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Offline Ladislas  
#1 Posted : 22 August 2007 00:09:54(UTC)
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Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
I have been tinkering with designs for a small shunting layout using K-track; this is the latest result (130 x 33 cm). I would welcome advice and suggestions from people with more operating experience: have I crammed in too much track? Does it create practical problems which I have overlooked? I have no doubt that it can be improved upon!

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Offline intruder  
#2 Posted : 22 August 2007 01:15:08(UTC)
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Welcome to the forum, Mark.

I do not have a permanent layout yet, but have frequently made table- or floor layouts.
Your layuot should have plenty of "shunting opportunities", but my limeted excperience tells me that to connect two cars in a curve can be difficult, so I would make all my parking tracks straight, even though it's a bit boring.
Best regards Svein, Norway
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Offline Ladislas  
#3 Posted : 22 August 2007 18:50:54(UTC)
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Thanks for your advice about curves, Svein - I had forgotten about that potential problem!
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Offline guss-tav  
#4 Posted : 30 October 2007 17:12:18(UTC)
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Hello,

With this link you can see some projets of micro layout:

http://carendt.com/microplans/index.html

I find your idea very good.

Best regards,

Jean
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Offline Rowan  
#5 Posted : 31 October 2007 04:48:27(UTC)
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There is so much to be said about the small layout.
There are unlimited possibilities with a small layout.
Years ago Model Railway Constructor,and Railway Modeler used too have track plans for the end of the line.
The small layout.If you have a look around on the net ;the plans are there for little shunting layouts.Maybe the best way for you to end up with something you are happy with is to build/change/test on the dinner table.
Practical problems are first to the front when you check it out before screwing it down.
Have fun.
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Offline Caplin  
#6 Posted : 16 January 2008 00:39:04(UTC)
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Great link, guss-tav. Thank you.

Regards,
Benny - Outsider and MFDWPL
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