Showing posts with label Layout Standards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Layout Standards. Show all posts

Monday, July 28, 2008

Layout at A Glance


Name:
Rosenberg Meet
Scale: N (1:160)
Size: 10.5 x 11.5 feet
Prototype: Union Pacific (UP) and Burlington Northern and Santa Fe (BNSF)
Locale: around South-west Texas, USA (UP Glidden and BNSF Galveston)
Era: circa January/February 2004
Style: Around the walls with peninsula
Track Arrangement:
Mainline Run:
Minimum Radius: 15 inches
Minimum Turnout: no. 7 (main), no. 5 (siding, yard)
Maximum Grade: 2.5%
Benchwork: L Girder and Shelf Brackets
Height: 58 inches (upper deck); 44 inches (lower deck)
Roadbed: Cork
Rail Head: Code 55 (mainline and siding)
Track: Micro Engineering & Atlas code 55 flextracks
Scenery:
Backdrop: Masonite
Control: Digital Command Control (NCE Powercab; upgrade to PowerPro)



As you can see, some of the design parameters have not been decided yet. I will update as I proceed.