03-07-2013, 03:30 AM
Ed, I am a firm believer in using mockups, but this time it was not necessary. I don’t have to plan and try out the position and size of the structures, because I just model what is there on the prototype. The same applies to the trackplan. Nothing to try out or to change. That is a huge advantage for me, because I cannot start thinking of alternatives which may only lead to tearing it all down and start all over again – as it happend quite few times since I dismantled my Miami layout. Apart from that, I simply love layouts that are closely based on a real location and it feels good to run my trains on track that is exactly layed out as on the real thing.
This Bing Streetview shows the exact location of what I am modeling (please mind that I flipped the plan): <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=qsj7yz8v4ywm&lvl=19.27&dir=1.7&sty=o&where1=Maspeth%2C%20NY&form=LMLTCC">http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=qsj7yz ... orm=LMLTCC</a><!-- m -->. I am modeling the area from where two of the tracks end at the lumber yard on the left to the turnout behind Morgan Street on the right. When you rotate the screen in Streetview, you can see different cars. Do the same in Google Maps, and you will see even more cars.
This Bing Streetview shows the exact location of what I am modeling (please mind that I flipped the plan): <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=qsj7yz8v4ywm&lvl=19.27&dir=1.7&sty=o&where1=Maspeth%2C%20NY&form=LMLTCC">http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=qsj7yz ... orm=LMLTCC</a><!-- m -->. I am modeling the area from where two of the tracks end at the lumber yard on the left to the turnout behind Morgan Street on the right. When you rotate the screen in Streetview, you can see different cars. Do the same in Google Maps, and you will see even more cars.
Kurt