Senecaville Layout

4x8 Large loop, with a inner Kidney. Inspired by my daughter, and with an interest in doing a classic Kidney shaped loop. I started with a simple mainline, added a kidney, and the rest is details. I used a lot of the Bachmann 44505, with 15" radius and 30 deg. angle. This allowed me to get the curves much closer together. We added lots of industry to the north end (right) and our village resides within the kidney loop.

I have uploaded pictures of the layout to flicker, you may view them here at 2012 MR Layout 2.
Also, here is the AnyRail file: 4x8 Large Loop with Yard and Internal Kidney.

Christmas Layout 2012

It has been a little while since my last post, I have been really busy with work. In my spare time I have started to work on the layout for under the Christmas tree. My idea was to add some dimension to the layout this year, but making the Christmas train go up and into the tree. I did not have much of a good idea about how to do this, and after some calculations with spirals, it was going to take too much track and too much work to make it happen.

Instead, I decided on an elevated track which will be a secondary loop at the bottom of the tree. The primary loop will extend beyond the tree parameter (estimated) and the secondary loop will ascend. My inspiration for this was The Little Engine That Could. Where the engine had to traverse mountains to get toys to good little girls and boys. The Christmas tree is approximated in the center.

 

Anyrail file for Bachmann Silver-Nickel E-Z Track: Christmas 2012 Layout.any