Post by chipset35 on Nov 3, 2019 21:00:10 GMT
If you follow my posts, I am building what was supposed to be a 4 track dog bone shaped layout in a medium size bedroom with 42' curves.
Unfortunately, I can only fit a 2 track dog bone in this room without restricting access.
Access is my priority, as I do not want to bend, crawl, squeeze, or have to stretch to inhuman proportions to reach parts of the track.
Kind of a bummer as I have two beautiful MTH Premier NYCHRR 4-4-0 Americans I purchased new in 2005, and wanted to show case them both running at the same time in a time period accurate to the real railroad.
I do have room to add sidings and yards, but there are no other steamers I have that fit into this time period.
Not sure how much fun only one train running and another sitting in a yard will be.
I guess, what I might do is somehow....somehow...add a 3rd track to run my Lionel S-2 Electric with its beautiful NYC passenger cars to represent this same exact "Harlem Line" from 1920 onward to represent New York Citys electrification period, and putting the two steamers in a trainhouse hidden from view and vice versa when switching time periods.
Next is what to do with my beautiful two beautiful Pennsy GG-1s, LIRR MU.
I might have room to create a compressed "Sunny Side Shops" in Queens NY off to the side, but they wont look proper running in the Harlem Cut or on the Park Avenue viaduct.
In the end, I might just have to go with a standard "FUN" layout where I run what I want with no concern over time periods and looks, with all my favorite trains laid up waiting to be switched in.
Decisions...decisions...I guess this is what makes our hobby fun, i.e. planning etc.
Unfortunately, I can only fit a 2 track dog bone in this room without restricting access.
Access is my priority, as I do not want to bend, crawl, squeeze, or have to stretch to inhuman proportions to reach parts of the track.
Kind of a bummer as I have two beautiful MTH Premier NYCHRR 4-4-0 Americans I purchased new in 2005, and wanted to show case them both running at the same time in a time period accurate to the real railroad.
I do have room to add sidings and yards, but there are no other steamers I have that fit into this time period.
Not sure how much fun only one train running and another sitting in a yard will be.
I guess, what I might do is somehow....somehow...add a 3rd track to run my Lionel S-2 Electric with its beautiful NYC passenger cars to represent this same exact "Harlem Line" from 1920 onward to represent New York Citys electrification period, and putting the two steamers in a trainhouse hidden from view and vice versa when switching time periods.
Next is what to do with my beautiful two beautiful Pennsy GG-1s, LIRR MU.
I might have room to create a compressed "Sunny Side Shops" in Queens NY off to the side, but they wont look proper running in the Harlem Cut or on the Park Avenue viaduct.
In the end, I might just have to go with a standard "FUN" layout where I run what I want with no concern over time periods and looks, with all my favorite trains laid up waiting to be switched in.
Decisions...decisions...I guess this is what makes our hobby fun, i.e. planning etc.