UPMav#488 posted:redjimmy1955 posted:While the yard is now much better laid out ...I wonder about the measurement of the city area where that "pond" is located? How far across is it? My thinking is you may not be able to reach derailed train cars at the far side...I think if it is over 3 feet you may need a rethink of this area...perhaps a pop up?
That would be one of the "hopefully" Secret access hatches. Also the Dark Blue line would be limited to
0-27, "Classic" Post War Trains, and some other Conventional small scale trains so not too worried about derailments there. But those other to line would be a problem. As Jan had suggested building to the room I will probably do that in reality, this is more a rough idea as to what I would be looking to accomplish. Plus if this layout is in the center of the room derailments may not be such a big problem.
I'm guessing the "pond" is supposed to be Feather Lake, and the hills are the Franklin mountains. Since those are El Paso landmarks, leaving them out is like trying to model Paris without the Eiffel Tower.
It might be possible to build the surface of Feather Lake into a cut-out on the table, and attach and remove it downward rather than upward. Maybe you could hold it in place with magnets, or make a way to slide it in and out horizontally under the table. Magnets might be better if you want to put vegetation in the lake itself.
