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Andrew
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« on: January 13, 2010, 10:04:11 PM »
Hi All,
It's been more that 13 months since my loft was finished and I have just finished laying the 2 main lines and some of the sidings. I am still not happy with the goods yards, oil refinery or carriage storage areas.
Any ideas on these area would be gratefully received.
Yours,
Andrew
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Andy
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« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2010, 12:40:46 AM »
I think my opinion is that the goods yard seems to be quite a long 'virtual' distance from the station. Also, something like a tunnel or building 'flats' (buildings that are only a front and perhaps an inch of sides, then cut stringht across the back) might interrupt sight-lines and give an impression of there being different scenes. Those are only suggestions and may be disregarded at will.
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   Jeff
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« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2010, 04:59:53 AM »
Have you considered using double slips? It will compress everything a bit more giving you longer sidings.
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Andrew
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« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2010, 05:41:40 AM »
Hi,
Peartree, I like the idea of a backdrop to hid the raised track. I've also added storage lines behind the backdrop. i I have laid about 90% of the track.
I had thought about double and single slips but choose points. I may change this after the layout has been running for a while.
I will attach some photos once I've reduced them to under 512kb
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Andy
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« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2010, 08:41:46 PM »
Right, Andy. Those hidden tracks are called a 'staging yard' in my country. Don't hesitate to get lots of use out of the backdrop, too. It can be extended completely across the layout at that point, as long as you provide a valid reason for the track to disappear. Some examples are going behind a group of trees or behind a hill or behind a group of buildings- anything that would block your view in real life.

As for turnouts vs. double/single-slips, that's up to you. In your plan, it's not likely that your train would be taking those points at a high speed, so you won't get in trouble from a mechanical viewpoint.
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   Jeff
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