RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted June 4, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 4, 2011 We have decided to take a break from the UK modelling scene and make an American layout, this was originally planned as a larger layout, but for now we have scaled this back to a shunting plank - 20' X 2'6" We have reused some of the boards which were built for the proposed UK layout, and Mike Turner has been busy "templotting" away, we have finally decided on the track plan, photos of the (limited) progress to follow later. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted June 4, 2011 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 4, 2011 The pictures appeared quicker than I expected ! An earlier planning session And with the final version of the plan in place, Tim drilling holes for point operation. More as progress is made .. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted June 4, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 4, 2011 I assume the three tracks parallel to the backscene are the mainlines and are you using them as a backscene with a rake of autoracks like the earlier photo? Will it use the yard off Widnes to run trains through or is it stand alone? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted June 4, 2011 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 4, 2011 I assume the three tracks parallel to the backscene are the mainlines and are you using them as a backscene with a rake of autoracks like the earlier photo? Will it use the yard off Widnes to run trains through or is it stand alone? Hi Paul, Yes and it's standalone, so it can fit into cars, well that's the plan .. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 Looks interesting and not the usual tiny US type layout you see at shows! Will it be featuring Tony Sissons' stock at all? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted June 4, 2011 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 4, 2011 Looks interesting and not the usual tiny US type layout you see at shows! Will it be featuring Tony Sissons' stock at all? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 Crertainly looks as though a fun switching session could be had on that! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted June 4, 2011 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 4, 2011 Crertainly looks as though a fun switching session could be had on that! Musing about a "MILF"* for it, I'm thinking of writing software which manages the industries, generating requirements for raw materials and then products, with corresponding empty flows as required - ie vehicle movements. It means the software doesn't care about the difficulty in shunting a car to a particular place, but it will care of it isn't ready on time and the industries start getting "annoyed". On Widnes, the most SPADs buys the drinks, on Beaver the most customer complaints will B) - I might start a separate topic once I've thought through this a bit more to see what others think * Train generation software Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 I like the look of that nice, spacious and flowing track Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 I have to say that with the combination of "MILF", and the thread title - you are likely to appear in some rather strange search listings! However It would be interesting to see the results of your traffic generator Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Williams Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 Musing about a "MILF"*........ * Train generation software I'm glad you clarified that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 Musing about a "MILF"* for it Materiels in late freightcars??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelmaker87 Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Looks interesting and not the usual tiny US type layout you see at shows! Will it be featuring Tony Sissons' stock at all? Hey James, The boys haven't got the industry type that will be trackside to me yet, so I have no idea of what stock will be required. No good building a tank car for a lumber user...!! Cheers, Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Tony, Do you want to post a photo or two of the trackwork you are working on for this layout - I'm sure that there will be some interest in the details........ Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelmaker87 Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Tony, Do you want to post a photo or two of the trackwork you are working on for this layout - I'm sure that there will be some interest in the details........ Best, Pete. Pete, I'm not building any of the trackwork, in fact I have no idea what the guys are using/doing, but Tim R will be over here in October and I'm sure he'll fill me in over a beer or two. From the photos here on this thread I see several prototype errors, but being as it is a fantasy layout and not prototype it probably isn't going to stick in any ones craw, other than mine. My contribution will be building some stock over time for it. Cheers, Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 My bad - as they say over here! Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Moore Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Hey all i've just caught up with this one i wondered how it was progressing it looks very nice indeed. Do you have a specific theme planned for the layout what industries are you planning on having & what track are you using ??? Cheers Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted July 15, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 15, 2012 At the moment things have halted due to personal matters, hopefully a happy outcome over the next few months and we can resume. It's not a forgotten project but the other matters are higher priority for us, watch this space later this year all being well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Moore Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 i'll keep my eyes peeled Beast hopefully the personal matters iron themselves out. Look forward to seeing this layout grow. Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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