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Monday, January 16, 2012
Layout Progress but no new name yet.
Any way there is solid progress to report. You can read about it and see all the pictures on the RMWeb blog for the layout
Sunday, January 8, 2012
City Dreams Some progress
I really will have to come up with a new name though.
Monday, January 2, 2012
APA Box Layout Design
This HO track plan is based on an actual industry located in my neck of the woods. Piramal Glass manufacturers glass containers. Covered hoppers are used to bring in silica sand to the plant. The glass containers are shipped out by truck. No other rolling stock is used at the plant. The industrial spur continues on to a rail container loading/unloading facility, but that facility is currently not in use. Piramal Glass also stores covered hoppers on this spur. Rail service is provided by Union Pacific. The plant uses a Trackmobile to move cars around the facility. The glass plant is located on the site of an old lead mining facility.
Flat River Glass, the former name of the glass plant, is my take on the prototype. The traverser tables are used to move cars on and off the layout. The track to the front can be used for storing extra covered hoppers on the visible part of the layout. The tailing pile is a remnant from the lead mining days. It is used as a view block.
APA Box: 27.5”L x 14”W (approximate)
Traverser/Staging Track: 14”L
Backdrop: Photo or Painted
Feel free to change this track plan as you see fit!
Tom
City Dreams construction blog
http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blog/171/entry-8273-new-year-new-start/
In addition I recommend that if you haven't already do sone. You should take a look at the whole RMWeb community. A combination of blogs, forums, articles, competitions and home of the "Modelling Inspiration" pdf magazine. You might even want to join up...
APA Box Layout Design
I borrowed Ian's idea of using a boxcar as a view block for the left side of the layout. The structure on the right serves as a view block for the right side. The backside of a roundhouse is used as a background structure.
The modeler could create a highly detailed scene with lots of castings and figures, as well as rolling stock in various states of disrepair/repair. The Inglenook design allows operations as well. A small switcher (70 ton or less) will work, but an HO scale Trackmobile* would be even better.
Additional Details:
APA Box: 27.5”L x 14”W (approximate)
Cassette/Staging Track: 14”L
Backdrop: Photo or Painted
As always, feel free to modify this plan. If you do, be sure to share it with us!!
Tom
*Web link provided for information only. Not intended as an endorsement from myself and/or the Micro Model Railroad Cartel.
City Dream re-imagined - Visualised!
I think it does. I won't be using a three storey building on the left. It dominates too much. It should only be two. Otherwise I think its very workable.