SantaFeJim posted:RD posted:Back to Santa Fe Jims new layout.....
Jim it looks really cool...I'm curious as to why you went HO for the home layout? I understand space considerations but you could put a pretty nice 0 gauge pike in 11x22....
I'd like to follow but all the links take me to another forum that wants me to register before I could see your photos??
Rich - I know that I could have a decent O Scale layout in that space but, as you know, I already belong to a nice 3-Rail Scale club that has 60' x 36' layout.
To do my track plan on 3-rail O-Scale would require approx. 44' x 22'. It would be considerably cheaper but I cannot accommodate that foot print.
As for links to see the pictures? News to me? Nobody else mentioned any problems.
BTW - How is you build coming along? I REALLY liked the track plan that you posted here in March/April of last year.
I will be posting more pictures as time permits. Stay tuned.
Jim,
I get it.... I'm glad you're not giving up on 0-Scale with all the beautiful Santa Fe equipment you have! The photos I could see look great and the scale model is the nuts!
As for me I'm still planning to build that plan.. I had a lot of help from the forum converting it to 0 from HO to fit my space and I have the plan in RRT .... still working on the room.. I want to make sure I have that done first and I had a couple of minor setbacks... I'm also struggling with the question.. build it myself or have it built by a professional builder?? I'm having problems visualizing the benchwork and how to handle the different levels... but I retired last January so now I have nothing but time and no more excuses.....
