jhock Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Well the house move is a go and all the houses seem to have spare rooms that come in around 10' by 8'.So did a little planning to entertain myself:I will fire up the laptop and scan it for better picture.The 4' section with the pulpwood yard is in production at the moment and will be incorporated into the final design.A few notesSet in MainePresent dayHOGuilford/Pan Am RRTrying to follow the less is more and approach and keep the track to a minimum.Let me know what you think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhock Posted December 8, 2013 Author Share Posted December 8, 2013 I managed to download some software and had a crack putting the plan together. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robatron86 Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Lovely plan. Nice and open. I do like the Guildford rolling stock. Looking forward to seeing this, oh and good luck with the house move. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhock Posted December 10, 2013 Author Share Posted December 10, 2013 I am thinking about building my own track for this layout, any one know if there are any UK based suppliers of fast tracks or something similar I can build turnouts from? Either that or try to source Mirco Engineering Track in the UK. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
highpeak Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 For turnout construction you might want to take a look at this http://siskiyou-railfan.net/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?5125.0 as a variation on a jig-based theme for building turnouts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhock Posted December 12, 2013 Author Share Posted December 12, 2013 A little more tinkering - to smooth things out and try and makes parts on the plan less cramped. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhock Posted December 12, 2013 Author Share Posted December 12, 2013 Made a slight change and extended the run a round a bit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
highpeak Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 You might find this picture http://www.panoramio.com/photo/72495834 of pulpwood loading at East Newport useful. Be aware though that Guilford stopped hauling 4' cuts of pulpwood some time ago, so the cars in the picture would not be seen today, you'd see something more like the cars in the video you linked to a while ago. But the picture illustrates that pulpwood loading was generally a pretty low-key business. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhock Posted December 19, 2013 Author Share Posted December 19, 2013 I have been playing around a bit and thought it would be good to try and include an layout I have started in the loft, different theme and very simple track plan but I quite like it. This is based on the layout designed by Jack Hill in his very helpful blog, still set in main but a more industrial setting: The current layout is the 7 feet along the top with the 3 track inglenook, the new part starts where the baseboard widens out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhock Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 Ok so the house move is a going well, flat sold and offer accepted, which means I now know how big the layout room will be. So I did some more planning: The concept is differnt as is the state, the main industry is a veneer manufacturer based on one in Rice Lake City in Wisconsin, there is a separate thread on that here: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/80700-wisconsin-industry-board-manufacturer/ I am happy with the factory but not sure about the lumber dealer and ware house which I have added, in the real Rice Lake there is a plastics factory and fertiliser supplier that are or have been recently supplied by rail, which might suit the scene better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I am happy with the factory but not sure about the lumber dealer and ware house which I have added, in the real Rice Lake there is a plastics factory and fertiliser supplier that are or have been recently supplied by rail, which might suit the scene better. If you make it "were" & backdate your Era a bit you can use Soo Line locos.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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