Here's my On30 layout..........128q.JPG
Once I figure out what I'm doing (limited computer skills and knowledge) I'll post some other shots.
KYLE CREEL
G&D Ry.
Kyle,
Good to have you here but no photo showed.
Tom
Kyle glad to see you made the migration over to here; wasn't sure if you would or not.
It's 1:30 pm here and I can see your photo.
Welcome Kyle!
I can see the photo. ;D
Kyle,
I can see it now and welcome to the forum.
Tom
Hey Kyle! 8)
Hey Kyle, welcome to the Forum and looking forward to more photos of your empire..... 8)
Here's some more shots of the G&D Ry. including a trackplan. Only the first (top) section is nearing completion.
The other 2 will be done next. The photos show...
Trackplan
Perkins Pass
Grizzly TT looking south
town of Grizzly looking north
Grizzly Depot
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Hi fellas- we're transitioning from sleet to snow here in DFW Tx. 34 degrees F.....I might actually have to do a little work on the layout today. But we'll see.....I stayed up till 3:00AM watching the tube (ROKU) I never enjoyed TV as much as I do now. I've been retired since May of 2019 and as more time passes, I just enjoy not having to work more and more.....It's like living at home as a young teenager before you were old enough to have a real job. It's true what I've heard about retirement......
1. There's no more 'Sunday nights' to tease you...
2. It's your second childhood..(with NO adults around to answer to)....
3. There's nothing like NOT being tied to a clock or calendar.......
Ya'll have a great day; stay warm........
KYLE CREEL
G&D Ry.
Yup, when you're retired every day is Saturday! I retired in January of 2019 and you couldn't pay me enough to to go back to that rat race. Now instead of working for a company I get to work for myself; besides I don't think I could squeeze work into my schedule.
Hi and thanx to Tom,Larry,Bob,Phillip and Gerg. Ya'lls input and comments are arelly appreciated and inspiring. Today is Saturday, I decided to go ahead and move the desk and small file cabinet out from under the layout; and put them over by the window in the corner across from the layout. That area wasn't being used very well, and since the layout will go across that wall next, the desk & file cabinet fit in perfectly. Now I can have the extra area under the layout to keep one of the black office chairs, and store some other stuff. I also added some skirting. I'm planning on starting the next section(extension)later this month-or early in February.
All for now...........stay tuned .........
KYLE CREEL
G&D Ry.
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Skirting........................
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Hi Kyle,
The changes look great, love the roll up desk. Nothing like skirting to make the layout look finished.
Looking forward to the start of the next section.
Kyle,
I'm on the front row for the next update. Looking good.
Tom
I always appreciate seeing layouts in their rooms, it's interesting to see how people 'finish off' the railroad from what the viewer actually sees.
dave
Thanx Ron, thanx Tom,and thanx Dave; This is the room with the pseudo 'murphy bed' "stowed away".
KYLE CREEL
G&D Ry.
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I love the Witch Hat station!
Kyle, prior to retirement we lived in McKinney Texas from 2000-2011. Always visited Discount Hobbies in Addison TX and attended the Plano Train Shows / open house layout tours every year. Neat set up you have. Thanks for the photos and welcome to this Forum so have fun ! Tommy
I'm going to add a 'Sector Plate' to the corner of the last section to be built. It will allow for a different look at that end of the G&D Ry. I've designed it to function as a locomotive turning device. The photo below shows the operation. The locomotive pulls onto the sector plate bridge (green arrow); is rotated (red arrow) 90 degrees; backs off the bridge (yellow arrow); pulls forward and makes a 90 degree turn to the left (blue arrow) via the turnout, thus completing a 180 degree turn. I think it'll be much more interesting. I already have a TT at Grizzly; and there's not enough room for a WYE, so instead of doing the obvious-a TT- I like the idea of something different at this end of the G&D Ry.
KYLE CREEL
G&D Ry.
Here's a diagram...................
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Thoughts anyone??????????????????
I almost forgot here's an "updated" trackplan showing the Sector Plate at the end of the line in Dilapidated. There are also some subtle changes at Peau Dunque Jct.............
KYLR CREEL
G&D Ry.
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Kyle, have you considered the "cassette" idea used in some UK layouts, where there's a track with a removable section? The idea is to have several 'cassettes' that fit into that section, where you move a train into the cassette, remove the cassett and replace it with a cassette with another train, ready to run.)
dave
Thanx for the response Dave; Yes-I considered it. But since I only need to turn a locomotive, and not change out an entire train-The best solutions were...........
1. leave the plan as it is with a TT at the end just like Grizzly.
2. take up ALOT of real estate (which I don't have) and build a WYE.
3. figure out some way to turn a locomotive 180 degrees in the available space WITHOUT A TT.
So, I decided that since I have just enough rolling stock - (passenger and freight) to fill all my sidings and yard with no leftovers to 'stash somewhere'- and I'm not buying anymore (I'm not a collector); a way to turn the locomotive at Dilapidated that didn't require 'hooking stuff up', or transfering stuff from 'hither and yon'
trying not to 'spill' it, was required. The 'sector plate' idea came to me while I was trying to take a nap. I didn't know if such a device existed or what it was called, so I called it a "locomotive shifter" till a fellow named Mark on the RRL forum filled me in about what it's called, and then Larry C. informed me about a website where I could find information about mini and micro layouts that use these types of devices, I then looked up the thing and found it in actual real life use.
So I checked it out and decided that it is the way forward for me. I'm actually looking forward to building it so much that I may start on it before I even build the section where it will be located.
Thanx again............
KYLE CREEL
G&D Ry.
Fair enough! Glad to read your reasoning behind these kinds of decisions.
dave