IMM & T

[kyle creel]

I took down all my previous topics..         ......I sincerely felt like I was taking up valuable site space with topics that were constantly changing and seemingly going nowhere...     .....I wanted to start fresh with a completely clean slate and not screw around with every new idea or possibility that wandered across my (by now) over exposed and weirded out brain (from 'traipsing' down every possible path I saw)...       ...

Suffice to say, this topic is what happens when all the 'noise and chatter' is quieted down and rational thought can take root....     .......

I've spent the last week discarding all the previous track plans and ideas, and have settled on a simple and workable plan that doesn't EXPAND, or TAKE OVER THE ROOM...     .....it allows for John Allens' original 'twice around' concept, has a sector plate, a mining camp at a higher 7" elev. level, a mine at an 11" elev. level,  a D&RGW intchg., 16" radius curves, each with a 6" or 9" long 18"radius easement, and MOST OF ALL almost all of the trackage is visible, save for one 18" tunnel, one 14" tunnel, and one 10" tunnel, all of which are 'clustered together' in the rear/center of the layout with my big arch rock formation in the center pointed towards the front of the layout...the 18" and 14" tunnels are parallel, and the 10" tunnel is in the same mountain but at an angle.....(see the plan below)   ...the layout will be along the 10' wall and NO EXPANSION will be done,   ....my music mixing and recording 'studio' such as it is (pictures in the future) will be along the wall with the ANVIL CLOUD in the backdrop, and a desert diorama with abandoned trackage will be on a narrow shelf above the speakers and mixing gear...         to 'frame out' the bottom of the backdrop       .........

This 'new' venture is called...THE I ME MINING & TRANSPORT Co......It mines the 'little known' mineral called "MYTHIUM"...     after it's extracted, it goes to Peau Dunque Jct. where it's heated;    and the 'refined sludge' known as BS75 (75%BS) , and BS100 (100%BS) is shipped in tank cars to a local 'odor' distributor           ..., sold, and then transported 'off layout' via the D & RGW - to a customer which processes it into a vapor (THAT SMELLS LIKE A HUGE FART)           ..and it is then sold to natural gas companies to be added to their gas pipelines so you can 'SMELL A LEAK"             .....

The mine is named after a George Harrison song called "I ME MINE"..on the Let It Be album by The Beatles....   ...the main town is called Harrison...I'm keeping someone on the forums' idea and using the "PEAU DUNQUE" Jct. spelling for the other spot of note on the layout (where the 'sludge' is produced)   ....I haven't come up with a name for the mining camp yet-maybe ya'll can help out...     ...

There will be 3 locomotives for power at any given time, a Bachmann 2-6-0, a BLI 2-8-0, and a Bachmann 2-6-2t...consists will be only 3 cars long, and an occasional combine will 'tag-along'     ...

I'm determined to keep things simple and work on some areas of the hobby I've not tried to do much with in the past,.....
1. Detailing structures-interiors and lights.
2. Explore building better bridges.
3. Explore some 'operations' of the RR....it is after all a mining RR.....
4. Try NOT to RUSH everything, step back and study each new idea a little before 'plowing ahead'....there is no
   deadline for completion......
5. Don't get 'bogged down' in pointless questioning myself about each and every detail, just try it and see if 
   it works; if not - do something else.......
6. Have fun............. THIS IS A HOBBY....NOT A JOB...............            

Here's the starting point.... the room, it's 11'-6" by 10'.....  
The layout is in the upper rt. corner and is 6'-2" by 3'-4"......
The 'studio gear' is along the top  11'-6" wall......


This is the I ME MINING & TRANSPORT Co. RR ....              
the plan is turned 'sideways' in this shot, but it will be built as per the above floor plan.......


I hope this hasn't been too much trouble to follow;... all comments, suggestions, and input is much appreciated...
and thanx for the 'space on the forum'......         ............see ya.....        

KYLE CREEL
IMM & T Co. RR
   

[deemery]

Down at the bottom left corner:  If you swap the 2 tracks and the structures, you can use the track facing the aisle as an interchange, with an easy reach to swap cars.

dave

[kyle creel]

Thanx Dave,     ...

I tried that approach, but there's no fitting the MYTHIUM/BS processing bldg. on the other track - plus I need 2 tracks; one for tank car/ore car holding, and the other for the processing bldg.....

So I put the D & RGW interchange track in Harrison.  It comes off / shares the siding at the very bottom (as pictured above) of the layout in between the bridge support piers........right next to the fuel oil and water spout ......interchange cars will be spotted on the siding, awaiting pick up....       .....

Thanx again for the input, with a little more real estate it would work great up in Peau Dunque Jct. - alas- I've no more land......       ...........

KYLE CREEL
IMM & T Co. RR

[deemery]

Kyle, glad to hear you've already thought about that....  A mistake I made with my track plan is not providing a good interchange point for the 0-5-0 switcher...

dave