scrolling down to the selection of forums under "Branchline".
Good to hear from you. I hope you're feeling OK and doing well post surgery!
Best Wishes,
Ralph
Re: Track planning - Squidbait - 07-03-2010
I would start a new thread in this forum, starting with a sketch of your space and completing the "Givens and Druthers" form. Then wait for the suggestions to start flowing.
Re: Track planning - e-paw - 07-03-2010
post a floor plain, and you'll get a few ideas from the crew.
Re: Track planning - P5se Camelback - 07-03-2010
David, Welcome (back) to Big Blue!
I'm relatively new here, but I'm not aware of a solely track planning section, or room or whatever they are called. However, I think you posted your questioning thread in the correct spot!
Give us something to work with ... some dimensions, a diagram, your philosophy (Raiilfanning, i.e., continuous running or Switching,) time period, locale ... all the pertinent planning data. If you do that, you will surely get assistance from a multitude of sources.
I, too, only recently returned to the hobby after a nearaly twenty-year hiatus. You are not alone! There are several here like us! Just share with us what you desire from a model Railroad layout and then ... stand back - the help will come. This is a good bunch of guys here wwho are quite knowledgable and like to help others.
Take a look around ... swing through the Layout Section. Check the "Woo Hoo! Good weather ..." and the "NW 58th St., Miami" threads, for some switching, Nachoman's slim gauge offerings, Sumpter250's modular/nautical doings ... the gamut is here! Just snoop around! And don't forget to look in on the Contest Threads!
Above all ...
Once again, I type too slowly and three guys sneak in under me! I'm such a poor typist I spend as much time back-spacing as typing in the forward direction!
Re: Track planning - davidstrains - 07-03-2010
Ralph, squid, epaw, P5 and all, Thanks. The surgery was almost a year ago and went very well. My MD is an expert with the daVinci Surgical Robot and I was out of the hospital in less than 24 hours. I will talk to anyone on the surgery in a different forum. I am going to look for the G & D form and put a sketch of the area in another post.
Thanks
David