Moonman posted:LocoBudd posted:Carl - The intent is to have 2 lane highways with EZ-Streets running thru parts of the town. The two inner loops would also form an intersecting 2 lane highway. Not sure if we will go with D21 or D16 curves on the inner loops. We bought two EZ-Street sets. Wanted to see if the geometry would let us have the inner and outer loops touch with just the D21 curves. It fits, but may cause some problems in our final plan. Using the D16/D21 pairing allows a one-to-one track section geometry. What you see is just about all the track we now have. We're buying more straights. Definitely need more curves for the second inner loop. Not sure about the open crescent with the D21 curve pairing. Tho using D21 pairing allows more clearance for overhang of larger vehicles.
Mark - Would be honored if you showed up on our doorstep one day. Would also get you to see the "other" club member's layout too (the one I show selected pix of). It's about twice the size of the club's.
LocoBudd,
The nested D16/D21 is what is was referring to. I just thought the straight looked a little weird when both loops weren't that way. N, I see that you were only doing a mock-up. The other catch is that the streets bring a lot of work with them creating a scene with more realism. Curbs, sidewalks, street lights, fitting buildings with bases and no bases.
Depending how you want to go with this, a big diorama board for "city scene" would permit the work to be done comfortably on a table. All of the building lighting wiring and such could all be installed and attached to the diorama base. Then, the city could be placed and put into operation with one or two power feeds. Just a thought...
Anyway, I like streets on a layout and the action that it brings.
