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Date: 05/10/18 21:46
Back into Model Railroading With A Switching Layout
Author: nkark

Hi All,

Back on TO after a 7 or 8 year hiatus. Have not had a permanent layout in a long time so decided to put together a switching shelf after reading some of Lance Mindheim's publications and looking at the great small layouts website (www.carendt.com). The layout is 80" long and 16" deep. HO scale with all code 83 Micro Engineering flextrack and Peco #6 switches. Frogs are powered by Blue Point turnout controls. I got a neat LED striplight set from Home Depot that came with a dimmer and built the valence out of "L" angle aluminum and thin wood strip. It's been a lot of fun so far, thinking about some type of operational system to randomly draw cards for car movements or something. I usually just assemble a short train on the main and go about replacing the cars with the ones on the spurs.

Thanks for looking!



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Date: 05/10/18 21:47
Re: Back into Model Railroading With A Switching Layout
Author: nkark

A few more shots...



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Date: 05/10/18 22:00
Re: Back into Model Railroading With A Switching Layout
Author: MojaveBill

Super detail!!

Bill Deaver
Tehachapi, CA

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Date: 05/10/18 22:10
Re: Back into Model Railroading With A Switching Layout
Author: ATSFSuperChief

Very nice layout, all looks great. Your scenery skills are very good.


SuperChiefDon

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Date: 05/10/18 23:23
Re: Back into Model Railroading With A Switching Layout
Author: Kemacprr

Welcome back !! You have not lost your touch !!! Very nicely done. --- Ken

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Date: 05/10/18 23:43
Re: Back into Model Railroading With A Switching Layout
Author: TCnR

Looks good to me, great scenery work, lots of switching layouts don't get that far. The Blue Point turnout controls with the wooden dowels is nice touch, gives a little air hockey feel to it.

Of late there's been a number of 'switching layouts' that don't have a run-around track, not sure what that's all about. This example has all the elements, looks like a lot of fun.

t4p.

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Date: 05/11/18 02:54
Re: Back into Model Railroading With A Switching Layout
Author: shortliner

On seeing the first pic I was going to ask if you had a trackplan - then I scrolled down! That is NICE!

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Date: 05/11/18 03:38
Re: Back into Model Railroading With A Switching Layout
Author: csx-uk

Wow
What a lovely looking layout, you don’t know how much this has cheered me up.
Thank you so much for posting it

Take care
Chris G

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Date: 05/11/18 05:41
Re: Back into Model Railroading With A Switching Layout
Author: SPDRGWfan

Very nice job!

Cheers, Jim

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Date: 05/11/18 06:31
Re: Back into Model Railroading With A Switching Layout
Author: icancmp193

All very nice! Of course, you can't go wrong with a Soo locomotive!

TJY

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Date: 05/11/18 08:34
Re: Back into Model Railroading With A Switching Layout
Author: Waybiller

That’s a gem of a layout. I’m also building a switching layout and would love to get some hints, tips, etc on how you make your grass/ground cover. That looks very realistic.

Edit: After using the search feature I noticed you did an explanation already on your scenery work. Thanks!



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Date: 05/11/18 12:28
Re: Back into Model Railroading With A Switching Layout
Author: grahamline

Paint on the silos is particularly effective. Have you taken any ground-level photos?



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Date: 05/11/18 12:35
Re: Back into Model Railroading With A Switching Layout
Author: fs321a

That is a great layout.

Jon in Az

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Date: 05/11/18 12:35
Re: Back into Model Railroading With A Switching Layout
Author: fs321a

That is a great layout.

Jon in Az

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Date: 05/11/18 12:58
Re: Back into Model Railroading With A Switching Layout
Author: back_track_bob

Love the SOO SD9, only one they had...

BTB

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Date: 05/11/18 14:34
Re: Back into Model Railroading With A Switching Layout
Author: EspeeCal

Fantastic!

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Date: 05/11/18 18:34
Re: Back into Model Railroading With A Switching Layout
Author: nkark

Thanks everybody for the comments. Love having something to run again. Here is a previous thread on the SD9 from when I made it

https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?3,2131241,2131326#msg-2131326

Any other Soo modelers out there?

Noah

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Date: 05/12/18 06:31
Re: Back into Model Railroading With A Switching Layout
Author: 1019X

Great layout, an inspiration for sure. I am guessing with the 80"X 16" dimensions that this was built on a hollow core bi fold door panel?

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Date: 05/12/18 08:22
Re: Back into Model Railroading With A Switching Layout
Author: myoungwisc

Welcome back Noah, great looking layout.

Martin

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Date: 05/12/18 09:52
Re: Back into Model Railroading With A Switching Layout
Author: calsubd

Welcome back, Great layout !

Ed Stewart
Jacksonville, FL

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