Green Eyed Monsty Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 (edited) 7 minutes ago, WhiteWulfe said: Bringing this over into random, as it's discussion... TTrack seems nice and all, but it works best with the ability to actually go out and about, while I want a nice switching setup. Well, okay, what I really want is mountains, a canyon, and the ability to run a loop or three, but I'm not converting the entire bedroom over into a full on setup. At least not in the apartment, anyways. Nah, what I want to do is probably about 18" deep, and 6-8' long. Basically a nice contained shelf layout, but with a number of things that can be done on it. Other problem though is finding actual space for such, as I'd have to rearrange a bunch of things to make it happen. I'd even consider O scale, but I prefer two rail so that's harder to pull off, and way more expensive. The biggest issue is a lot of the locomotives I'd want to run tend to be in the $3-400 USD range, which is annoying, but it's also because they're more niche with things. Mid 1980's to 2010's diesel, specifically CN. Yup, orange with zebra stripes locomotives... 😛 or the ones one of the local steel place uses, but I don't recall what they are just yet. But yeah, a big thing really is indecision on which scale. Love the look and feel of O, but HO and N are where the desired locomotives are. Sounds like you are going to need to research what locomotives are available in what scales and spreadsheet everything to come to a decision. For the layout, John Armstrong's "givens" and "druthers" may prove helpful. GEM Addendum: What @kristof65 said. And John Allen's "Timesaver" switching layout makes a solid start for a switching layout. Can be built in as little as one foot by six feet in HO Scale. I have one I build standing on end in a closet. Legs are trestle bents made out of strips of plywood stained a nice dark reddish brown. Edited March 22 by Green Eyed Monsty 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristof65 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 4 minutes ago, WhiteWulfe said: Nah, what I want to do is probably about 18" deep, and 6-8' long. Basically a nice contained shelf layout, but with a number of things that can be done on it. Other problem though is finding actual space for such, as I'd have to rearrange a bunch of things to make it happen. I'd even consider O scale, but I prefer two rail so that's harder to pull off, and way more expensive. Funny that we both thought to bring the discussion here at the same time. There are people who build sets of switching modules. I believe I have some photos of some from the Des Moines Train Show on my phone. Let me see if I can find them. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristof65 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Hmm. Turns out I didn't take any pictures of the yards or switching modules other than this one: This one is I think a quadruple and a triple module together. The switching setup I thought you would like to see consisted of 3 or 4 triple modules, which are approximately a meter long each. Switching and train operations aren't my thing, so no photos. I just like building scenery and watching trains go by it. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 @WhiteWulfe Nscale Kato and Atlas locomotives are great runners and can be found for $65 US for used, good runners to $150 US for new if you go with a DC layout. If you want to go DCC it does cost a bit more, but you can go with just a couple locomotives to start out. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haldir Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 2 hours ago, Chaoswolf said: It is Wednesday afternoon, that means the work week is over half finished! Ah, but for those on a 10 day vacation, it just means 3 more night before I return to work. Eh, I'm ready to go back really. Game night tonight & then hopefully Pathfinder game on Friday night. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteWulfe Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 1 hour ago, Corsair said: @WhiteWulfe Nscale Kato and Atlas locomotives are great runners and can be found for $65 US for used, good runners to $150 US for new if you go with a DC layout. If you want to go DCC it does cost a bit more, but you can go with just a couple locomotives to start out. Close for colours, but a Gen too late for paint schemes, and wrong locomotive. Those ones are lovely, I see them all the time, but I greatly prefer some of the older styles. I'll have to find the actual one when I get home, hopefully I bookmarked it and all that. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Chaoswolf Posted March 22 Author Moderator Share Posted March 22 What is this, a miniatures forum, or a model train forum? If you couldn't tell by the purple, I'm kidding. I actually think it's kinda cool to see other aspects of hobbying. 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Eyed Monsty Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 30 minutes ago, Chaoswolf said: What is this, a miniatures forum, or a model train forum? If you couldn't tell by the purple, I'm kidding. I actually think it's kinda cool to see other aspects of hobbying. There are applications for Reaper Paints in the Model Railroad Hobby, something I am considering for my next [sometime in the nebulous future] model railroad structure building project. I personally find it of note the number of miniatures painters [on this forum] who also have an interest in model trains. GEM 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuldGrump Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 One of our players just sent us a link to a porn comic on Deviant Art, which had has a D&D game going on - here is a clean part of the comic... He looks... familiar.... Something tells me that the artist really is a gamer.... The Auld Grump 4 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristof65 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 13 minutes ago, Green Eyed Monsty said: There are applications for Reaper Paints in the Model Railroad Hobby, something I am considering for my next [sometime in the nebulous future] model railroad structure building project. I personally find it of note the number of miniatures painters [on this forum] who also have an interest in model trains. GEM I think there can be a lot of cross over in several hobbies - miniature painting, model railroads, doll houses, model building, just to name a few. When I first joined the train club here, I thought I was going to have to do more explaining of my miniatures hobby - turns out the club president's adult son is big into Star Wars Legions and mini painting, so most of the group already knew what I was talking about. I've been using my Reaper and Vallejo paints on my module - for the most part I see no need to invest in yet more paints just for model railroading. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Eyed Monsty Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 2 minutes ago, kristof65 said: I think there can be a lot of cross over in several hobbies - miniature painting, model railroads, doll houses, model building, just to name a few. When I first joined the train club here, I thought I was going to have to do more explaining of my miniatures hobby - turns out the club president's adult son is big into Star Wars Legions and mini painting, so most of the group already knew what I was talking about. I've been using my Reaper and Vallejo paints on my module - for the most part I see no need to invest in yet more paints just for model railroading. I've found the Reaper Paints to give good coverage with a thin film, both properties you want to keep from obscuring fine details. For Acrylic Base Paints Reaper has some of the best of both properties of any paints I have tried. GEM 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Eyed Monsty Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 In Alaska they have a "Puppy Bus": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00NUDgkLEzM GEM 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haldir Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 5 hours ago, TheAuldGrump said: One of our players just sent us a link to a porn comic on Deviant Art, which had has a D&D game going on - here is a clean part of the comic... He looks... familiar.... Something tells me that the artist really is a gamer.... The Auld Grump That actually is pretty good line art. I instantly saw the Reaper miniature in it. Thou, now I need to have that guy as the bouncer for a brothel..... 2 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Eyed Monsty Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 3 minutes ago, haldir said: That actually is pretty good line art. I instantly saw the Reaper miniature in it. Thou, now I need to have that guy as the bouncer for a brothel..... Replace the swishy sword with a knobbly club and I can definitely see that as a possibility. GEM 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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