Pix to go with reply to Steve on DISCUSSION side.

Steve, just wanted to show you that you can cram alot into a switching oriented layout, even if you don’t have a bunch of space.  This is our traveling O scale layout, that we take to shows.

Update on Friday, February 17, 2012 at 7:49AM by Dave

I’ve been asked for some follow up, so first, I sugest that you read Steves’ comment in the “pick your brains” on the discussion page, which will give you a bit of insight as to why I posted the pix. 

To answer some questions.

The layout is currently 2’-6 x 16’.  It is made of two 6’ and two 2’ modules.  The 2’ end modules were supposed to be replaced with reverse loops in time for the O scale March Meet this year, but alas, didn’t git-er-dun.  All the structures are, quess what, paper!  The layout is actually a switching puzzle that I used to run at shows.  Probably get back to that soon.  Modules are very light weight.  6’ ones are about 20# tops.  It can be set up (on table tops) by one person, in about an hour.  Runs DCC.  Has an On30 stub siding crossing the wide gauge at the far end.  Built the whole thing about 6 years ago in two weeks. (minus buildings & DCC)

Dave

Update on Friday, February 17, 2012 at 12:53PM by Dave

I’m sure this is too small to really see anything, but I was asked to post the trackplan.  When you go from an AutoCad drawing to a .jpg, you loose alot of resolution.

Comments

[mel perry]

dave: how big is this thing? also how many modules and their sizes?

[Jim Gore]

Dave,

Very nice. Lots of cardstock structures. My club is planning to do the same sort of thing in On30, using almost all cardstock models. Plus all of our On30 engines are radio-controlled and battery-operated DCC. First exhibition is at our annual railroad show in Palmetto, FL, the first weekend in March. I hope to have some pictures after that.

Jim

[mel perry]

dave:
any chance of getting a copy of the track plan for the module?thanks
mel perry

[Steven]

Dave,
Thanks for making a blog posting involving my comment. As you are very aware coming up with ideas in such a limited space is a challenge, and seeing what you have done with this layout is fantastic. One question, is the building next to City Wide a model from one of your disks or did you make it from textures?

Steven

[Dave]

Not sure which one you re referring to Steven, but the squarish, 2 story brick with City Wide on the left side is the Warehouse kit from the brick DVD. The yellow building to the left, is Jefferson Ice, available as a download, (soon to be released on disc). The two corrugated buildings, on the right are on the Steel DVD and the Brown, Brick flat, along the backdrop is the same warehouse, flattened out and bashed with extra wall sections and doors. Even thought the author says Thom, this is Dave. I must have accidentally used his log on.