A New Beginning
Since George is on the topic of rebuilding his layout I thought I'd throw in my two cents worth about the progress I have made on my new layout room. As was mentioned back in the spring, I dismantled my original 12 x 20 foot Green Mountain Division layout which dated back to 1990. This was my first layout and a great learning experience but after having worked on the new section I started about five years ago I realized I had learned a lot about building a layout. One big lesson was that less track is more and I felt I had way too much track for the space I had on the old layout. I hope to have more scenery and just enough track on the new layout. Some improvements I want to incorporate are more staging given the number of cars and locomotives I have accumulated over the years, minimum radius of 36" to 40" on the mainline and #8 turnouts on the main and #6 on other tracks . Also, I'm getting to old and stiff to be ducking under bench work so the new layout will feature a reverse loop at each end creating a walk-in layout. This was not my favorite way to plan the layout but with my basement design it's the only way to avoid a bruised back. Since I had about 85% of the new section done I figured it was time to rip out the old layout and start anew with ideas and techniques I had learned over the past 23 years. I'm really looking forward to using all the new information I have learned and great new materials available to create a new improved Green Mountain Division.
I plan to post updates as I progress around the room. Right now it's down to the basement to lay down some rail.
I plan to post updates as I progress around the room. Right now it's down to the basement to lay down some rail.
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