John would design plans for the max that would look good but disregarded such things as operating some of them, Malcolm Furlow was the same though but then he is a photographer!
Ergo, John Armstrong did not design for John Allen…[:-^]
Chuck (Who does not - quite - exceed Plate C, modeling Central Japan in September, 1964)
Presently using 16" “aisles.”
Mark:
Well, that kind of sums it up, doesn’t it, LOL? Actually, on the Yuba River Sub, my one L-shaped aisle is 30" on one leg and 34" on the other, and the main reason the aisle is there to begin with is so that I can follow trains around my double horseshoe curve (think Blue Canyon on the SP). And actually I’m skinnier than I was when I designed the layout 10 years ago, so it’s very comfortable for one-man operation. If my son and grandson are helping me run the train, it gets a little ‘chummy’ in the aisle, but that’s only twice a year.
Tom
Having visited John’s layout his designs are based on his practical knowledge of the subject. His aisles worked well on his layout so he carried it out into his track design.
Most of the other designers just sling track on a “screen” or “paper” with no regard for access or practicality. Seems most don’t have enough experience in the “real” world.
Harold