Brian’s been back in touch, adding to the collection of HO scale shelf model railroad track plans to the blog:
“Hi Alastair,
I have finally got the track plan of the upper level out of my head and have drawn a sketch to scale and onto paper.
Lots of modellers in the past have asked me for a track plan and where everything fits in it.
I have marked out the main areas of the layout and tried to match photos of these areas shown.
All photos refer to the position on the sketch below.
The dotted lines show where the lower level is on two foot wide shelves. (Plan of the lower level to follow soon)
I have to stress that this layout is a work in progress and still has to have a great amount of details to added. Ie: figures, vehicles, trees and grass.
Terminal & Yard – top middle with engine facilities – turntable and two stall engine house.
Terminal & Yard. Same as above plus business leading up to the town on the hill.
Top left corner, Town on the hill. Tracks in the cutting are to and from the yard and the sawmill area out of the photo on the left.
The sawmill and associated buildings. Right to left – Logging repair shed, Sawdust burner, main Sawmill and the Tie and Plank mill next to it.
Log Loading area. Logs are brought in via road and loaded onto the empty log cars using the Spar Tree.
The start of Hillside area. Here are, an Oil Depot, Scrapyard and a small station.
Continuation of Hillside. Left to right – stock pens, Engineering Co, Lumber storage, Fire house, Hotel and a few businesses. Track at left then continues to Cascade Creek Terminal.
Brian the HOn3 guy in Knysna RSA”
Well, I had a good look at Brian’s track plan, and I thought, hang on, how does he get in and out of the room?
So I asked him:
“Hi Alastair, where the door is shown on the plan, there is a duck under “bridge” at 54 inches from the floor.
The bridge is removable.
Brian”
Clever stuff, eh?
A huge big thank you to Brian for adding to the HO scale shelf model railroad track plans.
You can see more of Brian in the Hall of Fame.
Also, when it comes to shelf track plans, I’m always reminded of this post:
HO scale track plans for shelf layouts.
Now on to another Hall of fame member, Dave:
“Hi Al,
Winter approaching, just a short video showing covers going on the pond, and so its back to my Model railway with footage of a pair of class 37`s running double headed.
Tony’s nightclub back in full swing as popular as ever, my track cleaner at work , and using the Möbius mini cam capturing the 37`s from track level..all good fun and should put a smile on our faces on these colder days.
Dave”
A big thanks to Dave, his youtubes are always fun, and to Brian too for adding to the HO scale shelf model railroad track plans.
Don’t forget, all layouts and all scales are welcome on the blog. It doesn’t have to be a stunner for all of us to enjoy it.
That’s all for today folks.
Please do keep ’em coming.
And if today is the day you break the shackles of boredom and build the layout you always wanted, the Beginner’s Guide is here.
Best
Al
PS Latest ebay cheat sheet is here.
PPS More HO scale train layouts here if that’s your thing.
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the logging area was very nice & the rest of the whole setup was great. love the passenger trains.
I’ve never been keen on shelf layouts but yours is pretty cool , I actually like it . Your scenery and scenes are excellent and realistic and flow together from area to area creating a nice theme. I’m now considering a shelf layout , you’ve flipped me . Thanks for sharing.
Dave , your videos never cease to amaze, I am curious though , where did you find the strip club sign .. that’s way too cool .
Curved edges on the layout is something I wish I’d tried. Nice work.
Brian
Always brightens my day when your stuff is on THE blog. You did say you have a lot to go but you certainly did so much and in Brian quality. Love the logging scenes especially but the rest is super also. Please keep us posted-even with the smallest details. Much thanks.
D. Dave
Holiday spirit now includes D.D.’s videos of your layout and your absolutely gorgeous Coi pond & yard. Tony’s blaring away, diesels roaring around and the Ginger guy popping his head. Sweet.
Cheers and good will to you & yours and your gift of giving is a glorious thing.
PS
So glad to see the projector & the wonderful piano music. Tradition you know.
Big Al
Brian & DD with my coffee- AAhh – gonna be a good day. Gracie.
Brian……great job…….great set up.
Dave……..the best.
Could DD supply a track plan?
cool. i like it all.
Stephen i got the neon sign from Express Models …they still do them Express Models..just google them …and Brian , yes Tonys still going great …
There’s a lot to be said about shelf layouts. Had one in the way back in Cleveland that ran all the way around the basement walls and through the bathroom and around the furnace/chimney. It was a lot of fun and long runs.
My pet peeve is the fascia treatment on many layouts. The bright green fascia really takes away from the overall visual IMHO. Why not a darker green/brown paint job like camo to deepen the effect of the scenery and the continuity of the railroad? Or simply adjust the colors/texture of the fascia to match the scenery on it’s way around the room? Jus sayin’
Brian, Lovely layout. Great use of the available space too. Your touch with scenery is very good.
Dave, When the covers go on the pond and Tony’s nightclub cranks up, we always know the holidays can’t be too far away. Thanks for the video. Rob
I’m interested in where Brian got the “sky and clouds” background for his layout.. I’ve been looking for a similar strip but so far haven’t found any.
Terry Idaho/USA
inetesting. good job.
EXCELLENT
Answer to Terry Miller, the sky is a 3mm thick Masonite painted with PVA sky blue and the clouds are templates held in place and the clouds are sprayed onto that with a Matt white rattle can. (Could also use an airbrush with Matt white paint).
Rob: late last year I repainted the facia all the way around the layout on both levels to a light/medium grey. Looks much better and easier on the eye.
Thanks for all the kind words.
Brian – the HOn3 guy from Knysna RSA
Dave I love watching your videos, then keep me motivated. Your back yard makes me envious of your many talents. Keep up the good work and keep sending us your videos. Brian I like your bridge. How did you make it. I have a duck under and would like to make it a pull up or pull out to make it easier to get to my controls.