If I were you, I'd avoid compromising your layout by having a loop that has a track radius that is too small, and concentrate on a good point to...
You could easily have a place where the track crossed over itself with this plan and it could occur in a variety of places. I didn't want to work...
While I model in N scale, I actually think HO is a good scale to start kids in. It's where I started really modeling (though my first train was G...
I used Peco medium turnouts and a few wyes. The track spacing is 1.25" on center and the minimum mainline radius is 14" with some 12" radius...
Here is a drawing done in XTrkCad based on your layout design. Let me know if you see anything that needs to be changed. If you send my your...
Oh, I also need to know what kind of turnouts you'd like to use.
This is HO? You do realize that your minimum radius is going to be less than 18", right? I'd thought you were planning to do this in N scale,...
Sure, a "real" CAD program takes a long time to learn, but CAD programs tailored for designing layouts are not full fledged CAD programs. I...
By the way, it should be http://www.railimages.com/albums/rogerbruce/aad.jpg and http://www.railimages.com/albums/rogerbruce/aac.jpg
I'd be happy to draw something up for you, but I'd need more information. The drawing has no grid, so I have no idea what the benchwork sizes...
Certainly the S-curves might be a problem if you want to run high speed trains through as part of a future layout. If not, I think you're...
By the way, there's a decent 1x6 HO switching layout in Model Railroad Planning 2005 that might be worth looking at for ideas. It doesn't offer...
Peco switches are more compact, but you can probably make the plan work with Atlas switches. To make things fit I did use a few Peco medium...
I threw together a plan which I think fits the two tracks you already have down. I used small Peco turnouts and tried to keep the minimum radius...
The Pittsburgh Brewing Company at 34th and Liberty would make an interesting prototype to model as part of your switching layout. Another...
An interesting layout that you might take a look at is Bill Denton's Kingsbury Branch, which is a 21" by 12' N scale switching layout that was in...
XTrkCad has a component library for Unitrack and is pretty easy to use. It has been completely free since March, but you'll need to put in the...
