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Well, as far as updates go.... the second "module" is in. It makes up the "top" portion of the plan. The 3% downgrade is installed and the trackage for the S&B shortline (that follows the wall contours at the "top" of the layout) is down. The new trackage has been fully tested, I even managed to...

Shamus, I've been toying with this for a couple months now (like seriously 40 odd variations all said and done) so this is as good as it gets with my constraints. I'm happy with the plan operationally (finally) and I just need to flesh out some more details. Thanks for all YOUR help too! I doubt...

Oh, I forgot the Moravian Star that will be placed on the furmor Mt. Sweet (which will of course have to be renamed South Mountain as that is the Mountain that over looks Bethlehem PA). The prototype of this is a giant star near the top of the mountain that is lighted for holidays and other...

Well folks after over 2 months of debate......this is it, this is the one I'm building. The "duckunder" is now a hinged section, the yard is staying in the back (I do own a stool and at 6'1" I can reach fairly well without it). This one fits the operations that I'd like to see the best and has...

I'm partial to #22 (I guess they are supposed to get better with revisions).....there is only one problem, that yard is back against the wall again. I have a sinking feeling that reaching 3 and in some places 4 feet over to a yard will become an issue as time goes on.....thoughts? Martin

Ok, I guess I may as well throw #22 into the mix too..... Which one do you like best folks? [:D] Let me know..... [?] If you don't like any of them let me know that too....and why you do or don't like 'em would be REALLY helpful..... (I'm still a newbie thrashing about here..)...

I know.....the damned duck under.......it may change into a hinged or lift out section before this is over.....

Ok, I'm STILL playing with track plans......have a look at these and tell me which one(s) you like and why.....I'm very interested in everyone's opinions (experienced modelers or not so experienced, doesn't matter).....sorry about size but I had to do it so the details would show through...

Now that IS cool Vic! In MRR a month or two back one of the layouts had a fair on it and he used an N scale loop of track and train to represent a .5 scale fair train, I thought that was a neat idea too.

I'd like to see a pic of someones HO RR with N scale in the background....I've read about it but never seen a "convincing" use of this technique (even in the mags).....I'm curious... :D Does anyone have pics available online of such a layout?

No reverse loops! Not one.....:D We are DCC also, I LOVE DCC... I've been out of the hobby for about 15 years up until last Dec. and DCC represents (to me) the technical leap ahead this hobby really needed. Anyway, I digress. This plan was laid out to incorporate my existing layout (take a look...

I know.....I've been hit with the duckunder thing plenty of time....but, I'm happy with the plan.....so I'm gonna be bullheaded and forge ahead. I'll probably be installing a hinged section before this is over, but that will work too. The section with the duckunder is only about 24" and I think...

Here is an 8x8' that I was fooling around with also......:D :D

Here is the "final" version of the new layout, this track plan incorporates the existing Sweet, Bethlehem and Lehigh Valley RR (a 4x10.5'). Comments? :D :D :D