Comments on: Dimensions For Mountains and Hills https://blog.model-train-help.com/2020/01/dimensions-mountains-hills.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dimensions-mountains-hills Model railroads and model trains Wed, 22 Jan 2020 04:42:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Frank B https://blog.model-train-help.com/2020/01/dimensions-mountains-hills.html#comment-35660 Wed, 22 Jan 2020 04:42:38 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=5419#comment-35660 Draw a sketch plan of your intended layout at the top of a page, then project lines downward from this to draw what it would look like from the front.

Also there are some model railroad planning programs that allow you to create and include 3D scenery and view it from any direction. (E.g. Hornby VR2 (which is a old one, basic but .useful).

]]> By: Dwight Campbell https://blog.model-train-help.com/2020/01/dimensions-mountains-hills.html#comment-35647 Wed, 22 Jan 2020 00:12:42 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=5419#comment-35647 All I can do is echo what David and Phil said. Go online and search for NMRA RP-7.1 this Recommended Practice has a lot of info on track spacing and tunnel clearances. I am not a geologist but I don’t think hills and mountains sit next to each other, (I may be wrong), so you might think about separating them with a river, plus it is a great device to build depth in the scene.

]]> By: phil johnson https://blog.model-train-help.com/2020/01/dimensions-mountains-hills.html#comment-35386 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 06:16:59 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=5419#comment-35386 anything in front of the track, I keep at 3-6 “. As for your mountains, David is right on. How tall they are doesn’t matter. oh, yeah, suggest no turnouts in that area.

]]> By: David Stokes https://blog.model-train-help.com/2020/01/dimensions-mountains-hills.html#comment-35374 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 00:27:42 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=5419#comment-35374 Get yourself an NMRA dimension gauge as this has the recommended tunnel dimension requirements, known as “the loading gauge”. Or do some research into the railway you are modeling, use its dimensions adjusted upwards to account for 1:1 size hands.

Never build any scenery where you need to get a the track, for cleaning and train recovery/rescue. You could build hatches into the viewed scenery, leave the unviewed scenery open for access, or ensure underworld access from beneath.

As for size of hills and mountains, anything towards the front of the layout, where you need to reach over to get at rolling stock should be sized accordingly and can reach to the floor if you want.. Mountains, towards the rear, can reach the ceiling, and if you are modelling a canyon, to the floor.

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