AHW Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Morning, Of all the ideas for an urban layout in Mr Rice's book, his N gauge plan for a 'Calder Valley' type of scheme called `Bankdam Mills' caught my attention the most. It was ambitious but somehow simple in the track plan, but most of all looked as if it would be spectacular to view - the industrial worker's terraces climbing the hill side of the Pennines and the viaducts crossing the canal/river in particular. The use of gradients to create a hidden but easily accessed fiddle yard was also very intriguing. So my question for the community is, has anyone built it, or planned a layout on that basis? If you don't know the plan, its in this book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Designs-Urban-Layouts-Iain-Rice/dp/190287708X. (I hesitate to include an image of the plan to avoid any copyright infringement) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammyboy Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 I also own the book and this one is clearly my favourite plan. One day in the future I want to build it! Sam 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted June 14, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 14, 2021 I agree, it's an excellent plan, and it is easily stretchable to suit the space available, always the sign of a good one. Mike. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold imt Posted June 18, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 18, 2021 Thanks for the heads up. I bought the book. I have a couple of his other design books but hadn't come across this one. Very good. Loved the idea of a three level micro layout with cassettes across a doorway. Now I definitely can tell people who complain that they haveny got room for a decent layout that they really have! He and Ian Futers are my design heroes - along of course with our regular contributor Harlequin of this parish. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Harlequin Posted June 18, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 18, 2021 12 minutes ago, imt said: Thanks for the heads up. I bought the book. I have a couple of his other design books but hadn't come across this one. Very good. Loved the idea of a three level micro layout with cassettes across a doorway. Now I definitely can tell people who complain that they haveny got room for a decent layout that they really have! He and Ian Futers are my design heroes - along of course with our regular contributor Harlequin of this parish. Oh thank you, I'm honoured! But I'm not in the same league as those guys. I'm a Rice fan too so I will have to add this book to my ever-increasing reading stack! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zomboid Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 15 hours ago, imt said: Now I definitely can tell people who complain that they haveny got room for a decent layout that they really have! Almost everyone has room for *a* layout. But not necessarily room for one that they actually want to build/ operate. 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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