Wednesday - Dec 11 2024

[Onewolf]

Good Morning,

It's a chilly breezy rainy snurffly morning here.  36 degrees and dropping.

Yesterday I decided to revisit the new 2 level layout design because the stacked return loops were causing me engineering and aesthetic issues.  I decided to revisit the 3 level mushroom design and I think I got the design refined so it works well.  The lower level is a 40" nominal elevation, the middle level is at 60", and the upper level inside the mushroom is at 80". There is a 100 ft long nolix on the middle level that climbs from 60" to 80" with 1.6% grade.  The center platform floor is at 28" elevation which provides a relative elevation of 52" for the upper level (80" - 28"). The mainline run from the lower return loop to the upper return loop is about 525 ft and the track climbs from 36" to 80".

Edit to add: The center platform floor height is important because there is a 16x6 support beam for the main floor/trusses that drops to 105" elevation (the ceiling is 116").  105" - 28" = 77" clearance under the beam which is enough for me (70").  Really tall people may want to duck under the beam!

This design is very similar to my previous layout however slightly simplified.  (No upper level 'wings').

Can't wait to start building!

Doug

[Zephyrus52246]

Morning, all.

Interesting design, Doug.  Will be watching to see it come together. 

It's snowing quite a bit outside and I have to drive 30 miles to see my PCP this morning.  At least the interstate looks cleared.  Will stop at the grocery store and Chipotle on the way back.  

Hope to continue work on the FSM kit today as well. 


Jeff

[GPdemayo]

Morning all.....

[ACL1504]

Morning all,

Doug, I like the new layout design. Very similar to the old one. I liked that one as well.

Since I'm giving Doug all thumbs up, I'll give him another one. Last month Pam and I drove to Dalton, GA. and purchased 200+ sq. ft. of carpet tiles. Over the past month I've been installing them in the train shed. Thanks Doug for the incentive. I can also tell the difference in the padding when I work on the layout. Much better when standing all day working on the layout. I just installed them over the indoor/outdoor carpet.

Have a great day ya'll.

Tom

[jerryrbeach]

Good morning.

Raining steadily here in what is forecast to be an all day event before turning to snow tonight as the temperature drops. Forecast high tomorrow in the mid-20's.  That's quite the change from the rainy start to the week. 

Doug,
I have always been intrigued by mushroom designed layouts.  Looking forward to seeing yours come together.  

I hope everyone has a safe, dry, and amazing day!

[tom.boyd.125]

 Morning from our cold and snowy Minnesota. One inch of the white stuff last night, high winds today and falling temps...heading to twenty below wind chill tomorrow. Hope to get back to a normal life next year...Tommy