brenden perkins Posted July 27, 2005 Posted July 27, 2005 hi guys,im going to build a 10 baseplate x 13 baseplate layout do you have any suggestions on what to build or trains to run im just out of ideas so far i want a port ,post office ,airport ,grain ele. ,coal store ,cargo shippinng store ,lumber store ,feed store ,restraunts ,and an excursion railroad. the trains i will run are a nine car mail train with a sd70 pulling it a intermdal train pulled by a dash nine a grain train pulled by a excutive scheme bnsf engine [like the white green and red engine in the gfltc club] and 2 local trains pulled by bnsf gp 38 engines. any thing else i can fit on my layot you can think of what sets should i buy? :/ Quote
Hobbes Posted July 27, 2005 Posted July 27, 2005 You're gonna fit all that on 10x13 base-plates? What more is there to build? ;) I wish I could decide on a plan what my layout will look like |-/ Quote
billybob Posted July 27, 2005 Posted July 27, 2005 im going to try ps im useing to computers this is my family main computer the brenden perkins is my lap top |-D Quote
The Middleman Posted July 27, 2005 Posted July 27, 2005 im going to try ps im useing to computers this is my family main computer the brenden perkins is my lap top |-D You know you can use the same username for both, right? Quote
WesternOutlaw Posted July 28, 2005 Posted July 28, 2005 With that many sets, esp. an airport with runway, what you need most is a lot of space. You don't want your train to pass over road plates which is a common issue I run into having my town/city on a table. I finally gave up with all the various layouts and just went with a large oval that circles the city. No fun, but I just didn't have the space to accomodate the points and side branches. Now I've got a lot of rolling stock, engines, and curved track just sitting on a bookshelf. - I just don't have the space and don't want to run my layout on the floor. I guess I need to start building some taller buildings. If you want to experiment with various layouts though and do not already have, I would recommend the Track Designer shareware program. It's great to try various layouts. In terms of buildings, I would definately recommend an engine shed, station, and crossing. If I had a lot of pieces and space, I would build a large station. The Train Depot is a great resource for layouts and the track designer program => Train Depot Quote
brenden perkins Posted July 28, 2005 Author Posted July 28, 2005 yep ive been using t.d. its been alot of help. Quote
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