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Found this site looking for Lehigh Valley RR maps
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Quote:Collection:
David Rumsey Collection
Author:
Colton, J. H.
Date:
1862
Short Title:
Colton's New Railroad & County Map Of The United States.
Publisher:
Sampson Low, Son & Co. London
Publisher:
J.H. Colton New York
Type:
Case Map
Obj Height cm:
84
Obj Width cm:
99
Scale 1:
3,041,280
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Has anyone here ever used a contour map to design landforms on their layout? I am considering modeling a small portion of Waynesburg to scale using engineering maps that we make in our office, then the whole layout is to scale including vertical. It will be a while, but I've been considering the logistics of it. Just wondered if anyone else has done this.
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Because most every scene I've built has been selectively compressed, horizontally, I never bothered with vertical scale. If the scene is small enough that compression isn't needed, why not?
I've always found that adjusting the "terrain" to match the "shrunken distance" between things, the better way to go. A full "3D" scale scene would be interesting to see done.
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Sumpter250 Wrote:"You did NOT cut a hole in the wall for the train, did you?" - the wife
"No, I cut the hole in the wall for ventilation. It just happened to be the right size hole for the trains" - The man now living in the space above the garage
At least you're not bunking with the dog...!
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Sumpter250 Wrote:"No, I cut the hole in the wall for ventilation. It just happened to be the right size hole for the trains" - The man now living in the space above the garage
As long as there is room for a layout up there....
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I drew a crude contour map when designing my scenery. I wish I had spent more time on it, though, as I think giving as much thought to scenery relief is just as important as paying attention to track plans.
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nachoman Wrote:I drew a crude contour map when designing my scenery. I wish I had spent more time on it, though, as I think giving as much thought to scenery relief is just as important as paying attention to track plans.
If anyone wanted to do it, they could scale a USGS quad map, or any other contour map and cut out material to match the contours. Problem is, those are usually 20 foot contours. I have access to many railroads that we've mapped and I can plot to scale pretty big plots, bigger than a shelf layout. I think my biggest problem is choosing an area that I would like to model. The other problem is finding a material that is a thickness that I can match to a contour interval. I was thinking of poster board since it would be easy to cut, but I don't know how durable it would be after cutting. Still thinking about it.
