Ralph
Re your home layout - can I suggest that you abandon the 8ft x 4ft layout -
it is about as moveable as a double bed! The only attraction of a 8x4 is to
watch the trains going round and round and round - bloody boring. Much more
fun can be had by building a shelf layout - I wouldn't go below 16inches in
width - max 30inches make it as long as possible, sit it on top of book
shelves etc, build module style baseboards max 6ft long. Join baseboards
with bolts and split hinges to ensure alignment across the baseboard joints,
have removable sections where you have doors. Make it a 'switching district'
layout - use a car card system ......and I suspect you will be able to use
larger radius if you go round the edge of the room rather than plonk
something in the middle of the room.
If you post a design to the files section - I can guarantee lots of free
advise <VBG>
Best regards
Kelvin White
Oxford, England
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> Message: 9
> Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 21:49:16 -0000
> From: "ralphepowell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: A New S-scaler !
>
> I'm new, Ralph Powell, San Diego County, southern Calif (city
> of San Marcos specifically.). I'm new to this group, new to S-scale,
> actually new to model trains. (I've given up radio control gliders
> because of bad knees.) I'm a member of a local HO club with a rather
> large community layout but I'm more interested in S-scale.
> For home I have ordered some s-scale track, a diesel engine and a
> caboose to go with a car I already have. I'm going to begin with a 4
> x 8 layout (20" radius!) and I won't get much larger than that. (I
> live in a mobile home--so my layout has to be small and light so I
> can move it readily.)
> But where is everybody? Any individual S-scalers in San Diego
> County? On the NASG website I saw reference to a local narrow gauge
> club but that's all I've been able to find around here. I'd like to
> hear from any s-scaler in this area. Send me an email -- or a phone
> call. My number is in the local phone book.
>
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