I have been building a "small" 2 rail layout in a 20' x 21' space. As I wanted a decent mainline run, I made it an over under with a reverse loop for out and back to the yard. I really wasn’t doing myself any favors with this design. I like steam so I needed a turntable in the yard. Then you have the changes in elevation needed to "go over"! The small size necessitated pretty much all curves and 3 % grades. (do you know how hard it is to get uniform grades on curves). My yard area is straight and level as is my passenger station area. Did I mention all track and turnouts and crossings are hand laid.
All my locomotives (like most of us I have about 3 times what I need!!!) are brass, many of the older models painted by me. They are all equipped with sound decoders and many have been remotored. Loggers: 2 2-6-2T, 1 2-6-6-2T 1 2-4-4-2 Little River, a Willamette, a 3 Truck Climax and a Whitcomb Switcher as well as 2 Lee Snover Boxcabs. Mainline steam 1 2-8-0, 2 2-6-0 and 2 4-6-0.
Not going to go into structure construction and unbuilt kits!!!
I have got a few areas of scenery done to give me the motivation to go on.
I really wished I had 2 rail club in my area! The layout is taking me forever and I’ve now calculated I will be 125 by the time it’s done!
Plugging away,
Peter
