i'm planning to make a layout but i don't have much,only the deluxe thomas set,a tar tank and 4 corners, but i'm planning to buy the hornby toad, so give me your sugestions and help me out please.
More track! Plenty of curved and a fair bit of straight track. Left & Right turn-outs will also come in handy :) Here's my layout at the moment, but I'll be ordering some more turn-outs to make more places for my rolling stock to go. As you can see, it's a little congested :P
(http://fighter4luv.net/media_files/thomas/layout_feb_2011_1.jpg)
(http://fighter4luv.net/media_files/thomas/layout_feb_2011_2.jpg)
I've held back on the detail for now, because waiting till I get my own place before I set up a table then start buying all the grass stuff etc.
thanks for the sugestions. anybody else have some sugestions?
much more track and engines once your happy with a trackplan and have got all the track for it get busy with dad and/or mum with screwing down the track e.t.c
Track first, then engines, only if you don't have any, then scenery, then once scenery is complete add to your roster.
one suggestion:
i notice on fighter4luv's layout he has alot of 18" radius s curves. you might be able to get away with those with the smaller thomas cars and locomotives, but your standard freight and passenger cars are going to give trouble on those curves. better to put a straight section between curves of opposite directions......
i know i need WAY more stuff. so thanks for the sugestions, oh, and i havn't planed a track, so i'm gonna know.
I'd suggest the following site for decent layouts in small spaces. You could certainly convert one to be Thomas-like.
http://www.carendt.com/index.html
I'm working from it, simply because the site is brilliant!
Jack
thanks, but i have a plan now, and i neeed ALOT of track
Go with Altas code 83 or Bachmann for your layout :)
Post a picture of your plans if you get the chance. Would love to see it.
Quote from: fighter4luv on February 18, 2011, 07:20:03 AM
More track! Plenty of curved and a fair bit of straight track. Left & Right turn-outs will also come in handy :) Here's my layout at the moment, but I'll be ordering some more turn-outs to make more places for my rolling stock to go. As you can see, it's a little congested :P
(http://fighter4luv.net/media_files/thomas/layout_feb_2011_1.jpg)
(http://fighter4luv.net/media_files/thomas/layout_feb_2011_2.jpg)
I've held back on the detail for now, because waiting till I get my own place before I set up a table then start buying all the grass stuff etc.
Impressive. That's all I can say.
Quote from: BillingsRR on February 21, 2011, 10:30:00 AM
Post a picture of your plans if you get the chance. Would love to see it.
i would like to show you but i can't, because i'm not sure how to even get it on the computer, so sorry :(
sorry for double posting, but i can list what i need(if i stop adding). tell me if you want to know
Quote from: DinoNTrains on February 21, 2011, 11:40:47 AM
Impressive. That's all I can say.
Thanks!! Since taking those photos though, I have changed it again ;D The new layout will be featured in my next YouTube video Thomas Bachmann Tribute: James.
Quote from: fighter4luv on February 24, 2011, 07:44:01 AM
The new layout will be featured in my next YouTube video Thomas Bachmann Tribute: James.
please share it here