Holy smokes, amazing layout. Looks like you put a lot of thought and effort into your design. My layout is in a small 11'x12' room, I don't have much room for error... LOL... Keep up the great work
I found the map helpful in trying to comprehend the rational for the layout changes and appreciate the effort you made in putting together the update. To the right of the turnout lock mechanism (hope you do a video on that as well), there are four or five red push buttons, I didn't recognize those. Last wishing you and your wife all the best for the pending arrival! Kind regards, Bill
Thank you Wil! Much Appreciated. The red buttons you see there are used to control servos for all of the turnouts in the far section (closest to wall) of Glens Falls industries. I did not have the room (or the back strength) to install Tortoise machines under the benchwork so I decided to use servos. They're low profile so I was able to squeeze them in on the actual scene and concealed them under some of the structures already in place. The controller is a Digitrax DS78v. It can control 8 servos using temporary push buttons.
Every time I see your layout, I am jealous of the space, even though I know I have more space than many, AND I couldn't afford to fill it if I had it anyway. But man...long mainline runs is what my layout lacks and all that space would fix that in a jiffy! AND it wouldn't be that expensive because it would be just single track and scenery and few structures and spurs and passing sidings here and there...and maybe a signal system...oh crap...
I like the alterations you've made. The only thing I'd of done differently would be your yard lead. The way it comes out of the yard and is physically separated from your mains by both distance and vertical height, and the fact it crosses your river on a substantial bridge, just seems overkill for a railroad to just have there for a lead. In my opinion it looks like and is laid out like another line... actual subdivision or a branchline. I'd of either figured out how to get that line to your staging to stage inbound trains or just run the track off the front edge and wouldn't have tied it into the main. Adds operational interest to not have those "easy outs" like tieing your lead into the main. The branch line can still be used as your drill track. Maybe it's an out of service subdivision and is only used as a drill track and access to your aggregates industry.
Looking great after all the reworking of the Layout. I see you still have months of work to complete this amazing layout. Mike HO from Australia.
Holy smokes, amazing layout. Looks like you put a lot of thought and effort into your design. My layout is in a small 11'x12' room, I don't have much room for error... LOL... Keep up the great work
I found the map helpful in trying to comprehend the rational for the layout changes and appreciate the effort you made in putting together the update. To the right of the turnout lock mechanism (hope you do a video on that as well), there are four or five red push buttons, I didn't recognize those. Last wishing you and your wife all the best for the pending arrival! Kind regards, Bill
Thank you Wil! Much Appreciated. The red buttons you see there are used to control servos for all of the turnouts in the far section (closest to wall) of Glens Falls industries. I did not have the room (or the back strength) to install Tortoise machines under the benchwork so I decided to use servos. They're low profile so I was able to squeeze them in on the actual scene and concealed them under some of the structures already in place. The controller is a Digitrax DS78v. It can control 8 servos using temporary push buttons.
Lucky man I would loved to be able to build a layout like that
Also...thanks for the Rail Guide website recommendation!
Those shortlines on the 2nd level are really great. Gives you the sense of distance and separation. Well done
Every time I see your layout, I am jealous of the space, even though I know I have more space than many, AND I couldn't afford to fill it if I had it anyway. But man...long mainline runs is what my layout lacks and all that space would fix that in a jiffy! AND it wouldn't be that expensive because it would be just single track and scenery and few structures and spurs and passing sidings here and there...and maybe a signal system...oh crap...
I like the alterations you've made. The only thing I'd of done differently would be your yard lead. The way it comes out of the yard and is physically separated from your mains by both distance and vertical height, and the fact it crosses your river on a substantial bridge, just seems overkill for a railroad to just have there for a lead. In my opinion it looks like and is laid out like another line... actual subdivision or a branchline.
I'd of either figured out how to get that line to your staging to stage inbound trains or just run the track off the front edge and wouldn't have tied it into the main. Adds operational interest to not have those "easy outs" like tieing your lead into the main. The branch line can still be used as your drill track. Maybe it's an out of service subdivision and is only used as a drill track and access to your aggregates industry.
Thanks for the feedback Jason! Much appreciated. 👍