10-28-2014, 09:20 AM
Small update for now, as the preparatory phase begins for...
CANE RIVER Mk.II
Cue the dramatic music!
I've taken the trackplan back to the drawing board after really not liking the idea of a relatively unstable peninsula across the middle of my room and the dreaded duck under that came with it. I don't need the hassle. Keep it simple, stupid!
As such, I've decided that a "round the walls" layout would be better. So after a lot of work, mainly to incorporate what I've already built, building kits I already have, etc, I have come up with this:
![[Image: 20141027_174817_4_bestshot_zps0da0cc6b.jpg]](http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag144/shaslakais/20141027_174817_4_bestshot_zps0da0cc6b.jpg)
I've decided to finally include a depot building, as - thanks to a friend - I've found the perfect depot building design - the old KCS building at Many, Louisiana. It's even in the general area that my layout is set in.
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I've emailed the KCS historical society as one of their members produces scale drawings of depots and apparently Many is one of them.
Hopefully I'll get work back from him soon, then I can get cracking on building it.
CANE RIVER Mk.II
Cue the dramatic music!
I've taken the trackplan back to the drawing board after really not liking the idea of a relatively unstable peninsula across the middle of my room and the dreaded duck under that came with it. I don't need the hassle. Keep it simple, stupid!
As such, I've decided that a "round the walls" layout would be better. So after a lot of work, mainly to incorporate what I've already built, building kits I already have, etc, I have come up with this:
![[Image: 20141027_174817_4_bestshot_zps0da0cc6b.jpg]](http://s1303.photobucket.com/user/shaslakais/media/20141027_174817_4_bestshot_zps0da0cc6b.jpg.html)
I've decided to finally include a depot building, as - thanks to a friend - I've found the perfect depot building design - the old KCS building at Many, Louisiana. It's even in the general area that my layout is set in.
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.trainweb.org/arkansastrains/railroad/kcsstru/KCSdepotManyLA/IMI90347.htm">http://www.trainweb.org/arkansastrains/ ... I90347.htm</a><!-- m -->
I've emailed the KCS historical society as one of their members produces scale drawings of depots and apparently Many is one of them.
Hopefully I'll get work back from him soon, then I can get cracking on building it.