working on a new layout

[who_dat73]

I am working on this track plan for N scale in Model RR'r Oct. issue but when its all cut and I placed temp blocks in place that 4" elevation in the top left corner looks really really high does this look right to anybody else or do you think I should change my elevations.
It is 21x42inches

 

[Gary S.]

4 inches does sound like alot. If that is a 4' x 8' layout, then I estimate a 3.3% grade to get from 0 inches at the lower right to 4 inches at the upper left. I would consider cutting the elevations in half, although I haven't really looked at the plan to determine if the 4 inch rise is their for a reason.

Are you sure you don't want to do a shelf layout instead?

 

[Nomad]

Actually, I would leave out the grade and follow the scenery example. On a layout like that with the track going up and down for no real reason, it tends to look like a roller coaster. Toy like. My opinion.

Loren

 

[who_dat73]

The more I sit and look at the photo and think about the board maby I might just have everything at a two in elevation and drop into the 0 and one inch in the creek/vally area but keep the ideas going

 

[60103]

I think the elevations are completely cuckoo. The layout is less than 2 feet by 4 feet. Some of the elevation markers look to be about a foot apart for a 1" difference -- that's 8%. I would go with cutting the elevations down to a quarter or less of what they show, or even making it flat.
I think there is something seriously wrong in MR's proofing department; maybe the plan was original for Garden Railways.

 

[Gary S.]

You're right. I just noticed it says 21 x 42. And a 4 inch rise in those deminsions is completely off.

 

[who_dat73]

Yea I cut two inch blocks last night and set them in and still looks awfully high but I am gonna keep expermenting maby send a note to the MRR post office in the mag

 

[who_dat73]

A few pics of the progress so far on my new portable from MRR what you think so far?

 

[scubadude]

The retaining wall in the last pic is BAD TO THE BONE! :thumb:

 

[rogerw]

coming along pretty good whodat.

 

[who_dat73]

The wall was made from match sticks took a while but took small box matches and trimmed each one then stacked them all along the wall there gluing them all in place one at a time.
wife said I had to much time on my hands but I told her better then sitting in the bar huhsign1

 

[eightyeightfan1]

A few pics of the progress so far on my new portable from MRR what you think so far?

Like the wall. Good idea using matchsticks.
Hmmmm...Do I see a "How too..." coming up for the next issue of the E-mag?

 

[who_dat73]

Hey 88 you tell me how to I will tell them how to do just give me the info and away we go!!

 

[roch]

The wall was made from match sticks took a while but took small box matches and trimmed each one then stacked them all along the wall there gluing them all in place one at a time.
wife said I had to much time on my hands but I told her better then sitting in the bar huhsign1

I agree with you.