11-29-2015, 01:05 PM
So, after thinking a bit, here's what I came up with:
Givens:
- Must be free-standing, and cannot puncture the wall
- A separate island or anything with 360-degrees of access is absolutely not possible
- I can only reach 16-20" with the ability to actually do anything
- It needs to be put together in a way that it could be taken apart and moved if necessary, preferably in sections no longer than 4'.
- HO Scale
- Room dimensions are about 10x12. Of that, I have usable wall space of 10' x 12' x 2' that would be workable. I don't really have the ability to draw you a diagram, but it's a U-shaped space where the 12' side is the bottom part of the U. There is a window on one side that needs to have clearance for its curtain, as well as plastic for winterization (which means I need to be able to work around the layout to put the plastic up).
- Modern-era
Druthers:
- Small diesel switching engines. I have always liked seeing older industrial and switching engines soldiering on in the modern era, and there are a lot of really interesting little industrial diesels that would be a lot of fun to model.
- Urban setting, though not quite a city. Somewhere between suburb and city.
- Emphasis is closer to switching than it is to mainline running. If I had to pick, I'd pick switching.
- Emphasis is on track and operation, with the scene being realistic in the context of the trains.
- DCC would be preferred. My experience is with DC, but I never quite grew out of the single loop of track with some sidings stage and never quite grasped cap control concepts for straight DC, so DCC would probably be the better way to go.
- I much prefer smaller industries with a variety of traffic.
Charlie, to answer your questions, I really don't have any idea what all I still have, since most of my belongings are currently with my parents, which is a long drive away.
mountaingoatgreg, I do in fact have that book! I recently bought it on Amazon and it came. It's a fantastic one (I have a second copy, still packed up at my parents'). I've gotten a lot of interesting ideas from it so far. I really like his Union Freight layout module. I was also a big fan of MR's Beer Line project layout, and always dreamed of being able to build a line similar to it when I was a kid.
Givens:
- Must be free-standing, and cannot puncture the wall
- A separate island or anything with 360-degrees of access is absolutely not possible
- I can only reach 16-20" with the ability to actually do anything
- It needs to be put together in a way that it could be taken apart and moved if necessary, preferably in sections no longer than 4'.
- HO Scale
- Room dimensions are about 10x12. Of that, I have usable wall space of 10' x 12' x 2' that would be workable. I don't really have the ability to draw you a diagram, but it's a U-shaped space where the 12' side is the bottom part of the U. There is a window on one side that needs to have clearance for its curtain, as well as plastic for winterization (which means I need to be able to work around the layout to put the plastic up).
- Modern-era
Druthers:
- Small diesel switching engines. I have always liked seeing older industrial and switching engines soldiering on in the modern era, and there are a lot of really interesting little industrial diesels that would be a lot of fun to model.
- Urban setting, though not quite a city. Somewhere between suburb and city.
- Emphasis is closer to switching than it is to mainline running. If I had to pick, I'd pick switching.
- Emphasis is on track and operation, with the scene being realistic in the context of the trains.
- DCC would be preferred. My experience is with DC, but I never quite grew out of the single loop of track with some sidings stage and never quite grasped cap control concepts for straight DC, so DCC would probably be the better way to go.
- I much prefer smaller industries with a variety of traffic.
Charlie, to answer your questions, I really don't have any idea what all I still have, since most of my belongings are currently with my parents, which is a long drive away.
mountaingoatgreg, I do in fact have that book! I recently bought it on Amazon and it came. It's a fantastic one (I have a second copy, still packed up at my parents'). I've gotten a lot of interesting ideas from it so far. I really like his Union Freight layout module. I was also a big fan of MR's Beer Line project layout, and always dreamed of being able to build a line similar to it when I was a kid.
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Modeling the East Broad Top as it was between 1937-1942
~Amanda
Modeling the East Broad Top as it was between 1937-1942
~Amanda