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Post by ptc on Sept 25, 2022 21:30:11 GMT
What made me think of this subject was the time I spent over this weekend cleaning the CIC tracks. I got to watch a lot of train action in this process. One observation was by design, we have a lot of tunnels. Reason one, it gave me the opportunity on the CIC side of the layout to maximize scenery by having the trains gong under the high level structures. It fits the NYC profile where trains for the most part tunnel there. Very realistic.
Then there was the matter of the fact that I wanted to get as long runs as possible with my CIC trains. Tunneling under the North Pole/Polar Express side of the layout was the logical answer to achieve this goal. It doubled the length of the runs. It was a royal pain to install the benchwork to achieve this tunnel effort, but it was well worth it.
How about you. Do you use tunnels and why?
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Post by atsda on Sept 26, 2022 0:52:10 GMT
No tunnels. There is a 30" curved track section in the Northeast corner - but that would be in the distant future. I do feel as if I am going through a tunnel to get to the control panel side - I have to crawl under the layout to get there. Alfred
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Post by josef on Sept 26, 2022 10:57:01 GMT
Not now, but next layout will have them.
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Post by Country Joe on Sept 26, 2022 13:13:00 GMT
I have 2 tunnels. My layout is an E shape. The upper mainline is over the middle leg of the E. The lower mainline runs the entire length of the E and tunnels under the upper level in both the front and back. The upper level and the tunnels make it difficult to see the entire layout from one vantage point. This makes the layout seem bigger than it is.
I could have designed my layout without tunnels but I believe they make a layout feel bigger when the trains disappear plus I think they are visually interesting and make a layout better.
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Post by Adam on Sept 26, 2022 13:44:31 GMT
No tunnels but the trains on the lower level do disappear as they go to the back side of the layout.
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Post by Spice7 on Sept 26, 2022 19:14:07 GMT
I have one on my home layout and two on my club O layout.
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Post by ptc on Sept 26, 2022 19:19:06 GMT
Don, when you can, please pot some photos.
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Post by Spice7 on Sept 27, 2022 19:51:49 GMT
Here is my tunnel. I need to redo the front. Not sure if I copied club video which shows our tunnels. youtu.be/n3V9gUnil2kAttachments:
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Post by ptc on Sept 27, 2022 20:05:24 GMT
Marvelous use of a tunnel in a corner, Don. Corners are typically tough to fill and you did good with this one.
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Post by david1 on Sept 29, 2022 0:06:29 GMT
I have a tunnel about six foot long to give my trains somewhere to go and disappear for a little while. Also beings my layout is not that big the illusion of distance helps.
Dave
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Post by atsda on Sept 29, 2022 2:56:22 GMT
Dave, What is the tunnel made of and how does it fit scenic-wise into the layout? Alfred
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Post by ptc on Sept 29, 2022 12:25:16 GMT
"I have a tunnel about six foot long to give my trains somewhere to go and disappear for a little while. Also beings my layout is not that big the illusion of distance helps."
This is an excellent technique, David.
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Post by Country Joe on Sept 29, 2022 18:45:54 GMT
This is a photo of one end of the longer tunnel.  |
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Post by firewood on Sept 30, 2022 4:29:17 GMT
Three tunnel locations are marked on the layout (at my scenic dividers) and slated for construction. My tunnels are more like wormholes - trains enter one end and re-appear in locations miles apart.
Dave
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Post by ptc on Sept 30, 2022 12:28:19 GMT
Nice use of the space, Joe.
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