New Layout

Dan,  I like the upper version layout.  Seems to lend itself to a better way for displaying "working accessories" - just my 2 cents........

NamVet4,

   I agree!

PCRR/Dave

I think you guys have a good point.  The upper one is growing on me.  

Finally - someone else with a small layout

Dan- I like the upper plan too. I have a 4 X 8 layout and tried to cram in as much as I could. One of the big frustrations is the length of my sidings. Most are only a few lengths of track (like your lower plan), and it is frustrating when stuff doesn't fit.

Good luck and hope you are running trains soon.

Bob

RSJB18 posted:

Finally - someone else with a small layout

Dan- I like the upper plan too. I have a 4 X 8 layout and tried to cram in as much as I could. One of the big frustrations is the length of my sidings. Most are only a few lengths of track (like your lower plan), and it is frustrating when stuff doesn't fit.

Good luck and hope you are running trains soon.

Bob

 

Thanks for being a member if the Small Layout Club Bob.  The last time I had an "O" gauge layout was 1990.  It was 5 x 10.  I crammed as much as I could on that one.  What's nice about a small layout is that alot of attention can be paid to alittle bit of stuff.  Making maintenance and operation simple.  I like simple.  Kind of matches my brain.....LOL

This is my last layout just before dismantling it.  The picture quality is fair.  These were slides, stored in my attic since then, and transferred to my computer a couple of years ago.

Dan,

I like the upper one as well.

The only suggestion I can think of is to maybe try and construct it so that it would be portable enough to take up to the attic and connect to a larger layout that you might build in the future.

Nice layout Dan. Looks like a classic operating accessory layout.

Here's mine in various states of completion. I started it in January '16. The big problem is I buy stuff like I have an Elliot-sized layout

Bob

Playing around with more designs, I came up with these two.   Not sure why they are so light.  Both are meant for my original space allotment of 3' x 12'.  The lower one uses four O72 switches and one O22.  As before, I would like to fit some operating accessories into the display.  I was thinking that a passenger train could be parked on the main, in both scenarios, while a switcher performs it's duties moving operating cars around.  The upper layout has two reverse loops, allowing a train to traverse the layout in two directions.  

Any thoughts on these ?

And one more to contemplate.  This one is very straight forward.  It should allow me to insert the culvert loader/unloader pair.  It may be possible to have the coal ramp with a 397 coal loader also.