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Still seems to be a delay in receiving peco track, ordered last week from hattons. But they couldn't say when they would be sent out.

This may help you out https://dccwiki.com/PECO_Electrofrog

Hi ITG IT will be peco 75 and its flexi track equivalent, so did the tweak you suggested, but cant really get the wash plants to an angle as i think they well start to encroach the FY a bit too much. Maybe when on the actual baseboard i could tweak it further., to try and get some sort of angle going.

That is one scenario and mixture of others aswell (wash only, depot fix, fuel than final wash) I don't know why but im still leaning towards the set track layout setup as it looks more spread out and not squashed like the peco 75, i probably just need to get use to how shallow the angles are on the points which than push the track further along the baseboard

its to allow out going locos to go to the 2nd wash plant. which is the middle track the top track is for incoming locos that require the wash plant and the bottom track is for locos that dont need either I have added in the long diamond piece, but get a gap on the bottom between the 2 points. but would fill that with a bit of flexi track.

done the layout as streamline, definitely a lot shallower points angle than set track. now i have an issue highlighted below, where i cant get the cross rail to fit in the setup i want. just wondering if i need to use any other track piece

Thanks ITG I'm quite familiar with using Hornby track as I've used it in my previous 2 layouts. So use to what each piece of track can do. With the peco streamline it would be a whole new experience.

hi Tony You've just made me re-check the length of the fiddle yard and I'm 300mm short in my baseboard length on scarm, in what I was planning so I have a bit more room to play with now. So i have extended the tracks going into the fiddle yard, but should get at least 2 locos on each siding within the fiddle yard. Now comes the what track to use question. The layout plan is in Hornby and I presume peco 100 should virtually be the same setup, its whether I go with peco 75 streamline or not. The black line is the back scene and was thinking of putting a motorway or main road going over either 2 or 3 bridges.

Probably only be 1 or 2 coach dmu's I'll be running to the station. It just going to be a small branch station

Bit of rethink Pushed the station to the front with a single track loop going to the fiddle yard on the small baseboard. Than created a 2nd entrance and exit along the track as well also with a resting area, so a engine can leave the TMD whilst another one comes in. The first entrance and exit is now separate and has its own part of the fiddle yard. I've made the wash plants and fuel depot both incoming and outcoming, but also a loco can come in for refuel and than out after a wash. it may look over done, but i sort of like the way it is at the moment, could have some more tweaking and improvements though. the track is set track at the moment but i'll try and plan it with streamline track and see how it looks.

let me have a re think and ill come back with some updated plan, probably be in set track first just to get the concept up, than maybe re do the layout plan in streamline

Enjoyment is mostly derived from the actual building the layout than running it, but i do like running the trains also, era wise its modern sort of from early 2000's to now. Ive already done a small 8by 4 ft roundy roundy and sold that, than moved up to a 12ft by 7ft double track roundy, and have now sold that. So probably looking for something a bit different and always liked the TMD layout, so thought to have a go at modelling that. Do you have any tmd layout plans that i could use and take ideas from that. Or a list of what should be included in a TMD layout. Thanks

Hi David The length of the layout is 12ft long and 3ft wide, with a 4ft by 2ft section used as the fiddle yard. So will have 2x 6ft by 3 ft boards and 1x 4ft by 2ft. I've tweaked the station now, so its more of a small terminus station, to hold 2 x 2 coach DMU's Ive put more sidings within the fiddle yard also

Hi Jeff the thinking is if i wanted to run two locos connected together as 1 than the length of the track would need to be around 2ft or more so that is why it is long after the station

thanks for the idea Jeff, with your idea in mind came up with this idea Green line is the back board (should also go along the back behind the station also) Black is the road with bridges across the railway. Just struggling to organize the fiddle yard into a better way (any suggestions would be helpful) Also would the red line bring anything to the layout or would it be a little too much. its just a loop round in front of a road embankment than turning into a tunnel going than through to the fiddle yard.

Hi harlequin Concerning the operating well design or as I call it the donut layout. That is the shape of my previous layout which I recently sold that was 12ft long and nearly 7ft wide. With a double track double loop over 2 levels. so now looking to do something different. In that I used radius 2 and 3 curves which gave me enough space from one end to the other to create a long terminus 4 platform setup down one side. That was 2 x 6ft by 2ft baseboards down each side than 2 smaller gap fills to complete the circuit

Thanks for all your inputs I think going forward the exhibitions side of it may not come to fruition, so the model will probably for at least first few years be in the garage. The first layout drawing is in N gauge using the peco 100 settrack. the track for the curves are ST-15 for the inner curve and ST-17 for the outer, i could go ST-17 (inner) and ST-19 (outer) for the curves. if it works and fits better. Garage is mainly used for the model as the car will fit inside but be hard job opening the doors to get out (good old modern builds). For the layout design i could maybe create a less complicated TMD layout, could have 2 separate tmd areas with 1 line each coming in from the main line and an joining track from each area within. Station wise i did mock up something on the first picture (bottom right of layout).

Thanks all for your advice, i have now attached the OO Gauge layout plan (still in progress) as the previous one was my initial idea but in N gauge. As you can see, i still have the backboard (in blue) about 1ft from top edge of board. left side is an embarkment with a motorway going over and disappearing into a tunnel. The hatched blue is the area I'm thinking for controller, switch board, all raised to allow the trains to run underneath. Reduced the fiddle yard from 8 to 5 lines which still fit within the size. If the points are over the board joins than it will need some tweaking. I wouldn't be visiting many shows at the start just a local one, so would probably just use a transit van anyway, as my car is a Citroen DS3 so not the best for transporting layouts. I am nudging towards the 6x3 and 6x1 option in baseboards.

Hi All Looking to build a TMD in OO Gauge within a size 12ft by 4ft, there will be a double rack oval running the outside of the layouts concerning the sizes of the baseboards, on the attachment the thick blue line is the back scene board that separates the TMD from the fiddle yard behind. options considered ( red hashed line) 2x 6ft by 4ft boards (Blue Hashed Line) 2x 1ft by 6ft 2x 3ft by 6ft (Green Hashed Line) 4x 6ft by 2ft As ill be working in the garage which can fit the layout and I'm able to walk around it once up. but thinking logically if i bought the Blue hash option i could build the front section up and than attach the 1ft section on after to lay the fiddle yard or vise versor. It would give me more room than to work on each section. Only issue is the cost as the less boards used the cheaper it is. Just seeing if anyone had any ideas on which is the best way to do this. (Also thinking of maybe once done taking it to exhibitions if deemed good enough once done. P.S. Don't worry about the actual layout of the track it is about 80% done but not completely from what i want. Ill try and add a more up to date track layout.