07-28-2010, 11:52 AM
Quote:To be honest, the more i look at it, the more cluttered this layout looks. I know industrial parks can get packed, but i think you should figure out what buildings and things you want to use on your layout, and then plan the track plan around those, making sure not the crowd them so close that it couldn't operate realistically (such as truck docks that are too cramped for a truck to fit in).
I suppose that is a problem with converting it from O scale down to N scale. Not everything fit exactly the way it was supposed to. I suppose what I was doing there was actually trying to fit it into a 3x5' segment, seeings how that is the size of the wood that I will have left after I remove it from my layout at Dad's. I may be able to add another foot, but I'm not sure.
Quote:Many of your spurs curve around and move in unusual ways, and some look like there are no rooms for structures or other equipment. I would loose more of those spurs, and create more room for your train's environment.
I copied the layout exactly from the way it was designed at the train club with our 3-rail O-gauge track.
Quote:as far as track goes, Atlas track will always be more flexible and easy to modify than any other track. Kato uni-track is great, but you're stuck with rigid dimensions that don't always work out conveniently or efficiently.
I probably will go with the Atlas track here. I was only going to use the Kato track on the mainline, because they have track that is already set up for super-elevated curves.