JAMO Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 thFXTSOPN8.jpg Mmmmmm, wonder who that could be!!!!!!!!! Yes I still have seen an Alco powered layout like that: no loop... interesting! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 In real life there's a large yard off to the left so there's no need to run around within the factory. The yard just sends the appropriate cuts of cars as needed. Is the yard going to be ready for 2021 show? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardEyre Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Don't give him any ideas. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxcab Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 I like the way the tracks are angled, rather than parallel to the baseboard edge. Part of the "post mortem" process of Menasha included identifying which parts had received favourable comments. One was the size of the buildings & another was that the track was at an angle to the board edge. Also on a rectangular board the longest run is a diagonal, which equals a longer track. Hence the large buildings & tracks running diagonally on this plan. A lot of time (& hot air, Ray!) has gone into the planning of this project, approximately 2 years up to now. It had to be something that would be interesting to both viewers & operators, and that is not easy to achieve but we are confident that we have found that. Only time will tell if we will achieve that. Spoiler Alert! We have a few more " interesting" ideas planned for the project that we will be revealing in the coming months. Stay tuned to this thread Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardEyre Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Interesting indeed. I have many items on order from eBay to that end. There should be a few unusual elements in this layout and, if we do them right, nobody will notice. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxcab Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Have you been reading my mind? I would have to get approval from the committee for that of course! It's all part of the master plan for O Scale to take over the World. Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha.(sound of manic laughter. ) . 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxcab Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Don't give him any ideas.[/quoteThat's what my previous post was referring to. The technology defeated me again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 We have a few more " interesting" ideas planned for the project that we will be revealing in the coming months. I hope one of them is very rough, 'bad' track!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 I hope one of them is very rough, 'bad' track!! I normally do buIldings not track but idpf bad track is needed ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielB Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 If you need any extra locomotives or rolling stock to run on it, I'll contribute at shows! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxcab Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 I hope one of them is very rough, 'bad' track!! We will have some inset track. The track is going to be all handbuilt using O Scale code 100 rail ( not HO rail! There is a difference.) This is to represent the lighter weight rail used in the plant in the 70's. Tieplates & spikes will be used. The track is going to be one of the features of the project,one of the "interesting elements" mentioned earlier. I have said enough about track for the moment, more information about it to follow later. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 We will have some inset track. The track is going to be all handbuilt using O Scale code 100 rail ( not HO rail! There is a difference.) ... I found that info as well, but some of us are cheapskates!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tove Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 I found that info as well, but some of us are cheapskates!! Surley not....... Brian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 I found that info as well, but some of us are cheapskates!! Surely not....... Brian. Maybe "some of us" as in "just me", then As far as I could tell, looking at Right-O-Way rails awhile back, the difference between HO & O Code 100 rails is particularly the width of the rail head, but involves a micrometer to measure the difference. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardEyre Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 We had the 2 next to each other. It's a clear difference in the head but moreso in the foot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tove Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Here you go Jordan,a comparision between the two; There is a supplier of O scale rail in this country,and i`ve delt with him a couple of times over the years both for code 100 (as above) & code 125; http://www.karlgarin.com/index.htm And this the PDF for rail dimensions,inc.two types of HO/OO rail for comparision; http://www.karlgarin.com/rail_flatbottom_sizes.pdf Brian. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted July 25, 2017 Author Share Posted July 25, 2017 could be closer to the window situation using laser cut as an option, samples have been sourced! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardEyre Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Postie just arrived with the next components for the aforementioned interesting ideas. Transistors, voltage regulators and frosted acrylic. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted July 27, 2017 Author Share Posted July 27, 2017 Rainy morning so knocked up a mock up of the end "small building" on the left hand corner of the plan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardEyre Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Is it really that deep? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted July 27, 2017 Author Share Posted July 27, 2017 Is it really that deep? Took the width of the plan on Monday and Mike said it went 12 ins back, its only foam board so easy to make changes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardEyre Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Was that the full plan or the misprint that's missing a foot? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted July 27, 2017 Author Share Posted July 27, 2017 Was that the full plan or the misprint that's missing a foot? The one on the table top Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted July 31, 2017 Author Share Posted July 31, 2017 Mock up building in place and floor plan dimensions of the 'house' traced. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 A couple of prototype photos showing the look we trying to achieve. They were taken from a 2014 post on a Michigan Railroad History forum by an engineer who switched the plant for CN (GTW) a few years ago. Unfortunately the post no longer exists so I can't link to it. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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