Future Module Plans (Near Furture)

[TruckLover]

Hello Everyone,

Yes yes yes im doing MORE modules. I cannot continue with the BIG layout i planned for my room. Just too many complications, I hate to say it but im now thinking that it would be best if I waited till i move out and get my own place to start it but in the mean time, ill do some MORE MODULES

Heres my plan, Im going to build them in 2' x 6' sections (roughly bassed off the NMRA module standards). Im going to wire them according to the standards and have backdrops on ALL of them. I came up with 9 moulde plans so far and im still doing a couple more. Im going to store them on the walls in my room using shelf brackets (4-5 per module). I can fit 3-4 modules (depending on the building heights on each module) in a stack going up the wall (2 of the walls will allow 2 2'x6' modules next to each other giveing a total of 6-8 modules on each wall) and the other 2 walls can hold 3-4 modules (again depending on the height of the buildings on each module) each. Thats PLENTY of room for TONS of modules.

Here are the first 9 modules I came up with. Some of them have no particular arangement but most of them need to be placed with the ones next to it. I have #'ed them Module 1-9. The ones that say "moudle # no aragement" dont have to go with any particular module but all the ones that say "module # row 1" need to be hooked up with one of the ones next to it. For example Module #3 can be paired with Module #2 or Module #4 but no others because of the way the track is layed out. Its kinda confussing but it works for me lol.


Module #1:

1. Walthers Cornerstone Washington Salvage Yard (Walthers Model Railroad Mall -- product information page for 933-2928)
2. Walthers Cornersone Medusa Cement (Walthers Model Railroad Mall -- product information page for 933-3019)

Module #2

1. Walthers Cornerstone Walton & Sons Lumber Yard (Walthers Model Railroad Mall -- product information page for 933-3057)
2. Walthers Cornerstone Armstrong Electric Motors (2) (Walthers Model Railroad Mall -- product information page for 933-3172)

Module #3

1. Walthers Cornerstone Heritage Furniture (2) (Walthers Model Railroad Mall -- product information page for 933-3164)
2. Great West Models ST Plastics (Walthers Model Railroad Mall -- product information page for 24-106)

Module #4

1. Great West Models Detroit Motors/Railcar Rebuilders (Walthers Model Railroad Mall -- product information page for 24-508)

Module #5

1. Walthers Cornerstone Lakeview Warehousing (Walthers Model Railroad Mall -- product information page for 933-2917)

Module #6

1. Great West Models Twin Cities Distribution Warehouse (Walthers Model Railroad Mall -- product information page for 24-510)

Module #7

1. Walthers Cornerstone Red Wing Flour Mill (Walthers Model Railroad Mall -- product information page for 933-3026)
2. Walthers Cornerstone Grain Silos (3) (Walthers Model Railroad Mall -- product information page for 933-3123)
3. Walthers Cornerstone Grain Conveyor (Walthers Model Railroad Mall -- product information page for 933-3124)
4. Walthers Cornerstone Grain Dryer (Walthers Model Railroad Mall -- product information page for 933-3128)
5. Walthers Cornerstone ADM Grain Elevator (2) (Walthers Model Railroad Mall -- product information page for 933-3022)
6. Walthers Cornerstone (NEW grain buildings/accessories added in for extreme detail) (www.walthers.com -- guide2/grain_series page)

Module #8

1. City Classics Smallman Street Warehouse (with add on walls) (Walthers Model Railroad Mall -- product information page for 195-103)
2. City Classics Carnegie Street MFR. Building (Walthers Model Railroad Mall -- product information page for 195-109)

Module #9

1. Walthers Cornerstone Northern Light and Power Powerhouse (Walthers Model Railroad Mall -- product information page for 933-3021)
2. Walthers Cornerstone Substation (2) (Walthers Model Railroad Mall -- product information page for 933-3025)
3. Walthers Cornerstone High Voltage Transmission Towers (Walthers Model Railroad Mall -- product information page for 933-3121)
4. Walthers Cornerstone Electric Utility Poles (Walthers Model Railroad Mall -- product information page for 933-3101)

[TruckLover]

Module #10

1. Walthers Cornerstone Supior Paperr Mill (Walthers Model Railroad Mall -- product information page for 933-3060)

[CNWman]

Those are some very nice plans Trucklover! However, do you only plan on running a few at a time, or are these all going to become some sort of portable layout? If the latter, you may want to think about modules that have curves or turntables. That's just IMO, though. Also, two other things:

1. Are your previous modules going to be involved? You Magic Pan Bakeries one was really awesome, and...

2. Whatever happened to that all-consuming cement plant you had? I can't remember the name, but you tore apart a Blue-Star Ready Mix plant for it and decided to place your monster of a cement plant where your steel mill was supposed to be on your previous layout.

[jbaakko]

Sheesh, where you gonna store them all?

[TruckLover]

Originally Posted by CNWman

Those are some very nice plans Trucklover! However, do you only plan on running a few at a time, or are these all going to become some sort of portable layout? If the latter, you may want to think about modules that have curves or turntables. That's just IMO, though. Also, two other things:

1. Are your previous modules going to be involved? You Magic Pan Bakeries one was really awesome, and...

2. Whatever happened to that all-consuming cement plant you had? I can't remember the name, but you tore apart a Blue-Star Ready Mix plant for it and decided to place your monster of a cement plant where your steel mill was supposed to be on your previous layout.

Ill prolly only have a max of 4 modules hooked up to one another at a time, these are just for switching fun and the joy of building them

If and when I ever set them up in a square/circle i will need to build some corner ones but im not concerned with that right now

My previos Modules wont be involed in these, those will be seperate. I might be able to connect my Magic Pan Bakery Module (which by the way IS STILL NOT DONE ) but I would have to make a seprate siding track branching off one of the new modules to connect to it. My photo Diroama and CAT Rental Building Modules will also be sepreate and not connect to these either.

About my GIANT Cement plant. I still have everything that made it when it was on my old layout, its just sitting waiting to be used and bashed into my new layout (when ever it may be started, like i said, looking more and more like it will have to wait till i move out and get my own place). I was going to use those buildings on one of these modules but I want to save it all because I want these modules to be perminant and i dont want to have to take them apart for my new layout that I will be doing. These modules are ALOT of the stuff that I couldnt fit on my new layout plan.

[TruckLover]

Originally Posted by jbaakko

Sheesh, where you gonna store them all?

hehehehe up my walls, literally

[TruckLover]

Module 11

1. Walthers Cornerstone Peterson Tool Specialties (Walthers Model Railroad Mall -- product information page for 933-3091)
2. Walthers Cornerstone Geo. Roberts Printing Co. (Walthers Model Railroad Mall -- product information page for 933-3046)

All these plans will be used and are final plans for the modules. Obviously i'll build them one at a time. I will start a new thread for each of them

[CNWman]

Originally Posted by TruckLover

About my GIANT Cement plant. I still have everything that made it when it was on my old layout, its just sitting waiting to be used and bashed into my new layout.

At least it still has potential!

Originally Posted by TruckLover

I was going to use those buildings on one of these modules but I want to save it all because I want these modules to be permament and i dont want to have to take them apart for my new layout that I will be doing. These modules are ALOT of the stuff that I couldnt fit on my new layout plan.

I think I suggested this idea to you back in one of your other "new layout" threads, but I may be thinking of what I plan to do later on with a large layout. Anyways, I believe the idea here is for a "semi-permament" layout, and best fits your needs. One problem I see here is that all your modules have at least one spot where your trains could potentialy fly off the tracks, potentially heavily damageing/destroying the involved engines and stock.

[TruckLover]

Originally Posted by CNWman

I think I suggested this idea to you back in one of your other "new layout" threads, but I may be thinking of what I plan to do later on with a large layout. Anyways, I believe the idea here is for a "semi-permament" layout, and best fits your needs. One problem I see here is that all your modules have at least one spot where your trains could potentialy fly off the tracks, potentially heavily damageing/destroying the involved engines and stock.

You have a point CNW. Thats something that I will have to be extra careful with

[stdguage]

CWNman is right. Two inches to the edge of destruction is probably a bit close. The layout plans seem to be as tight as possible to leave room for the model sites. Perhaps a clear plastic screen alon the front can keep valuable locos and rolling stock from taking a plunge.

-David

[TruckLover]

Originally Posted by stdguage

CWNman is right. Two inches to the edge of destruction is probably a bit close. The layout plans seem to be as tight as possible to leave room for the model sites. Perhaps a clear plastic screen alon the front can keep valuable locos and rolling stock from taking a plunge.

-David

Thanks David

I appreciate the concerns. I think I might take that advise and put the clear plastic up on the modules. Well have to see how it looks, I can get plex-glass from my work too

Maybe make them re-moveable so that I can keep them on durring operations and re-move them when Im takeing pictures

[MasonJar]

At www.hotrak.ca we run the "front" mainline 2" or so from the edge of a "standard" module. The spec's call for a plexiglas strip to 1) keep the trains from taking the express route to the floor, and 2) to keep little hands away when kids visit.

Andrew

[TruckLover]

Originally Posted by MasonJar

At www.hotrak.ca we run the "front" mainline 2" or so from the edge of a "standard" module. The spec's call for a plexiglas strip to 1) keep the trains from taking the express route to the floor, and 2) to keep little hands away when kids visit.

Andrew

heheheheehehe Thanks Andrew. The NMRA says that the tracks should be 4 1/2" from the edge correct? Thats just to much for me lol.

And although I wont have problems with the little hands I could potentially have some disasters from trains "taking the express rout to the floor" so in that case im i will be adding a plexiglass strip.

I dont need to make it very high since all it will do is keep the train from falling, maybe a 5-6" strip?

[MasonJar]

Check with the standards at the HOTrak site... they are "time tested" and work well. I think the plexi is a 6" strip, extending 4" above the frame, with 2" reserved for actually attaching it.

Andrew

[TruckLover]

Originally Posted by MasonJar

Check with the standards at the HOTrak site... they are "time tested" and work well. I think the plexi is a 6" strip, extending 4" above the frame, with 2" reserved for actually attaching it.

Andrew

Thanks Andrew

Im going to make mine velcrow (or how ever you spell that word hahahha) so that there re-movable when takeing pics and working on them.