 Joined: 27/12/2015(UTC) Posts: 7 Location: Danbury, CT
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I was looking through a PDF copy of the Märklin 0700 track plan book when plan 10 caught my eye:  Although in many ways it's the ideal layout for me, the one problem with the plan is that it's designed for M-track, while I plan on using K-track. There is a K-track version of the plan later in the book, but on the PDF I have it's too small and blurry to read the numbers in the plan. If someone on this forum has a copy of the book, could you upload a higher-resolution scan of the K-Track version of the plan? It's on page 164 (the original plan is on pages 69-72)
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Joined: 19/06/2012(UTC) Posts: 60 Location: nj
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Joined: 27/12/2015(UTC) Posts: 7 Location: Danbury, CT
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That's actually where I first got the book as a PDF; unfortunately, the scan is too blurry when trying to zoom in to read the track plan for the K track version: 
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 Joined: 23/11/2008(UTC) Posts: 225 Location: Herning in Denmark
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Originally Posted by: LukefromNJ  That's actually where I first got the book as a PDF; unfortunately, the scan is too blurry when trying to zoom in to read the track plan for the K track version: If you are considering using that layout with K rails, then you should take advantage of the flex track to avoid the "boring" S curve in my eyes that is in the lower left corner And also the far right curv could also be better ..... |
Best regards
Jørgen St. from Herning in DK
H0 / Märklin K track / CS3+ / full digital / Epoke III +/- |
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Joined: 27/12/2015(UTC) Posts: 7 Location: Danbury, CT
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In the original plan, it looks like that S curve on the left was there to make space for the railroad crossing track. If I leave the crossing out, I'll probably make that area one large, gentle curve. I don't plan on following this track plan exactly; at the very least, I'll probably double-track the layout.
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 Joined: 21/05/2004(UTC) Posts: 1,768 Location: Brisbane, Queensland
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You have the overall design shape, it would be very easy to design it in K track with layout planning software - and make some design alterations at the same time:) |
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Joined: 27/12/2015(UTC) Posts: 7 Location: Danbury, CT
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I'll probably leave the central "core" of the station/crossover/engine depot more-or-less unmodified (although I may shorten the spur above the turntable and change the roundhouse to a 6-stall roundhouse) but change the outer oval quite a bit, depending on how much space I have to work with.
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 Joined: 17/09/2006(UTC) Posts: 18,771 Location: New Zealand
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Originally Posted by: LukefromNJ There is a K-track version of the plan later in the book, but on the PDF I have it's too small and blurry to read the numbers in the plan. If someone on this forum has a copy of the book, could you upload a higher-resolution scan of the K-Track version of the plan? Originally Posted by: LukefromNJ ..... unfortunately, the scan is too blurry when trying to zoom in to read the track plan for the K track version Hopefully this is better. (I re-scanned my own copy of the book some time ago.)  
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Joined: 04/12/2013(UTC) Posts: 2,261 Location: Hobart, Australia
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Originally Posted by: Bigdaddynz
Hopefully this is better.
(I re-scanned my own copy of the book some time ago.)
Hello David, Sorry for your trouble, I provided this scanned from my 0700 to Luke by email after PM on 2nd October, Regards, Philip
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Joined: 27/12/2015(UTC) Posts: 7 Location: Danbury, CT
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Yes, Philip PM-ed me a higher-resolution scan the other day. Still, thanks for the scan and track part numbers.
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Joined: 21/05/2004(UTC) Posts: 1,768 Location: Brisbane, Queensland
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If I were you I'd be re-designing all the points to use wide radius instead. Looks much better and closer to NEM for track parallels. |
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Joined: 27/12/2015(UTC) Posts: 7 Location: Danbury, CT
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I might try redesigning some aspects in SCARM; ultimately, it comes down to how much space I'll end up having at my disposal, and how much of that space I'd want to devote exclusively to a permanent model rail layout. What caused me to look to this plan in the first place was that it managed to fit into a relatively small space a passenger & freight terminus station, a locomotive roundhouse and depot, both out-and-back and continuous loop running, potential for a wide variety of passenger and freight operation, and it does it all while avoiding the spaghetti-bowl look a layout with all those features might have.
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