Jacks modern era layout

[S_Jay]

Keep the sidings lose the inner most loop.

Losing the inner loop allows more room for the sidings and gives more room in the middle for scenic sections and maybe even an operating well.

[Jack Middleton]

thoughts???

im quite happy with this one as it gives good scope for exhibition purposes and play value. (shunting from one yard to the other etc')

[hobby boy]

hi
have you started building the layout?? (if you haven't done the track, you should have done the baseboard!)

Hobby boy

[phonebook]

you know, there is so much space, a reverse loop wouldn't go amiss somewhere!

otherwise i stick by my earlier comments in another thread, i love the idea of a smaller loop feeding the shunting bits

[Jack Middleton]

I would need a reversing loop module then and its just adding to the cost

i did a drawing of a double loop with an inner loop to the sidings earlier which i quite liked but i saved over it

ill get another drawn up

the baseboard is nearly finished, im just waiting whilst my battery drill charges up (i knew i should of got a second battery!) and then i can finish drilling the holes in the tops and outer frame, then on sunday i will buy some more 2*1 to brace it with

[phonebook]

24 quid from hattons, tho it is hornby and i know nothing of these things

[Jack Middleton]

terminus station, goods yard and coach sidings...10th layout plan

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i think im sticking with this one despite any negative comments...im happy with it and ive seen a few layouts like it.

[bigbob]

I like it, still alot going on! IF it was mine, and it isn`t so ignore me if you want!, i`d put another couple of points on the main loop to give yourself more passing loops. Lose the bottom station, stick with the one at the top and open the main loops up a bit!


Bob

[Jack Middleton]

were going through changes

[hobby boy]

were going through changes

I sort of preferred your original trackplan as you could have space in the middle of it for houses.
Are you going to have a tunnel on your layout??

Hobby Boy

[Jack Middleton]

im not sure yet, i was planning on putting a few rural cottages near the very bottom left corner and a more suburban city style terrace in the middle with roads to the station etc.

[hobby boy]

im not sure yet, i was planning on putting a few rural cottages near the very bottom left corner and a more suburban city style terrace in the middle with roads to the station etc.

so will the grey areas on the trackplan be the stations?
Then the rest of the houses/cottages can be scattered around (railway cottages (and don't forget the railway children ))

Hobby Boy

[Jack Middleton]

im not sure yet, i was planning on putting a few rural cottages near the very bottom left corner and a more suburban city style terrace in the middle with roads to the station etc.

so will the grey areas on the trackplan be the stations?
Then the rest of the houses/cottages can be scattered around (railway cottages (and don't forget the railway children ))

Hobby Boy

yep

just got to buy my electrical stuff and im away! i might pick up a little track this weekend

[hobby boy]

im not sure yet, i was planning on putting a few rural cottages near the very bottom left corner and a more suburban city style terrace in the middle with roads to the station etc.

so will the grey areas on the trackplan be the stations?
Then the rest of the houses/cottages can be scattered around (railway cottages (and don't forget the railway children ))

Hobby Boy

yep

just got to buy my electrical stuff and im away! i might pick up a little track this weekend

do you want a tip about point motors??
The seep PM2 motor is the cheapest but the Seep PM1 is just about 20 - 50p more expensive.
If you install them use screws, not glue as you can reposition it easily. The screws aren't included though.

Hobby Boy

[Jack Middleton]

i was looking at the peco ones as the wiring looks simpler