Mike Kieran Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 In Model Railroader’s October 1976 issue, Russ Cain came up with an Atlas Snap Track Timesaver measuring 68x10 inches with a folding & portable benchwork that has 17x10 inch wings on the ends that collapsed the layout into a 34x10 inch easy to carry layout. I then saw someone built the layout while I was attending an NMRA Sunrise Trail Division meet a few years back. In my drawings, I expanded the layout to 7x1 foot (folds into 42x12 inches) and 8x1 foot (folds into 48x12 inches) variations. I plan to make the layout especially portable by using the benchwork to store the rolling stock, power pack, and layout legs inside the framework. The turnouts will be my specialty, 18 inch radius Snap Track turnouts. I figure that I will use between 2 and 4 cars during an operating session 7x1 foot 8x1 foot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickBrad Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 More space is always good if you have it available, I look forward to following the build whichever you go for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Kieran Posted July 15, 2016 Author Share Posted July 15, 2016 Vicarage study? I'm not familiar with that. I just added the double track on the upper left and an extra yard/interchange track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 So, Iain Rice's "vicarage study" idea was almost certainly inspired by this (given his interest in North American railroads). Wonder why he didn't give it credit? I could ask him tomorrow . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Kieran Posted July 18, 2016 Author Share Posted July 18, 2016 Someone on another forum mentioned adding a crossover. It adds an interesting wrinkle, but I had to widen the benchwork if I use Atlas Snap Track and turnouts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 So, Iain Rice's "vicarage study" idea was almost certainly inspired by this (given his interest in North American railroads). Wonder why he didn't give it credit? I discussed this with Iain at the weekend and it was an original design for a British "shunting plank" as opposed to an American style "switching" layout. Hope that clears this up for you Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Kieran Posted July 18, 2016 Author Share Posted July 18, 2016 I've never seen the Vicarage layout before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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