Life got in the way & have not had my trains up in over a decade.
I started this wonderful journey the first week of February.
Here it is almost exactly 6 months later.
I plan on posting a better video featuring all of the accessories by October.
set by step pics are posted below
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Looks cool.Glad your time has come.I have that same engine.Got it for Christmas in 1976.Nick
Looks good - three trains on separate tracks.
And nice action with the bridge and the 90 degree crossing with loop.
There is always TIME for a new beginning.
Enjoy every minute.
Keep the wheels down
Hi Ritchie • Welcome back to the hobby. Like the track design. If you are in need of some more ideas, please feel free to "Watch my You Tube Channel" posted in my signature. and if you have any question, drop me an e-mail, posted in my profile.
Cheers from the Detroit & Mackinace Railroad & Good Luck
Building a new layout is a blast. Enjoy the fun.
Best of luck with your new layout.
1952 & 1976
Ritchie,
Congrats on a real nice layout, the combo of FasTrack and conventional Tubular is
always great!
PCRR/Dave
Spent some time today putting lights in a 1:43 police car
Progress....
Sure looks like progress. Thanks for the update.
Ritchie, you're coming along really well.
Suggestion: At the top of the page there is an "Edit Topic" button which you can select; then edit your thread's title by adding the date on which you have updated the thread with new photos, etc. Doing so makes it much easier for forumites to know when you've posted new material. In subsequent updates, just edit the date in the thread's title.
Looks great. Keep us posted
I like your layout progress - nice work. Your Spirit of 1776 bicentennial train is one of my favorites. Glad you got back into the hobby. Enjoy!
Richie,
Looks like you are making good progress. Thanks for sharing the photos! What are your overall dimensions and track diameters?
Layout is just under 8' x 8'
I can figure out a track plan if anybody is interested.
3 trains in that space is great!
Started with this
I love it. That Marx trestle looks great up on those piers. I have several and I may give a look into incorporating one into my under construction layout. Nice work. BigRail
Nice!
At this point, not fully knowing what you've done in the past or "where your going"; before setting too many things permanently, you might want to add a layer of "something" to the wood top. It will quite things down a lot, and depending on choice, allow some variations ground in ground height away from your rails.
A 1/2"+ foam sheet from hardware stores are popular now, and excess can be used in layer making, raising geography, rock faces, tunnel portals etc. Homasote(stocked regionally), or even indoor outdoor carpet, are two other favorites.
I get your thinking of change, but thought Id mention it asap "in case".
Since your going to be "in design mode" as soon as you get the "gotta run em's" out of your system a little Take a peak at SCARM. (Simple Computer Aided Railway Modeller) a free layout design program. "Mixey", a member here, is the author.(don't accidently download a google add on the site!
) You'll find many others replying for help with design too. Here's mine in attachments below.
I found someone's web page showing how they made a large Marx layout with a 1960's Bat Cave. Decided to add a tunnel with a bat Cave to my layout...
Batmobile & Santa Fe Race!!! LOL
Ritchie,
The bat cave looks super. But where is Alfred? lol. What did you make the mountain out of?
Ritchie, this is a great layout. Good luck with it.
Thank you very much for the link. Very interesting. Yes I remember the 1966 Batman series very well. Even with all the later Batman movies, Adam West and Burt Ward are still the defacto to me.
Nice plan!
Peter
It looks like a "FUN" design!!!
Ben
Holy hobby collisions!
Its missing a Marx Commodore Vanderbilt.
The Bat-train!
Good luck with the layout and most important, have fun!
Love the bat cave!
Talk about doing more with less (space)! Great job.
Nice tunnel and Bat Cave! Very clever idea.
Ritchie,
Your new layout is coming right along.
Good show! that is a nice configuration for a corner layout, for sure. Good start. Please post more pictures as you move along. that is half the fun here, watching a lytout grow up, so to speak.
A Quick Video from my phone
Thanks for the video. Now I see the 'consoles' are free standing and not part of the background in the bat cave.
Gotham City thanks you!
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