Layout Plan, Version 3

Model Railroader Layouts and layout building
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All,

I’ve finally completed track plan version 3. (It’s in HO scale.) The plan is quite large, so its taken me 3 months. I really like the results. Any comments are appreciated. The layout has 2.5 scenicked levels or decks, meaning the upper most level requires a section of raised floor for comfortable viewing, but it gave me a mainline run of 14 feet per actual mile as opposed to 9 with the previous version. You can view a description and a track plan at the following links:
http://www.peremarquette.net/layout.html
http://www.peremarquette.net/track-plan.pdf

Thanks,
Eric

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Eric, it look s great to me. If I had the space you did, however, I don’t think I would bother with the multilevels (except for under layout staging of course). But if that’s what you are looking for, it’s quite well laid out inmho. Good job.

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That was just on of those trade offs. I’ve always wanted to model Wyoming Yard to Holland and have a good amount of space between actual towns and a larger number of feet per actual mile to allow a slower fast clock, 1:4 in this case. The only way to accompli***his was to go to multiple decks like I did. Givens and Druthers.

Thanks for the compliment. Now I just have to fini***he basement.

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I’m just finishing up my layout room this coming weekend. I’m modelling a small railroad (Putnam Division NYC) and can still only muster about a foot and a half to each actual mile.

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Very nice plan. Shoud keep you busy for a while!

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I just read an article on dream basement layouts. It looks like you have one in the making [^]

Good luck and be sure to take lot’s of pictures.

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Eric, Why does your track plan have all those “For Educational Use Only” labels on the drawing?

Looks great tho…
Don

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I use Pro/ENGINEER CAD software at work and I have a student edition at home that I used to design the layout. The student edition is much cheaper, $200 verses $5000, so the program automatically puts that on any print out to keep people from using the student edition for commercial purposes. (The layout design is in 3D, but I made the 2D drawings so people can see the track plan.)