03-09-2012, 09:57 AM
I wonder if I could get some thoughts on which way to go with a layout I want to build?
The base board is built and just over 5 feet by 15 inches is quite small, plus another couple of feet for staging/fiddle yard.
Period - current
Theme - Shortline
Location - North West, New England, New Hampshire, Vermont or Maine
The question is on layout this small would you try and model 2 or 3 separate industries or would it be more plausible to model a single industry, most likely representing only part of larger industry?
My idea for a single industry is a chip mill and log yard, which means:
Traffic in
Logs
Traffic out
Wood chips
Veneer logs for Export (perhaps in container with a canvas top?)
I could add a team track to the above to make it more interesting and may be put the shortlines facilities on the edge of the yard, loco storage, spare stock etc.
If went for 2 or 3 industries the real question is how do I make it plausible in the space I have?
Regards
James H
The base board is built and just over 5 feet by 15 inches is quite small, plus another couple of feet for staging/fiddle yard.
Period - current
Theme - Shortline
Location - North West, New England, New Hampshire, Vermont or Maine
The question is on layout this small would you try and model 2 or 3 separate industries or would it be more plausible to model a single industry, most likely representing only part of larger industry?
My idea for a single industry is a chip mill and log yard, which means:
Traffic in
Logs
Traffic out
Wood chips
Veneer logs for Export (perhaps in container with a canvas top?)
I could add a team track to the above to make it more interesting and may be put the shortlines facilities on the edge of the yard, loco storage, spare stock etc.
If went for 2 or 3 industries the real question is how do I make it plausible in the space I have?
Regards
James H