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Very nice and clean layout. Beautifully done.
agreed , very exceptionally nice layout , i could only dream of mine being that good. i’d love to see the whole thing.
Nice layout indeed, however judging from curved switches I would not suggest running 89′ autoracks or 86′ boxcars unless they have long couplers. This however makes push-pull frustrating as compression makes long shanks to “break” into arc shape causing decoupling, on these curves there is not much even Kadee couplers can do in pushpulling when it comes to large overhangs. I am mixed freelanced but European-experienced modeler so I don’t know whether you model pre-autorack era, but its nice layout. I have more complicated situation: Proto87 (narrow code 64) wheel treads, sprung buffers on European rolling stock meaning too sharp turns will make buffers slide past each other and derail once track becomes straight. This goes hand-in-hand with preventing huge overhangs on autoracks, I use at least 60″ curves if right away from straight, however with this easement can get as low as 40″ (which is still decently broad for conventional modeler).
Anyway, nice layout and what else I like is compact placement of industries and backdrop close to each other that still makes aesthetic sense.
A very good layout, nicely done. I would add a fork lift truck unloading at the back of the white container truck, and a track maintenance crew working on one of the sidings at the front of the layout. (If this is in ‘N’ gauge or smaller, the detailing might be more challenging)
Really nice, but I would dirty it up a bit to make it look like a real yard, and add people/workers, a few boxes piled at the corner of a building with a lunch table, etc. Some things to make it look more “lived in”, if you will.
Someone posted “Very nice and clean layout.” I agree, but it’s too clean. Weeds and trash would make the scene more interesting.
Nice work but the tracks look a little too nest. Perhaps some junk, old ties (sleeoers?), weeds or small trees to break up the smoothness.
I would agree with the too clean look. Oil is very messy. The other thing that is needed for realism is that any loading / unloading track, post 1950’s, needs to have concrete pads with drains under the track and raised curb edges all the way around to contain any leaks or spills so that they can be funneled into catch basins. Most pads have a slight slope towards the drains and rubber gaskets on both sides of the rails to form a seal where they pass through the end curbing.
Its a great layout but something is missing ,oiltankers there are no 18 wheelers there plus a few ground crew workers maybe from a filling station perhaps. may be a fire truck just incase of an accident parked around ,but other than that a real nice scene ! wish I had one
Very nicely done, however it needs a little more of what the guys mentioned above, oil tankers, dirty areas, and some workers would finish it off just right. Just a little more authenticity………….
yes, what they said. add some oil streaks to the tanks and trash.
Nicely packs a lot into a small space, but I suspect that the tight radii, especially so near turnouts and straight sections, will cause coupling and derailment problems with anything longer than 40 scale feet. Hard to tell with an oblique view.
very nice. the roofs are to clean . put som weeds and grass spot on some track area . take some cotton balls fluff them out and spray them with hair spray and put them on the stacks not all of them do the same on some of the lines on you platform plants do have valve that do this some time put workers on platform put some tank trucks in yard waiting to load /cars for workers and other trucks. nice job looks great just some minor details needed. keep it up looks good.