dan_the_v8man

Wow! Though may I ask why is what looks like an indoor layout sat in the garden?

Won't go wrong with a Facom set, though you can buy them individually too

Did exactly that and got a couple of boxes to put me on for a bit

I'm after Flexi track more than anything! But I will certainly be ordering a few bits from them

As per the title, does anywhere have stock of 00 Code 100?

I'll give it a go and upload the results!

I like it

I've got the area marked out in grey to play with, i'll have a play with the sweeping curve idea

I've just created a 4th option thats more a hybrid of the 1st and 2nd design, I'd be interested to see what you think being as your preference is towards the 2nd design

Because its a loft layout, its still very much in view and if I can make it look more marshalling yard like than fiddle yard its a bonus The third designs width is dictated by the geometry of the points

I'm designing my new layout and I'd like to accommodate some scale length trains (32 MRG + A Pair of 20's/Class 60) I've come up with a few ideas but all have their issues. I'd appreciate any ideas for rectifying them or improving them. Happy to send the AnyRail files over. My first Idea - nice and narrow, prototypical-ish track formation but doesn't quite accommodate the full length of the train (red rectangle) on any of the tracks. If I had a longer board, this would be my preferred design Second idea - elongate it around the curves - now the sidi

That looks a fairly tight radius too

The 56 has a floating coupling pocket that can move, the other locos don't. Maybe it's that causing issues? I suspect it's designed to get trains round second radius bends rather than assist full length trains

Well thank you all! Some invaluable experience shared, plenty of things to consider that I had overlooked. I think before I commit to anything I'm going to be setting some big test ovals up on the loft floor

Well that certainly gives me a degree of confidence!