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High Ball
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 Posted - 10/12/2006 : 19:17:17
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On a stamp,that's the size of my layout. Well not quite.
You fellas with the big rooms and big layouts are sure lucky. Sure do wish someone would print a plans book for small, single level HO layouts. I've purchased every plan book know to man, well not quite, and 98% of the plans are devoted to hugh spaces. I've ended up taking part of this and part of that from one of the Atlas books and some switching challanges published in MRR. Oh well, better then nutin.
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Silicon Revolution
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Posted - 10/12/2006 : 20:09:40
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quote:
Originally posted by High Ball
Sure do wish someone would print a plans book for small, single level HO layouts.
Would you settle for a website?
4'x6' "mini" layouts:
http://www.thortrains.net/nscale/homini1a.html (they're HO, even though the URL says "nscale"
Also, you may be inspired by the other HO layouts on the site:
http://www.thortrains.net/
HTH,
SR
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Edwardsutorik
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Posted - 10/12/2006 : 20:16:58
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I think one reason there are so many large layouts is that it's fun for many of us just to fantasize--in this case they're for entertainment, not instruction.
But to my point: I agree!! I think it would be nice if Kalmbach did a small layout book. Someone out there point out there already is one, please. Or not.
Two old MR articles I'd like to see in such a book, but perhaps updated:
In February 1953 MR, page 52, there was an article featuring four 4x8 layouts, each in a different scale (O, S, HO, and TT, I think). The one in O gage has always stuck in my mind--not bad, really. It was basically an engine terminal.
In September 1960 MR, page 28, there were two small layouts designed on a theme of "seaport". The smaller was a 4x8 with a fold down leaf. I've thought it one of the most "railroady" designs I've ever seen.
Yeah, more small GOOD layout designs--can't have too many.
Ed
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rhpd42002
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Posted - 10/12/2006 : 20:40:57
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Atlas' own track plan book (HO) has(had?) at least 2, 4' x 6' plans and a few 4' x 8' plans too.
Mine is based on one of the 4' x 6' plans, the Morgan Valley.
The web sites posted by Silicon Revolution are very good too, with LOTS of small plans.
Mike
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JeffShultz
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Posted - 10/12/2006 : 22:05:27
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Highball,
Why don't you tell us how much room you have, and what you can use?
Even a 6" to 12" deep shelf can be put to productive use.
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Jeff Shultz
Willamette & Pacific - Oregon Electric Branch
http://www.shultzinfosystems.com
Now part of the Model Railroad Hobbyist crew - come join us at
http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com
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gna
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Posted - 10/12/2006 : 22:31:39
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Iain Rice has a couple of layout books you may find interesting. I think the titles are Small, Smart & Practical Track Plans and Mid-Sized & Manageable Track Plans. There are a variety of creative designs for smaller spaces in his books. He's not to everyone's taste, but his plans may get you thinking about possibilities.
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Martin Goller
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Posted - 10/13/2006 : 08:43:12
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Being space challenged myself (9'x12' or so with need for storage space and two windows to deal with) I do have to respectfully argue with your statement that 98% of published plans are for huge spaces. Model Railroad planning has had small layouts pretty much every year since its inception. The current MR has the 3rd place winnner of the small layout contest. Pelle Soeberg's layout is truly an excerise in medium size layout for a large layout look.
On the MR home page, you again have the 9x11' layout planning contest.
OTOH, you have the enormous Pennsy layout in MR... what.. 100ft by 30ft or so?
It's out there! Concepts galore....
Martin
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JeffShultz
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Posted - 10/13/2006 : 09:20:24
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You know what's nice about those huge layouts?
They're usually made up of pieces of what could be a lot of little layouts.
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Willamette & Pacific - Oregon Electric Branch
http://www.shultzinfosystems.com
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Brakie
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Posted - 10/13/2006 : 09:32:32
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Here is some very nice small layouts..
http://www.gatewaynmra.org/project.htm
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Atlas,Please do a N Scale SW1500.
Larry
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wjstix
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Posted - 10/13/2006 : 10:18:20
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Here's a website dedicated to microlayouts...
http://www.carendt.us/
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Stix
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CNJ774
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Posted - 10/14/2006 : 09:49:01
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quote:
Originally posted by Brakie
Here is some very nice small layouts..
http://www.gatewaynmra.org/project.htm
Gotta agree with Brakie here. The small layouts presented at this site are probably the most practical and satisfying I've seen on the Net because they are complete designs. Too many really small on-line trackplans are nothing but a circle/oval of track with a couple of turnouts randomly thrown in. Or, alternatively, a short, point-to-point, switching puzzle. In my opinion, these latter examples are not fully planned-out or thoughtout designs really worthy of duplicating. Basically, they are just someone's doodlings.
The Gateway layouts illustrate the true end results of a design for a complete model railroad that has a purpose or reason for being and employ multiple, divided scenes to give the impression the trains aren't just running in tight circles. They aren't the usual simple, vague, trackplan concepts that consider track placement first, with no regard or reason for being. I suspect that such basic track-alone plans one so typically finds on-line, instead of the more purposeful, overall complete layout designs, are responsible for so many fellas ending up with nothing more than track-on-plywood today.
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