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Offline drstapes  
#1 Posted : 26 February 2009 00:28:44(UTC)
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drstapes

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After years of large sprawling layouts,having moved and downsized I now have room for an 8 by 4 layout. I am having difficulty in planning this. Idealy I would like a tail chaser, an in and out and a figure of 8. However there doesn't appear to be enough room.different levels might be the answer. Any track plans would be helpful
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Geoff (UK)

marklin HO from the 50's and 60's
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Offline Writhdar  
#2 Posted : 26 February 2009 01:40:48(UTC)
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Geoff,

If you can squeeze out two more feet for 1/2 of the 8 ft length, I have a plan (based on an old Marklin plan) that has a lot of activity but minimal scenery.

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It is with M track and utilizes some 5137 switches but it can be modified to 5202 types. I also have a plan using C track. Email me if you are interested and I can pass on more info.

Dan
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Offline Laffe  
#3 Posted : 26 February 2009 19:49:03(UTC)
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Having room for an 8x4, usually means that you have a 12x8 foot room (assuming 2 feet access space all around). Have you considered doing an around the walls or walk-in type layout instead? With that kind of space you usually get a longer run if you avoid the basic 8x4 shape.

Otherwise, take a look at this way to split and re-arrange a 8x4 board:
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Outer size is 8x9, but you can butt it up against a corner, since it's no wider than 3 feet at the widest parts. The descriptions are in swedish, but the plan should speak for itself. The right hand track disappears down into a valley and then to a hidden return loop below the main level. Here you can have a small storage yard for a couple of trains, so you vary the traffic.
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Offline atilla  
#4 Posted : 28 February 2009 16:02:34(UTC)
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I've been messing around with railly 4.0 and drawing all sorts of plans. I found myself looking at the Marklin book that came with my starter set and found several of those that seemed quite nice to me. They seem to fit in pretty compact spaces.
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Offline drstapes  
#5 Posted : 01 March 2009 01:39:25(UTC)
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drstapes

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thanks for the ideas guys.
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Geoff (UK)

marklin HO from the 50's and 60's
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Offline steventrain  
#6 Posted : 01 March 2009 10:25:48(UTC)
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Excellent trackplan.
Large Marklinist 3- Rails Layout with CS2/MS2/Boosters/C-track/favorites Electric class E03/BR103, E18/E118, E94, Crocodiles/Steam BR01, BR03, BR05, BR23, BR44, BR50, Big Boy.
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Offline obxbill  
#7 Posted : 02 March 2009 00:02:48(UTC)
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I like the general arrangement of this layout. I wonder, could it be made to fit in an 8x8 room? That's all I have to work with, myself. I'm using M-track.

Bill



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[size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by Laffe
<br />Having room for an 8x4, usually means that you have a 12x8 foot room (assuming 2 feet access space all around). Have you considered doing an around the walls or walk-in type layout instead? With that kind of space you usually get a longer run if you avoid the basic 8x4 shape.

Otherwise, take a look at this way to split and re-arrange a 8x4 board:
UserPostedImage

Outer size is 8x9, but you can butt it up against a corner, since it's no wider than 3 feet at the widest parts. The descriptions are in swedish, but the plan should speak for itself. The right hand track disappears down into a valley and then to a hidden return loop below the main level. Here you can have a small storage yard for a couple of trains, so you vary the traffic.
Marklin HO and Z also Hornby 00 and US 2-rail
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Offline Laffe  
#8 Posted : 02 March 2009 01:04:24(UTC)
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Laffe


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[size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by obxbill
<br />I like the general arrangement of this layout. I wonder, could it be made to fit in an 8x8 room? That's all I have to work with, myself. I'm using M-track.

Bill



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[size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by Laffe
<br />Having room for an 8x4, usually means that you have a 12x8 foot room (assuming 2 feet access space all around). Have you considered doing an around the walls or walk-in type layout instead? With that kind of space you usually get a longer run if you avoid the basic 8x4 shape.

Otherwise, take a look at this way to split and re-arrange a 8x4 board:
UserPostedImage

Outer size is 8x9, but you can butt it up against a corner, since it's no wider than 3 feet at the widest parts. The descriptions are in swedish, but the plan should speak for itself. The right hand track disappears down into a valley and then to a hidden return loop below the main level. Here you can have a small storage yard for a couple of trains, so you vary the traffic.



I didn't make this plan originally, but I can try to fit a similar plan with M-track. Give me a couple of days though...
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Offline obxbill  
#9 Posted : 03 March 2009 00:53:07(UTC)
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Thanks, Laffe! I really appreciate it. My plan was to just lay track and see how it works. Some kind of plan would really help me. Smile I plan to just use 5100 radius because of space.

Bill

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I didn't make this plan originally, but I can try to fit a similar plan with M-track. Give me a couple of days though...
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Marklin HO and Z also Hornby 00 and US 2-rail
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Offline drstapes  
#10 Posted : 23 March 2009 04:13:14(UTC)
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drstapes

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If you look in the layout section you will see the beginnings of my layout. Thanks for all the suggestions.
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Geoff (UK)

marklin HO from the 50's and 60's
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