Rachel,
Jeff know quite a bit about track planning. In my case for my railroad under construction, I have two peninsulas. One is four feet wide like yours (and about 20' long). It is a major town on my railroad and will house the lumber/logging company, two sawmills (one for hardwoods and a bigger one for hemlock and pine), a tannery and whatever else I can fit in. The second peninsula will contain a division point yard and an engine terminal in addition to some industry. In both cases, they are really "one" scene and not the peninsula with the mainline running around the edges and a scenic divider in the middle that seems to be more typical these days. Dave Heine Easton, PA From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Madden Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2012 12:23 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re: MTH NS Heritage Locomotives (follow-up) Remember - peninsula doesn't have to have a turnback loop at the end. It can have dead-end track for accessories, yard, turntable, industries, etc. Jeff madden On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 2:57 AM, Rachel Covington <[email protected]> wrote: You really hit the nail on the head and summed up my thoughts and concerns as a newbie to this scale perfectly. This is why I was asking about min radius on the 2-8-0 on my other thread. While The possibilities of what MTH can bring to this scale are exciting. I have decided on a wait and see attitude while saving my money up for next years releases. In the mean time I am completely remodeling the the train room, building substructures, painting lighting etc and finalizing my track plans. Was hoping to utilize a 4' wide peninsula in the middle of room but looks like that might be to narrow. My track plan is open enough however that I can go HO, S or O scale depending on what shows up next year in the offering. Obviously I am hoping S scale will offer up enough steam equipment to go for it :) Luckily I have enough to keep me busy in the train room until then! Rachel Covington _____
