Jul
16
Layout 3.5
Filed Under Layout Design
After a very short while, I quickly came to the realization that the “yard” was WAY too small, and it was not anywhere close to being designed correctly to function as a yard. The double leads would get fouled by the 45-degree crossing diamond. There was no escape or caboose track. The yard sidings would not hold more than 3 cars or so. Given the space I was trying to limit myself to, I couldn’t come up with a way to fix these problems. I looked at moving the yard to the right in place of some of the buildings I had to achieve longer sidings… however, this would foul the mainline.
Ultimately, I decided that the area I had pegged for a yard would be better used as an industrial/commercial area. This would still give me some good operational possibilities, and wouldn’t look as awkward as a small poorly designed yard.
Also, it was at this point in my layout design work that I became very hooked on the idea to include a carnival on my layout. I purchased the Lionel Ferris Wheel and Scrambler, and had also picked up a couple of Mr. Christmas Carousels that would be kitbashed into one carousel. From this point forward, all of my layout designs include a carnival. In many ways, Layout 3.5 was the beginning of my overall layout theme. This theme has been ever evolving, but at the core it has remained consistent for almost a year and a half.
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