I am very enthusiastic about your Big Foot Lumber lay-out. I am an avid player of the Trainz RR simulator and I would really like to re-build your lay-out in the simulator. I would appreciate it if you could give me permission to build it. ( erikkegge AT gmail DOT com ).

Thank you in advance,

Regards,
Erik

There are some good ideas and tips here regardless of lack of updates.

cheers

Stuart

I seem to remember [from 1,000 years ago? ] that Model railroader had an article about a fellow who used one interior door, plus 1/2, to create an ‘L’ shaped layout in 027 gauge! I thought that was a great use and gives hope to the rest of us.

The biggest complaint I have encountered is running lo-o-o-ong passenger cars and the “unusual” overhang on shorter radius curves. Oh well…I run Marklin M-Track Industry Radius curves [22″ (approx) radius] as my main line , but then I just run short stock with short tank engines. But I am a happy boy. My layout is basically over-under in 2′x6′. And with a pair of switches sandwiched in, I have an Inglenook game. It might be different if I had a barn…LOL!

Surprisingly (or not!) I find something here that I missed the last time through, so let us keep on keepin’ on!

Jim

Although he internet is a wonderful thing, it can be time consuming. Personally I spend 30 minutes a day surfing eBay for MRR items. I have set up specific searches and for awhile had the results emailed to me. I found it quicker to go on with my morning coffee.

Tahta’s another time consumer email, more specifically email groups like Yahoo. I checked my group email for the first time in two weeks. I had over 157 legitimate emails, not spam. And I only get mail from five of the 20 groups I belong to. I read about 3/4 of them.

I have drastically cut down my online time. Unfortuneately the savings has been consumed by two kids erolled in Philadelphia colleges. They commute. The station is about a 35 minute round trip twice a day. The enjoyable part is I get to see the Acela and Metroliners flyby and I cross over the old B&O main on the way.

I have noted over the past year online activity runs in spurts. Some groups are more active at certain times of the year than others. Some groups lay dormant then experience a short rebirth.

Carl Arendt’s micro layout site grew quickly but appears to dormant. Yes he has bi-monthy updates, but when was the last new layout added. We may have burned out in that department or gleefully built some layouts. The latter must be the case for the Scrapbook to become bi-monthly.

What we don’t see hear, hopefully is being spent on other hobby stuff.

Glenn

Would love to see this great stuff on layouts updated.

Go for it.

I am currently buildling a modified version of the Snowshoe.

To save space in the bottom yard I have a used a Peco 3 way turnout. I am also using 15″ R curves. All flex track from Peco

The locos of couse need to be small. The critter from Roundhouse is great.

The bookcase provides storage and display. Shelves should be sceniked to be seen from both side so when stored the viewers can see different scenes. A fixed shelf could be used to store trains when not in use.

There goes a excuse for not having a layout: where to store it. (I am my own worst enemy)

I’m also working on a layout. It’s a shelf layout on an IKEA shelf from the BILLY series based on a narrow gauge passenger line. It’s in Japanese style. In a few weeks I will update my site with some pictures on the progress etc.

Good luck with your layout!