05-02-2011, 05:19 PM
Stein:
Thanks for the insight on the sidings... my take away is to rework the sidings to allow for passing trains and the opportunity for different operating scenarios.
Paul:
I *really* like what you did with the base plan... it introduces some of what Stein suggested and yet it keeps it kind of sparse to stay in the New England motif.
Squidbait:
Again, I like what was done with the sidings and the added possibility of a hidden staging level in the plan. In regards to the New England basis for my overall vision, the more I started thinking back to my trips with my wife to Vermont, the more I remember exactly what you are saying, the cliffs, the roads leading into small villages... and the thing that struck me the most was the incredible density of trees and other scenic elements and the total lack of railroad tracks... and when there are tracks, they are single tracks... One year we took the Green Mountain Rwy scenic express (can't remember the towns at each end), but it was an RS-1 pulling some old restored Rutland coaches... beautiful ride... but again, thinking about the trip, the sparse nature of the track really sticks out in my mind... this is why I thought, hey, lets put the Green Mtn scenic express on this layout as well... In real life, it is simply an old depot with a ticket office, small and simple to model...
Again guys, THANKS for sending along some elements to keep the juices flowing... I am going to start work on "rev 4" incorporating some of the ideas, mainly the double ended spurs and where I have "Highway" / Creek marked on rev 3, I think I want to move that to the other side of the backdrop, as that will be the first "big" scene people see when they walk in the room... my real life inspiration is VT 100, which cuts through the heart of Vermont... very scenic drive, but of course I'll be taking the freedom of adding a track alongside this highway (which may exist SOMEWHERE in real life along VT 100, but the parts I've driven, it is a lot of foliage, creeks, cliffs, stones and an occasional house).
I have gone from wanting to lay track to wanting to get this plan "right"... how many revisions will I have before I am happy? I don't know, but *now* I am enjoying this process, and I am glad you guys are a part of it feeding me great ideas and support!
Back to the planning tomorrow... for tonight, off to my championship ice hockey game... hockey to unleash the inner beast, and trains to sooth the inner beast!
--Rob.
Thanks for the insight on the sidings... my take away is to rework the sidings to allow for passing trains and the opportunity for different operating scenarios.
Paul:
I *really* like what you did with the base plan... it introduces some of what Stein suggested and yet it keeps it kind of sparse to stay in the New England motif.
Squidbait:
Again, I like what was done with the sidings and the added possibility of a hidden staging level in the plan. In regards to the New England basis for my overall vision, the more I started thinking back to my trips with my wife to Vermont, the more I remember exactly what you are saying, the cliffs, the roads leading into small villages... and the thing that struck me the most was the incredible density of trees and other scenic elements and the total lack of railroad tracks... and when there are tracks, they are single tracks... One year we took the Green Mountain Rwy scenic express (can't remember the towns at each end), but it was an RS-1 pulling some old restored Rutland coaches... beautiful ride... but again, thinking about the trip, the sparse nature of the track really sticks out in my mind... this is why I thought, hey, lets put the Green Mtn scenic express on this layout as well... In real life, it is simply an old depot with a ticket office, small and simple to model...
Again guys, THANKS for sending along some elements to keep the juices flowing... I am going to start work on "rev 4" incorporating some of the ideas, mainly the double ended spurs and where I have "Highway" / Creek marked on rev 3, I think I want to move that to the other side of the backdrop, as that will be the first "big" scene people see when they walk in the room... my real life inspiration is VT 100, which cuts through the heart of Vermont... very scenic drive, but of course I'll be taking the freedom of adding a track alongside this highway (which may exist SOMEWHERE in real life along VT 100, but the parts I've driven, it is a lot of foliage, creeks, cliffs, stones and an occasional house).
I have gone from wanting to lay track to wanting to get this plan "right"... how many revisions will I have before I am happy? I don't know, but *now* I am enjoying this process, and I am glad you guys are a part of it feeding me great ideas and support!
Back to the planning tomorrow... for tonight, off to my championship ice hockey game... hockey to unleash the inner beast, and trains to sooth the inner beast!
--Rob.