Hi all,
I'm new here and figured I should start something about my layout. I'll try to just give an overview in this first post, and then add more over the coming days. I began the layout in February 2020. It is hollow core door sized, and built in four sections to allow easier moving (it's already moved once). I use a NCE Powercab and DCC. Min radius is 12.5" on the mainline and 11" on the siding (it's a compromise for the continuous running I want, and still being able to reach across it comfortably).
The area I am modeling is the Oregon Trunk line that splits from the BNSF mainline on the north side of the Colombia River (also the border of Oregon and Washington in that area), crosses the Colombia, follows the Deschutes River canyon south and climbs out into the high desert of Central Oregon. Obviously that all doesn't fit on a HCD... so I focused on a canyon scene, some high desert scenery, and two spurs serving three customers in a small industrial area. Those industries are sorta "inspired by" industries actually in the area, but do not try to exactly model a particular industry. I'm mostly running '90s era BN equipment, but sometimes switch things out for late '40s / early '50s SP&S and GN (I'll post more on that later).
OK, enough talk, here's pictures. The canyon scene, inspired by one of the two "twin bridges" along the route (I'll also post links to some prototype pics below):
A small fertilizer dealer (my current project is a replacement for this building):
Lumber loading:
A little office/storage building that goes with a fuel dealer:
And a shot along the backdrop:
Here are a few links to pictures of the area on railpictures.net.
The bridge that inspired mine: https://www.railpictures.net/photo/733771/
A couple shots from the northern part of Central Oregon: https://www.railpictures.net/photo/3010/
https://www.railpictures.net/photo/617649/
And from a little further south in Bend: https://www.railpictures.net/photo/3135/
I'm new here and figured I should start something about my layout. I'll try to just give an overview in this first post, and then add more over the coming days. I began the layout in February 2020. It is hollow core door sized, and built in four sections to allow easier moving (it's already moved once). I use a NCE Powercab and DCC. Min radius is 12.5" on the mainline and 11" on the siding (it's a compromise for the continuous running I want, and still being able to reach across it comfortably).
The area I am modeling is the Oregon Trunk line that splits from the BNSF mainline on the north side of the Colombia River (also the border of Oregon and Washington in that area), crosses the Colombia, follows the Deschutes River canyon south and climbs out into the high desert of Central Oregon. Obviously that all doesn't fit on a HCD... so I focused on a canyon scene, some high desert scenery, and two spurs serving three customers in a small industrial area. Those industries are sorta "inspired by" industries actually in the area, but do not try to exactly model a particular industry. I'm mostly running '90s era BN equipment, but sometimes switch things out for late '40s / early '50s SP&S and GN (I'll post more on that later).
OK, enough talk, here's pictures. The canyon scene, inspired by one of the two "twin bridges" along the route (I'll also post links to some prototype pics below):
A small fertilizer dealer (my current project is a replacement for this building):
Lumber loading:
A little office/storage building that goes with a fuel dealer:
And a shot along the backdrop:
Here are a few links to pictures of the area on railpictures.net.
The bridge that inspired mine: https://www.railpictures.net/photo/733771/
A couple shots from the northern part of Central Oregon: https://www.railpictures.net/photo/3010/
https://www.railpictures.net/photo/617649/
And from a little further south in Bend: https://www.railpictures.net/photo/3135/
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