08-25-2011, 06:14 AM
Justin, I love the logo, but what design would go for steam era scenarios. I really do love the logo though.
How about this design for a Palmetto Spur type layout:
![[Image: 6052850316_9c09e08c3d_b.jpg]](http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6073/6052850316_9c09e08c3d_b.jpg)
I realized that I made a typo on the plan. The 24 inch spur is for the third industry (industry C). The plan is for Atlas Snap Track with 18 inch radius Snap Switches. You don't have to include an engine house, but some place to put your engine when it's not running would be nice. I also envision an overpass on the left end of the layout with a ramp going down along the back drop finishing before the switch to Industry A.
You may also notice that there is a dotted line across the middle of the layout. This is where the hinge would be to fold the layout in half. I would mount the hinges on the top of the layout on small wooden blocks so that there will be clearance for the track when you fold the layout over while also protecting the track. I would cover the hinges with a small structure in the front and industry A in the rear. The structures and ramp would be removable and placed in a box when the layout is out of the way. The pillars for the ramp could double as stops for the layout so that the hinges aren't pushed past their limits and the layout remains stable while in storage.
The industrial spurs and interchange have a capacity for 13 cars total, but I would operate with no more than 4 cars at the interchange per operating session and no more than 4 cars in the spurs. You can use any number of ways to determine how many cars would be left at the interchange. I would use blank dice with the numbers 2, 3, and 4 written on 2 sides each to have a simple random number of cars to operate.
How about this design for a Palmetto Spur type layout:
I realized that I made a typo on the plan. The 24 inch spur is for the third industry (industry C). The plan is for Atlas Snap Track with 18 inch radius Snap Switches. You don't have to include an engine house, but some place to put your engine when it's not running would be nice. I also envision an overpass on the left end of the layout with a ramp going down along the back drop finishing before the switch to Industry A.
You may also notice that there is a dotted line across the middle of the layout. This is where the hinge would be to fold the layout in half. I would mount the hinges on the top of the layout on small wooden blocks so that there will be clearance for the track when you fold the layout over while also protecting the track. I would cover the hinges with a small structure in the front and industry A in the rear. The structures and ramp would be removable and placed in a box when the layout is out of the way. The pillars for the ramp could double as stops for the layout so that the hinges aren't pushed past their limits and the layout remains stable while in storage.
The industrial spurs and interchange have a capacity for 13 cars total, but I would operate with no more than 4 cars at the interchange per operating session and no more than 4 cars in the spurs. You can use any number of ways to determine how many cars would be left at the interchange. I would use blank dice with the numbers 2, 3, and 4 written on 2 sides each to have a simple random number of cars to operate.
Mike Kieran
Port Able Lines
" If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be " - Yogi Berra.
Port Able Lines
" If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be " - Yogi Berra.