In 2009, I'm going to be building a big HO layout for my model series in 2010. Here a drawing I made to see how it whould look like.
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Scaroferic/TTHOME/model_railway_2011.png (http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Scaroferic/TTHOME/model_railway_2011.png)
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Wow. Good luck?
How big is this in feet, do you even have an idea? It seems rather strange. I hate that "Death Buster Lab Tower" thing too. The Skarloey Railway sheds are unreal too. Do you even know a thing about the show?
Quote from: Sparks on September 30, 2008, 10:42:39 PM
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Wow. Good luck?
How big is this in feet, do you even have an idea? It seems rather strange. I hate that "Death Buster Lab Tower" thing too. The Skarloey Railway sheds are unreal too. Do you even know a thing about the show?
Which show? You mean the Thomas series? If so, then I do know a thing about it. The layout will have Mix Thomas engines from Bachmann and Hornby. And Trackmaster will be use for The Skarloey railway.
Yeah, uh... if something derails how do you plan to rerail it...
Um, why does Edward's branch connect to the quarry that's supposed to be at the end of Thomas' branch? And where's Duck's branch?
*sigh* Here's a link to some maps that show what the track is supposed to look like, and which the TV series used to follow(more or less).
http://www.pegnsean.net/~railwayseries/mapsection.htm (http://www.pegnsean.net/~railwayseries/mapsection.htm)
It's kinda wrong about the Big Station. In the old days it was never named on T.V. :D
Heres a much better drawing of how my layout should look like.
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Scaroferic/TTHOME/Layout/model_railway_2010and11.png (http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Scaroferic/TTHOME/Layout/model_railway_2010and11.png)
Quote from: GTPS2 on October 01, 2008, 02:47:58 PM
Heres a much better drawing of how my layout should look like.
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Scaroferic/TTHOME/Layout/model_railway_2010and11.png (http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Scaroferic/TTHOME/Layout/model_railway_2010and11.png)
Good Drawing But Wheres Edward's Station(WellsWorth)?
I find this plan improbable... You need dimensions, realisticly numbered turnouts, and cut out all the filler space and replace it with aisle space...
Quote from: Guilford Guy on October 01, 2008, 03:51:28 PM
I find this plan improbable... You need dimensions, realisticly numbered turnouts, and cut out all the filler space and replace it with aisle space...
Filler space? You mean the blue parts? If so, then that was meant to be water.
Pretty much everything not within 2 ft of any track
Quote from: Guilford Guy on October 01, 2008, 05:23:46 PM
Pretty much everything not within 2 ft of any track
What do you mean everything?
Remove anything that isnt within 2 ft of the roadbed
Quote from: Guilford Guy on October 01, 2008, 03:51:28 PM
I find this plan improbable... You need dimensions, realisticly numbered turnouts, and cut out all the filler space and replace it with aisle space...
I'd also say that you need to cut much of this layout up onto 2x8 boards.
I also doubt you know how much such a layout would cost?
Maybe he's rich. I'd sure like to build the entire island(in RWS form), and when I'm older and have the cash and space I will.
Quote from: ZeldaTheSwordsman on October 02, 2008, 11:50:50 AM
Maybe he's rich. I'd sure like to build the entire island(in RWS form), and when I'm older and have the cash and space I will.
Even so, this layout would be large.
Here is a hint:
Some of the most succesful things in life are the smallest
Quote from: StanierJack on October 02, 2008, 12:12:49 PM
Quote from: ZeldaTheSwordsman on October 02, 2008, 11:50:50 AM
Maybe he's rich. I'd sure like to build the entire island(in RWS form), and when I'm older and have the cash and space I will.
Even so, this layout would be large.
Here is a hint:
Some of the most succesful things in life are the smallest
Ya, well the last layout I had was very small. Like It only had a shed, a station, a crossing, and a tunnel.
Honestly, if you have no idea what the show or books are like, you need to just stop everything, and do some research. If this is how you think a layout is made, you're way away from the reality. Trackmaster for the Skarloey Railway? NO. Learn how to do OO9/HOn3. As GG said, what are you going to do when something derails? Climb all over your layout? Something like this costs THOUSANDS of dollars to do, if not more.
I tried to look at both of your drawings, but it took me to google and said the link appears to be broken. Anyone know why this is happening?
it probably got deleted or just down for a while
why can't you upload the layout pictures on to photo bucket and place them on this post?