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torerr		#1 Posted : 01 September 2016 06:11:24(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 26/04/2016(UTC) Posts: 8 Location: Shanghai		Hi everyone, This is my first C-track layout. It will be rather small (check picture), but I would be grateful if anyone have a track plan that could fit my layout. I would love to have some bridges if possible, or at least a point where one track passes over the other. If it is possible, maybe also two tracks(double) so I could run two trains at the same time. The approx measurements are 220cm on the far side with 84cm depth and 170cm long with 90cm depth on the short side. Appreaciate any help I can get. With regards, Tore Shanghai (china) and Oslo (norway)

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Carim		#2 Posted : 01 September 2016 15:10:02(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 15/09/2014(UTC) Posts: 652 Location: London		Hi Tore, I think that before rushing into a design, you need to think about a few things like: - are you more interested in a pure scenic picture for your trains or do you want to do more hands-on operations e.g. shunting? - what type of trains are you going to run - how many carriages/wagons? - apart from bridges, what features do you want e.g.stations, marshalling yard, loco works, industry slidings? - then what are your skills like? Carpentry, electronics, making scenery - no point starting a very complex project if you don't have the skills to complete it; you will just get frustrated and give up. My advice, assuming that this is your first ever layout, is to keep it simple and get some trains running first. Once you get more confident, you can re-build or extend your layout. Hope that helps. Carim

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waorb		#3 Posted : 01 September 2016 16:07:28(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 31/05/2011(UTC) Posts: 868 Location: Brazil		Hello Tore. Welcome to the forum. I agree with Carim. Think before you start, and never give up. But sometimes its good to really see something to have some clues... I always recomends Noch website. They have a lot of layouts, well documented, even with all parts that is necessary. http://www.noch.com/en/s...ownloads/track-plans.php Just insert a letter A in the search field and click on 'Search'... lot of track plans will appear, with dimensions... so you could look around one that fits your table. Keep forward, and posting. Cheers, Walter
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Carim		#4 Posted : 02 September 2016 15:24:58(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 15/09/2014(UTC) Posts: 652 Location: London		Tore, You may want to have a look at http://www.lctm.info/Biblioteca/Libros/index.htm - That site has a number of Marklin track planning books. Carim Edited by user 03 September 2016 00:29:44(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified

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Thewolf		#5 Posted : 02 September 2016 15:43:34(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 08/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 2,035 Location: Saint Mathias dur Richelieu-Canada		Originally Posted by: Carim Tore, You may want to have a look at http://www.lctm.info/Biblioteca/Libros/index.htm. That site has a number of Marklin track planning books. Carim Carim, The link does not work Thewolf
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RayF		#6 Posted : 02 September 2016 16:27:23(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 14/03/2005(UTC) Posts: 15,839 Location: Gibraltar, Europe		Originally Posted by: Thewolf Originally Posted by: Carim Tore, You may want to have a look at http://www.lctm.info/Biblioteca/Libros/index.htm. That site has a number of Marklin track planning books. Carim Carim, The link does not work Thewolf Try this: http://www.lctm.info/Biblioteca/
		Ray Mostly Marklin.Selection of different eras and European railways Small C track layout, control by MS2, 100+ trains but run 4-5 at a time.

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Thewolf		#7 Posted : 02 September 2016 16:40:56(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 08/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 2,035 Location: Saint Mathias dur Richelieu-Canada		Thank you Ray It works Thewolf
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Alsterstreek		#8 Posted : 02 September 2016 18:52:51(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 16/11/2011(UTC) Posts: 5,669 Location: Hybrid Home		Brandonbahn III could serve for inspiration: https://www.marklin-user...erly-ambitious-adventure
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Carim		#9 Posted : 03 September 2016 00:27:38(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 15/09/2014(UTC) Posts: 652 Location: London		Originally Posted by: RayF Originally Posted by: Thewolf Originally Posted by: Carim Tore, You may want to have a look at http://www.lctm.info/Biblioteca/Libros/index.htm. That site has a number of Marklin track planning books. Carim Carim, The link does not work Thewolf Try this: http://www.lctm.info/Biblioteca/ Ray - thanks for sorting that out. (I have adjusted the original link - it had one full stop too many) Carim


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TEEWolf		#10 Posted : 03 September 2016 00:54:49(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 01/06/2016(UTC) Posts: 2,465		Originally Posted by: torerr Hi everyone, Appreaciate any help I can get. With regards, Tore Shanghai (china) and Oslo (norway) I have many links to various layouts. Because when I restarted I wanted to get ideas for layouts. Same what you are looking for now. But do you want to start with the Märklin ones first? They offer over the years plenty of layouts in their Märklin Magazin, which you find under the link. Märklin Gleispläne layouts Most of them are graphics and less text. Noch Layouts This side has the advantage you can change it to English. Swiss layouts In the meantime I train myself for the use of Wintrack to do my own layouts, because I am a "Carpet Bahner" and want to change my layouts quite often. Have fun.
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xxup		#11 Posted : 03 September 2016 01:21:24(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 15/03/2003(UTC) Posts: 9,463 Location: Australia		Even though most of my working life I was a project manager, I prefer the "let's see how it goes" approach to layout building. On our first layout Miss 4 and I just slapped down some M-track, a few of her old building blocks and just tried it out. The first thing we learned was that Re460s are low with a long overhang and they get stuck at a rise that is too steep.. The next thing we learned was that the dining room table was too high and awkward for Miss 4. So when we planned the next layout it was only 600mm (maybe it was 800mm - long time ago) off the ground. That way she could bend and reach every part of the layout. I live by the philosophy, "Whatever you do will be wrong, so just get on with it and fix the big problems later.." I am pretty sure that Microsoft's (and lately Samsung's) development team shares this one too..
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