Recent content by Derrick W Garrett

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    Suggestions for my layout 1st layout?

    Railery, Wow!!! That sounds like a lot of stuff. I would love to see how it all fit. I am anxiously waiting to see those pics!
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    Suggestions for my layout 1st layout?

    Thanks everyone, This has been very helpful. For now I am going to try to reduce the straight section on each end from 9" to 6" to see if that does't give me the room that I need. That should be an additional 1.5" on each side. I am also going to see what I can do about adding something...
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    Suggestions for my layout 1st layout?

    Thanks for the post billk, in answer to your question the little stub I had planned on putting a warehouse there with a loading dock for a box car or two, and I did not want to make it too long, as I plan to put a hill on the left side so that I could create a tunnel for the trains. That is a...
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    Suggestions for my layout 1st layout?

    I am a newbie to model railroading. My wife bought me an HO scale set a long time ago, but due to space problems I would set it up and then put it away. As you can imagine setting it up and tearing it down became a hassle. Then I found the set again while cleaning out some closets and I am...
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