This weekend´s find

[TRAINS1941]

Well that is certainly making for a wonderful looking scene.  I think you should proceed.

Jerry

[finescalerr]

It's a hobby. I think you should do whatever you enjoy most at the moment. Either way we will enjoy what you show us. -- Russ

[Chuck Doan]

Perfectly put.

[Hauk]

It's a hobby. I think you should do whatever you enjoy most at the moment. Either way we will enjoy what you show us. -- Russ

One of the things I really appreciate with this forum is the open-mindedness for all kinds of modelling. Both a hyper-detailed diorama of a piece of sidewalk outside MoMa and a Norwegian HO club layout catches the interest. I frankly doubt that you can find a modelling forum with a broader perspective than this one.

Regarding the way to spend the modelling times, I really wish it was as simple as doing what gives you most pleasure. A Model Railroad Club is a really dynamic entity. Several years back I was one of the members that succeded in convicing the rest of the club that we should our  club layout and start a new one. But things  played out different than I had hoped after that, but I still fell quite a bit of responsibility that decision.  But when a hobby (read: the club work) starts to look awfully like yor day time job, something is very wrong. Ok, enough with the boring stuff, next time I promise to post something model related!

Regards, Havard

[pwranta193]

Just found this project posting and have been catching up.  I'm loving the bridge as a tipoc, and think you are doing a beaut of a job representing it.  I'm very much looking to see how you choose to do the stonework - it looks terrific in 1:1, and will be something to carry off in scale.

Oh - I do think you are cheating just a wee bit by going with a snow covered landscape 

Paul

[Ken Hamilton]

The bridge makes for a terrific foreground model.
I also really like the spacious scenery.  It's much more eye-pleasing than trying to
"selectively compress" the layout so you can squeeze in more track than necessary.
(Note: This is coming from someone who prefers to look at scenery more than cluttered track work...)
Great job on the whole layout!

[Hauk]

The bridge makes for a terrific foreground model.
I also really like the spacious scenery.  It's much more eye-pleasing than trying to
"selectively compress" the layout so you can squeeze in more track than necessary.
(Note: This is coming from someone who prefers to look at scenery more than cluttered track work...)
Great job on the whole layout!

Thanks!
Norwegian railroads in many ways remind me of  American ones. Long stretches of single track winding through big open spaces.
And thats what we try to recreate on this layout. It is all single track with only one route in any scene.

Here is another image showing the two-level design. The black light valances are yet to be installed. The idea is to have a *very* long diorama!




If you look carefully you can see the bridge abutement  to the left on the second level.

[Mobilgas]

Havard,     The layout looks interesting i would like to see more How big will it be? Looks like its going into another good sized room.   

[Hauk]

Havard,     The layout looks interesting i would like to see more How big will it be? Looks like its going into another good sized room.  

Yes, it is pretty big, at least by Norwegian standards. The room is 33´ X 27´ (10m X 7m)

Here are the plans for the layout:





For those really into big, Norwegian model railroads, here are the plans as PDFs:
http://wiki.tmjk.no/images/f/f4/Plan_1_2010-04-12.pdf
http://wiki.tmjk.no/images/c/c6/Plan_2_2010-04-12.pdf

A schematic plan:



The red line is the main line, the yellow is a branchline.

Regards, Hauk

[finescalerr]

That is a huge project but you seem to be building it to a very high standard. -- Russ

[Hauk]

That is a huge project but you seem to be building it to a very high standard. -- Russ

Well, the ambitions are there for sure! I should note that the architect (in all meanings of the word) is a friend of mine called Henning Larsen (And to you architecture nerds, it is not the danish architect Henning Larsen). He has put enourmous amounts of energy into this project.  He has made professional builders plans for all construction on the layout so far. This is invaluable for a club project. You can build  directly from the plans, and this limits the need for tedious discussion on how things should be done.

Myself, I am not really a club person. I work on my little projects like bridges and buildings for the layout, but try to avoid beeing part of all the politics that goes into running a club.

Regards, Hauk

[Ray Dunakin]

That's huge, by any standard!

[Hauk]

That's huge, by any standard!

Yep, in fact too huge if you ask me!
I would have been perfectly happy with a one-level design in that room, and simpler trackwork. But the operation fraction in the club insisted on a second level for operational purposes. Come to think of it, very few of those that voted for the mulit-level design is taking part in the actual construction. Sounds familiar?

Regards, Hauk

[finescalerr]

"Very few of those that voted for the mulit-level design is taking part in the actual construction. Sounds familiar?"

Most "operators" are not modelers. They enjoy the challenge of the game, not the creation of its components.

Russ

[David King]

I flirted with model railroading a couple times, (actually did some when I was a teen) but came to the conclusion I'm just interested in the modeling, not playing with trains.  I certainly do admire well modeling layouts however, and this one is looking like it will fit that bill.

David