I am starting a thread for my layout, the D&H Champlain division. Comments and suggestions are [#welcome]. Most of the posts will be copied from my blog, North CountryTrains.First post is below: Enjoy!
Today I made some decisions about my layout. I added a leg to one end and secured the other end to the wall.(BTW, I am not happy with my benchwork and am considering rebuilding.) I then smashed some plaster and started taking off the back piece of 2×4.
Before…
All the plaster is off.
Here are some of the (currently) best photos of my layout.
Day 2:
I have been trying to figure out the trackage in Plattsburgh. My track plan is below:
Now I want some opinions about the three tracks by Mold-Rite and Schluter Systems: Is this to much of a “spagetii bowl”, or should I leave the track like this? I am having a hard time of figuring out the correct industries and track locations, and suggestions are apritiated.
On the undisturbed side of the layout, D&H #7312 idles in Plattsburgh.
I think it’s fine Harrison. One track for your pellet hoppers, one track for other shipping and recieving for the plastics factory, and one track to serve as a tail track, so you can push cars into Shulter Systems.
If you were to eliminate any, I would get rid of the track to the plastics shipping, making room to make the plastic factory bigger. Injection mold operations will reveive pellets by rail, but much, if not all of the out bound traffic is handled by truck.
You still need the 3rd track, as a tail track for Shulter.
Just my thoughts. Nice work,
Mike.
I wish I could produce a decent looking track plan.
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-Kevin
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Mike, thanks for taking the time to help me. I deceided to keep the two tracks to the right, and make the one on the left a shorter track for just the plastic pellet hoppers.
I am using a program called SCARM. Sounds kinda like a SCAM, but works nice and is free.
Kind of forgot about my thread[|)]. A scenery update is coming soon. Here is the next update:
https://northcountrytrains.wordpress.com/2019/04/03/railfanning-on-my-layoutwith-a-phone/
Today I tried using a smartphone to take photos of my layout. I like the phone because you can get lower to the ground and get in to locations that wouldn’t be accessible with a regular camera. The results are below.
A southbound D&H transfer rolls across Boynton Ave. on my layout.
Below is the new scenery area I am working on.
I don’t know Harrison, his legs look pretty stiff! I think he’s had it! Have the cops just pulled up, and afraid to get out of car? They don’t seem to be in a big hurry to help him. [(-D]
Nice work on your lay out!
Mike.
I went to Harbor Freight on sunday to get some much needed tools. These include a couple pairs of pliers, a(free) screw dish, a hobby knife set and some heat shrink tubing.