Bill Uffelman wrote:
"The group does not share file space with the LDSIG--you have to
belong to a goup to access its files."
Ok, I saw several files that were in both groups file area and so I
assumed that Yahoo made us share.
"I like your new plan--any chance you can use a curved turnout at the
left end to lenghten the runaround a little?"
A curved tunrout would be nice, but I don't know of a commercially
available Code83 curved turnout with a 15 inch radius. Hand-laying is
not something I am interested in right now.
"The switch back to the off scene staging would offer an oppurtunity
for "sure spot" switching to a hidden industry. The cars would have
to be in a certain order to line up with unseen doors, ramps or what
ever at the hidden site. The hole in the backdrop could be between
buildings with an overhead 3rd story bridge implying that the rail
service is on the other side."
I am not sure where you are suggesting this. I understand the
concept, Tony Koester wrote about it in MRP 1995.
"Have fun.
Bill Uffelman"
Maurice Grimes
Kingston, PA, USA
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Why? Administrative error! :o) Not sure why that's there -- probably a typo on my part. I believe I have corrected this now. Thanks for pointing it out! Thanks -- Jon --- In small-layout-design@y..., Mark Holmstrup <mark_holmstrup@y...> wrote: If this group isn't affiliated with the LDSIG, why do this group's
digests have the following heading?
Small Layout Design Discussion Group Note that the first link sends one to the LDSIG page.
Regards,
Mark
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Re: Guelph Drawings (was Re: Plan revision.)
Jon, The plans are drafted in XtrackCad or whatever its called. (Demo version is great for little railroads.) I use this as a templeate and redraw it in Photoshop. This system is pretty fast. After creating the bitmap in the drafting program, the final rendering takes about 5-10 minutes. I should probably note that I am a graphic illustrator. Hence my predisposition to railroad scenery over layout design. (Which would also serve to explain why I struggle with track plans...) Cheers, Michael Hello Michael -- Thanks for sharing your plans -- they are very nicely rendered. How are you drawing them? They look like 3rd PlanIt with, perhaps, some PhotoShop enhancements. Thanks -- Jon --- In small-layout-design@y..., mdenny@u... wrote: I have received some good decisions about improving the Guelph
Junction RR. The latest plan has been uploaded to the files area
called Guelph2. The switching scenario is based on the good ol'
timesaver. (pardon the lack of creativity...) I have also isolated both yards from one another.
Comments?
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Guelph Drawings (was Re: Plan revision.)
Hello Michael -- Thanks for sharing your plans -- they are very nicely rendered. How are you drawing them? They look like 3rd PlanIt with, perhaps, some PhotoShop enhancements. Thanks -- Jon --- In small-layout-design@y..., mdenny@u... wrote: I have received some good decisions about improving the Guelph
Junction RR. The latest plan has been uploaded to the files area
called Guelph2. The switching scenario is based on the good ol'
timesaver. (pardon the lack of creativity...) I have also isolated both yards from one another.
Comments?
Michael
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Hello --
Sorry for the delay in answering this one.
No, this group does not share space with LDSIG. Small Layout Design
is not affiliated with the Layout Design Special Interest Group, the
LDSGI Yahoo! Group, the NMRA, any publisher in the hobby press or
anything like that. Small Layout Design is completely independent of
all that.
Thanks --
Jon Piasecki
jonp@...
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The group does not share file space with the LDSIG--you have to belong to a goup to access its files. I like your new plan--any chance you can use a curved turnout at the left end to lenghten the runaround a little? The switch back to the off scene staging would offer an oppurtunity for "sure spot" switching to a hidden industry. The cars would have to be in a certain order to line up with unseen doors, ramps or what ever at the hidden site. The hole in the backdrop could be between buildings with an overhead 3rd story bridge implying that the rail service is on the other side. Have fun. Bill Uffelman --- In small-layout-design@y..., maurice@e... wrote: I have uploaded the latest version of my track plan to the file area (as the auto message already said) but I deleted the old file to save space. The new file is called Branch1. The benchwork, as it were, is all built. I have laid track on the first section (Toy Factory) and
have the backdrop (and end-drops or side drops or whatever you call
them) painted and attached. Main hurdles left are wiring and the
tranverser.
Administrative type question: Am I correct in assuming that
this "Group" shares file space with the Layout Design SIG "Group"?
Maurice Grimes
Kingston, PA, USA
On the DL&W "Bloom" milepost 150.
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I have received some good decisions about improving the Guelph
Junction RR. The latest plan has been uploaded to the files area
called Guelph2. The switching scenario is based on the good ol'
timesaver. (pardon the lack of creativity...) I have also isolated
both yards from one another.
Comments?
Michael
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At 12:33 PM 6/12/01, mdenny@... wrote: I certainly didn't mean to post 4 versions of the same message....
Pardon the error.
Michael Denny Michael, we didn't think it was you. We just assumed it was your evil clones! %^ } Welcome! Paul (actually it was 7 versions, but whose counting?) Kossart - Peru, Illinois, USA BRHS, TP&WHS, La Salle & Bureau County Model Railroad Club Modeling the fictional CB&Q Illiniwek River Branch in HO in the 1960's. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Agriculture and Industry in the Illiniwek River Valley since 1904." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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I have uploaded the latest version of my track plan to the file area
(as the auto message already said) but I deleted the old file to save
space. The new file is called Branch1. The benchwork, as it were, is
all built. I have laid track on the first section (Toy Factory) and
have the backdrop (and end-drops or side drops or whatever you call
them) painted and attached. Main hurdles left are wiring and the
tranverser.
Administrative type question: Am I correct in assuming that
this "Group" shares file space with the Layout Design SIG "Group"?
Maurice Grimes
Kingston, PA, USA
On the DL&W "Bloom" milepost 150.
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Hi Mike,
Interesting plan. I am a little confused as to the purpose of the
switch-back. I guess it's actually a WYE, and will have to be wired
as such. Have you thought of how you will operate it? Even if you
just want to "Railfan" (watch the trains go by) it has an effect (or
is it affect?) on the plan.
Maurice Grimes
Kingston, PA, USA
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That's the one..
Bill Uffelman
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Is this story in the SLD-sig library? Yes, I agree, some type of
gate is a must for both ends. Maurice, I think Bill was referring to John Wright's Federal Street layout: If you haven't seen these pages yet, check them out. Federal Street is a superb Proto87 layout. The train turntable is at: I'm planning on building something similar for my PM&TCo. Regards, Barry Cott Calgary, AB ____________________________________ Small Layout Design Discussion Group Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to
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I saw it in the last week as a reference in a note on either this list or
the LDSIG list. It basically has two bail type handles that drop over the
ends to retain cars. May have been the LDSIG in a discussion about door
way bridges.. I'l lsee if I can find it.
Bill Uffelman
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Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 3:46 PM
To: small-layout-design@...
Subject: [small-layout-design] transverser
Bill,
Is this story in the SLD-sig library? Yes, I agree, some type of
gate is a must for both ends. Rerailers are a good idea, wonder if
they are available for code 83? I'm using Walthers turnouts and Atlas
flex track(which don't match by the way). Just checked my right track
software, they have them. Getting power to the cassette is an issue,
since I will move locomotives on and off with them. Sure, I would
love to leave room for 50' cars, I just don't have it. I am stuck
with 15" radius curves, #4 turnouts and short sidings. But it beats
no layout at all! Thanks for the reply.
Maurice Grimes
Kingston, PA, USA
D.L.&W. Bloomsburg branch milepost 150.
Bill Uffelman wrote:
Maurice the re is an on line story showing a train length turntable
with
flip down handles that keep the cars from rolling off the track when
turning. May want to consider such an addition to the cassettes so
that the
cars will stay on board. Make a rerailer part of each end of the
cassette
and the on line portion of the connection. Presume that power on the
cassette is not an issue. Sure you don't want to leave room for 50'
cars?
The extra 3" in HO will allow for variety.
Bill Uffelman
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--- In small-layout-design@y..., maurice@e... wrote: Bill,
Is this story in the SLD-sig library? Yes, I agree, some type of
gate is a must for both ends. Maurice, I think Bill was referring to John Wright's Federal Street layout: If you haven't seen these pages yet, check them out. Federal Street is a superb Proto87 layout. The train turntable is at: I'm planning on building something similar for my PM&TCo. Regards, Barry Cott Calgary, AB
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Bill,
Is this story in the SLD-sig library? Yes, I agree, some type of
gate is a must for both ends. Rerailers are a good idea, wonder if
they are available for code 83? I'm using Walthers turnouts and Atlas
flex track(which don't match by the way). Just checked my right track
software, they have them. Getting power to the cassette is an issue,
since I will move locomotives on and off with them. Sure, I would
love to leave room for 50' cars, I just don't have it. I am stuck
with 15" radius curves, #4 turnouts and short sidings. But it beats
no layout at all! Thanks for the reply.
Maurice Grimes
Kingston, PA, USA
D.L.&W. Bloomsburg branch milepost 150.
Bill Uffelman wrote:
Maurice the re is an on line story showing a train length turntable
with
flip down handles that keep the cars from rolling off the track when
turning. May want to consider such an addition to the cassettes so
that the
cars will stay on board. Make a rerailer part of each end of the
cassette
and the on line portion of the connection. Presume that power on the
cassette is not an issue. Sure you don't want to leave room for 50'
cars?
The extra 3" in HO will allow for variety.
Bill Uffelman
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Hi Gang,
I'm John... new to this group but not Model RRing. I've been in the hobby for around 20 years now (currently age 32).
My primary scale modeling interest is HO, but I have recently started getting into S scale and may eventually get into O scale (2-rail only) and G scale (all "SCALE" models only, no toy trains). And my favorite railroads are Seaboard Air Line and Seaboard Coast Line (including SCL's Family Lines painted equipment).
I have a web site at which has a special section for modeling... including a page displaying images of layouts I have designed with Atlas' Right Track Software. The actual file for the pictured layouts can also be downloaded from my site. These are generally small layouts ranging frm 4'X6' to around 5'X12 or there abouts. I'm from the south so pardon my slang... Y'all give it a look. Feel free to download, modify and/or build any of my layouts you may like.
John
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Maurice the re is an on line story showing a train length turntable with
flip down handles that keep the cars from rolling off the track when
turning. May want to consider such an addition to the cassettes so that the
cars will stay on board. Make a rerailer part of each end of the cassette
and the on line portion of the connection. Presume that power on the
cassette is not an issue. Sure you don't want to leave room for 50' cars?
The extra 3" in HO will allow for variety.
Bill Uffelman
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From: maurice@... [SMTP:maurice@...]
Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 2:58 PM
To: small-layout-design@...
Subject: [small-layout-design] transverser
I am interested in hearing from others who have built transversers.
My layout will rely on a three track transverser for staging. I have
read the article in MRP and Ian Rice's Kalmbach book (can't remember
the name right now (small, smart and ...?)). Jack Trollope has
graciously related to me some of his experience and even provided
some parts but more information is always welcome. I'd like to make
it so that the tracks are on a cartridge so I can swap cartridges to
get new cars on the layout and increase operation potential. Perhaps
I will also have a second module which will interchange with the
first by way of the cartridges. My layout is only nine inches deep,
and the transverser will have the same handicap. This is because I am
building it inside a bookcase. The layout is "L"-shaped, 72 inches
long with a 39 inch leg. 19 of the 39 inches are for the transverser.
This will allow me 3 forty foot cars per track, which is the size
trains I wish to run. Input appreciated.
Have fun, be nice and stay safe.
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Pardon the error.
Michael Denny
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Greeting all,
I am a new member as of this morning. My name is Michael Denny, and
I live in Guelph Ontario Canada. I have but recently made the switch
to N from HO, and I am preparing to build a small layout. Currently
I live in the upper story of a century home, and have minimal space
as well as narrow doorways. Therefore, I have willingly restricted
myself to build a layout which measures 2'x6'.
My goal is to model it after a local branch line called the Guelph
Junction RR. This small 29 km line runs only 6 times a month as it
services only 3 active industries.
I have uploaded an illustration of my proposed plan called Guelph.jpg.
To briefly explain, both ends of the Guelph Junction connect to the
CPR. I am considering using the "paperclip" configuration as to
allow both north and south ends to access a common yard. This yard
is hidden from view by an elevated tree line.
This layout is not meant to be switching intense, as my first love is
in scenery construciton. However, I do not wish to sell myself short
by designing a layout which I cannot opperate without some
satisfaction.
Are there any immediate opinions? What of altering the plan such
that there is a continuos loop?
Thanks for your time.
Michael Denny
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