Switching Layout...Cool!!!

[train_guy]

Check out this switching layout...from Belgium.I appologize if this has already been posted.Their are plenty of pics and You tube video...Check it out!
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[ocalicreek]

Thanks for sharing that link! Outstanding structures...the sort of quality we're used to seeing around here!

Galen

[Ralph]

I haven't seen this before and I'm sure pleased you brought it to our attention! Wonderfully "railroady" looking layout! The urban scenery is fantastic and I really like the large background buildings. Some of them appear to be constructed from card stock which I appreciate. Very realistic gritty city scenes with nicely weathered rolling stock. Looks like a lot of fun to operate too. All of this and a Penn Central GP20!

Many thanks!
Ralph

[faraway]

I did see it in real on a fair here in Germany some years ago. It is really as good as it looks on the photos.
I was very much impressed by the buildings all made mostly from cardstock. That was the initial start of my own very first tries to build industry buildings myself.The size/height of the structures in relation to the rolling stock is impressive.

[Brakie]

That is one super switching layout and I like those large industries..

[train_guy]

I did see it in real on a fair here in Germany some years ago. It is really as good as it looks on the photos.
I was very much impressed by the buildings all made mostly from cardstock. That was the initial start of my own very first tries to build industry buildings myself.The size/height of the structures in relation to the rolling stock is impressive.

Those buildings are Cardstock?Wow,impressive,it sure did fool me.

[FCIN]

Very impressive to say the least! Love the way they were able to incorporate the hidden staging yard. Would like to do something on that order myself, but I'd have to use an 18in radius curve between the staging area and the main layout. Although the lead track into many industrial spurs often has a sharp curve in it, 18in is a bit sharper than I'd want to go.

Cardstock buildings! Gee, haven't done that since I was a teenager. Does work fine, if you can get enough bracing inside the structure to keep it from warping.

Nice work!

[dgaken]

Wow. The planning time I've put into a small 8' x 13' layout was daunting, I can't imagine the level of planning needed to create something like this!

Anyone know of other good examples of cardstock buildings, specifically construction photos? That might be something I could get into.

[deckroid]

Wow. The planning time I've put into a small 8' x 13' layout was daunting, I can't imagine the level of planning needed to create something like this!

Anyone know of other good examples of cardstock buildings, specifically construction photos? That might be something I could get into.

Not to hijack this thread but...

A friend at my club has links to a German site that has card stock buildings, cars, and well, almost everything you need for a layout. In fact, I just talked with him today and he told me he found close to 500 different cargo containers on that site. I guess someone, or a group of someones, is taking pictures of cargo containers and putting them on this site. I can email him and ask what site... not being able to read/speak German might be a hindrance to me... but I will talk with him again on Saturday.

George

Great industrial photos. BTW.

[torikoos]

Wow. The planning time I've put into a small 8' x 13' layout was daunting, I can't imagine the level of planning needed to create something like this!

Anyone know of other good examples of cardstock buildings, specifically construction photos? That might be something I could get into.

Not to hijack this thread but...

A friend at my club has links to a German site that has card stock buildings, cars, and well, almost everything you need for a layout. In fact, I just talked with him today and he told me he found close to 500 different cargo containers on that site. I guess someone, or a group of someones, is taking pictures of cargo containers and putting them on this site. I can email him and ask what site... not being able to read/speak German might be a hindrance to me... but I will talk with him again on Saturday.

George

Great industrial photos. BTW.

Let us know indeed, I'm curious! I can speak german, so I should be able to figure it out :-)

[steinjr]

The page with the free container models probably was this one: http://igshansa.de/igsorg.html

This place has cardboard ships: http://www.mdk-verlag.de/schiffe.htm
Price lists seems to be here: http://www.mdk-verlag.de/angebotsliste.htm

Here is another link: http://www.ss42.com/pt-buildings.html

Kids creating skyscraper models: http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow3/apr99/...models.htm

Scalescenes sell paper models: http://scalescenes.com/

Lots of resources out there on the net - I just googled for: paper modeling

Smile,
Stein

[dgaken]

Stein, thanks for sharing! The container site is most helpful (and the download section has an English version)!

[torikoos]

Having a little look around, I found this page on one of the previous link. Although the brick work may not be quite what is most common in north america, there are several others (concrete etc) that are useful.
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I wonder if a similar site exist that does this for US specific designs.

Koos

[tetters]

That is really sweet. I like it a lot.

[steinjr]

Having a little look around, I found this page on one of the previous link. Although the brick work may not be quite what is most common in north america, there are several others (concrete etc) that are useful.
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I wonder if a similar site exist that does this for US specific designs.

Koos

Well, I've tried the program Evan's Model Builder, which costs $45. Produces reasonably okay walls - windows has a tendency to get repeatable as printed: http://www.modeltrainsoftware.com/model-builder.html

Couple of quick-n-dirty stand-in paper buildings I've made made using this program:







Smile,
Stein