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layout ideas please? - sunhuntin - 08-25-2014
we are having a club open day on sunday and im totally stumped for a track design! normally i have them planned well in advance, but every time i try to think of something my brain cant focus.
got heaps blue track, both single and double and some bits like flexi etc, but dont want to use heaps as i have to take it on the motorcycle [backpack, 2 saddle bags and the top box it all the space i have]
also what engines? chuggington, thomas, plarail, a mixture??
some of my past layouts are here. http://sunsthomasandfriends.weebly.com/show-layouts.html
not used to this being so hard! LOL
RE: layout ideas please? - ActionChugger - 08-25-2014
About the Super Spiral Amtrak set layout.
Simple but busy. Then add a double track going around the whole laout
RE: layout ideas please? - Super - 08-25-2014
I have always liked how Plarail Mike had created mountain tunnels with a red go around track. What child doesn't like a train tunnel?
He has done several and are very creative. Here he uses a couple of green curved tunnels and what looks like a tan bathroom rug or towel to give it a mountain feel.
Here is a creative variation of his using just track...
RE: layout ideas please? - sunhuntin - 08-25-2014
thanks, guys. i will google what the super amtrak looks like as i probably have enough bits and bobs to recreate it [minus the amtrak of course!]
super, will check the videos after work. they look good though!
RE: layout ideas please? - Super - 08-25-2014
Sunhuntin
ActionChugger has his own great video of the Super Spiral that shows the instructions on how to build a Super Spiral
RE: layout ideas please? - ActionChugger - 08-25-2014
Here is the super spiral set without the Stations.
Much shorter, perfect for your motorcycle!
I ride a street bike Suzuki Bking but no saddle bags!
RE: layout ideas please? - leylandvictory2 - 08-26-2014
(08-25-2014, 08:33 AM)sunhuntin Wrote: we are having a club open day on sunday and im totally stumped for a track design! normally i have them planned well in advance, but every time i try to think of something my brain cant focus.
got heaps blue track, both single and double and some bits like flexi etc, but dont want to use heaps as i have to take it on the motorcycle [backpack, 2 saddle bags and the top box it all the space i have]
also what engines? chuggington, thomas, plarail, a mixture??
some of my past layouts are here. http://sunsthomasandfriends.weebly.com/show-layouts.html
not used to this being so hard! LOL
First of all, you need to decide the dimension of your layout.
I would probably put in freight trains and coaches in the layout and some tunels.
RE: layout ideas please? - sunhuntin - 08-26-2014
thanks, guys.
leyland, i know what my space is, just no clue what to put in it, lol. like the idea of double tracks, maybe use some hills so i can elevate. would like to use the plarail elevated track and run emery, since hes usually on high tracks on the show.
AC, those bkings are niiiice bikes. used to date someone with a hayabusa i think it was, and they were looking at a bking when we split. my saddle bags are teeny, can fit a pair of sneakers and some socks in one, lol. could stand to be bigger, but they work. i usually use them for stuff like tunnels that i dont want crushed, or girders which take too much space in my backpack.
thanks guys, got a few thoughts beginning to form, finally. hope to get the track together tomorrow so i can take it to the club on thursday night and try to get it set up.
RE: layout ideas please? - Super - 08-26-2014
Do you pre-build the layout at home so you know exactly what to take so as not to waste space on the bike? Like take a piece of string on the floor in the shape and size of the table the layout will be on. This way you can experiment before the show to get it just right?
RE: layout ideas please? - sunhuntin - 08-26-2014
usually, yes. i build the design i have in mind, take the bits and then modify if needed. usually i havent made it big enough, so have to go home for more track, lol. normally, id have had this sorted several weeks ago, but havent had the thoughts thanks to overtime at work lol.