Mike, Brian, Brwebster, and Mark . . .
Many thanks for your comments and contributions to this thread. I apologize for missing some of these comments and for taking so long to respond. I have spent quite a few hours pondering how to accomplish just the right blend of narrow gauge and also a standard gauge exchange. The ideas are still a work in progress. I have not yet committed any final thoughts to paper. I will creat some type of update when I can.
good choice. i just dismantled my On3 layout. i ran 44" radius and MMI k36 had no issues at all. my link to, well what is now my previous layout, is below. there is also a thread on the 2 rail forum around the demolition of it. great choice to model after; the MMI stuff ran for 8 years on my layout with no issue (i DCC'd all 9 locos). they ran flawless.
hey bob, ping me off list and i will fill you in!
Now it looks more and more like the idea of building the San Juan Central is going to give way to an "Intraguage" layout. By that I mean most of the layout will be dual guage O scale with narrow gauge O sharing space with two rail O scale. There will be an interchange in the new town of Munoz.
Of great surprise to me is how much I miss running the hi rail O scale steam monsters. The huffing, puffing, and chuffing, combined with the smoke and light show has been absent in our basement for six months. I miss it much more than I thought I would.
Therefore, I am actually contemplating incorporating a lower level featuring three rail hi rail. I feel manic, therefore I am. Ok, to the design boards.
Well than maybe purchasing that BB from Vince wasn't the dumbest thing after all
I just heard that Malcom Furlow passed away, from COVID
Yes, I remember reading his articles in Model Railroader many years ago. That is so sad he has passed away. Thank you for letting us know, Lee!
I recall his San Juan Central, of course, but it was his Carbondale Central that provided the inspiration for Dennis Brennan's Sandy Harbor Terminal that really got my juices flowing. So much detail in such a little space.
RIP Malcolm
Dan
Has it been confirmed that Malcolm has indeed passed?
Andre
Well, it saddens me that he's passed quite young, really.
I always enjoyed viewing/reading about his model railroading creations. The guy had talent. More so than I will ever possess.
He was quite relaxed in front of a camera, and I suspect some of his actual personality came through because of it. When viewing a video he was in, I always found his relaxed approach along with his slight "Texas drawl" dialect added to the entertaining value of them.
Andre
I loved his articles. Several years ago he was kind enough to autograph my copy of his SJC construction book. He had been shunned by some of the modeling community for his artistic (and not necessarily realistic) approach to scenery. I think he opened a lot of eyes at what could be done, and he will be missed.
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