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 Posted - April 18 2023 : 1:49:49 PM
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Hello Happy Members !
I started to build a layout inspired from an old Atlas 4x8 HO scale DC Layout. I called it The CCRR (The Constantly Changing Railroad). I also run Tyco stuff.
All your comments, advices and criticisms are welcome. You can also laugh if you want !
The original layout:
My version (Hornby and Peco track): https://youtu.be/ge4WnxwzHkQ
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 Posted - April 19 2023 : 11:07:40 AM
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Hopefully your wife willl let you keep this one. It's hard to make any progress if you have to keep tearing it down.
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Posted - April 19 2023 : 11:40:12 AM
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| I'm thinking about expanding it a bit...but it's top secret, of course !
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Posted - April 19 2023 : 12:08:12 PM
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I didn't forget the usual stuff: cactii, dinos and dragons:
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 Posted - April 19 2023 : 4:32:22 PM
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Very nice. Tres beau.
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Posted - April 19 2023 : 5:49:45 PM
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Your new design is rather extraordinary. To fit so much intertwining track in such a small area
is, if I may say, brilliant. The circular layouts were a little tedious to look at, but now I see
they were the germ of a much bigger idea. Your minimalist use of scenery is something few
people are doing, or doing nearly as well as you are doing. Everything fits and echoes
the other.
For those who would rather see a more traditional attempt at scenery, the realms of a
cityscape plied by trams, or a remote Colorado mining town come to mind. The track
plan is one of the best I've seen, anywhere.  
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Posted - April 19 2023 : 9:07:48 PM
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This layout is as Christian has said a modification of the Atlas layout HO31, Waterlevel Western. He has eliminated all switches in this plan, yet retained the feel of the original.
I can't wait for the expansion hinted at. I would love to see the ideas presented here taken further, and to see where it ends up.
Edited by - jward on April 20 2023 07:47:41 AM
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Posted - April 20 2023 : 01:02:27 AM
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| Thank you very much for all your kind comments. Don't forget that I'm just a child playing with his toys. Nothing else...
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Posted - April 21 2023 : 06:20:24 AM
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Big power on the CCRR !
https://youtu.be/mdFn_hAK_h8
Action on the CCRR !
https://youtu.be/nPDJi1sWH2U
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Posted - April 21 2023 : 06:24:57 AM
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This layout use very tight curves: 14"1/2 and 17"3/4
Dimensions of my little big layout: 73" x 39"
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Posted - April 22 2023 : 09:26:40 AM
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Today is a very happy day for me. I tried these two deadly weapons and suddenly The Love of My Life said to me: "Do it!".
Then I started building a bigger benchwork for my layout. For the moment it's not completely finished but it's progressing well.
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Posted - April 22 2023 : 1:37:01 PM
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| Add a bottle of good wine to those gifts and who knows what you might get!?
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Posted - May 06 2023 : 1:22:31 PM
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And a Barry White CD would guarantee you a basement size layout. Go for it.
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Posted - May 07 2023 : 10:07:11 AM
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| I haven't seen any updates on this layout. I hope the wife didn't make you take it down. I'd love to see further development.
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Posted - May 24 2023 : 06:26:39 AM
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Hello there,
My old "Christian" account no longer works for some totally mysterious reasons. So I'm back with a new account and some updates. The original CCRR has been extended to a larger version (82"3/4 x 43"1/4). Now it calls the New Constantly Changing Railroad (NCCRR). Hope you enjoy the videos. Thanks for watching!
https://youtu.be/SjvVdYtdv9c
https://youtu.be/kyt8KIjgYA4
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Posted - May 24 2023 : 06:28:03 AM
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Just for the fun...
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Posted - May 24 2023 : 10:15:41 AM
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Over and under trestle set. And you will use those multiple engines to pull a 4% or 5% grade.
The math looks like a 3% grade except some length for vertical transition at "longest car length" per 1% change is needed at both top and bottom.
This kind of challenge is why I also enjoy a continuously changing experimental layout.
Good health! OTTB
Edited by - offtrackthoroughbred on May 24 2023 10:16:27 AM
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Posted - May 25 2023 : 04:23:23 AM
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| Thanks for your reply. But I'm a big fan of "one level layouts" if you see what I mean.
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Posted - May 25 2023 : 04:25:31 AM
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Another day, another photo !
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Posted - May 25 2023 : 04:33:36 AM
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New day, new video ! Have fun !
https://youtu.be/oh4k3ViP0C8
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Posted - May 26 2023 : 07:48:15 AM
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The longest train:
https://youtu.be/rkHZvVphKy8
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Posted - May 27 2023 : 3:39:20 PM
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Those Bachmann GP40s are great little runners. I have about a dozen of them.
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Posted - September 25 2023 : 3:20:54 PM
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| Unfortunately, other than the first link for videos, the others are unavailable.
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Posted - September 28 2023 : 8:28:34 PM
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What track sections do I need to replicate this?
" Heck with counting 'em rivets, TRAINS ARE FOR FUN! Not called the Mad Scientist for nothing either!"
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Posted - September 28 2023 : 9:40:08 PM
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Here is the original Atlas plan. The parts list is below. Note that the track pieces are listed as Code 83. You can substitute the equivalent Code 100 pieces in you wish. They are drop in replacements.
Track
305, H0 Atlas Code 100, Turntable diameter 9". 1
510, H0 Atlas Code 83, Straight 9". (bulk) 15
511, H0 Atlas Code 83, Curve radius 15", angle 30º (bulk) 4
512, H0 Atlas Code 83, Curve radius 18", angle 30º (bulk) 36
513, H0 Atlas Code 83, Curve radius 22", angle 22.5º (bulk) 1
518, H0 Atlas Code 83, Buffer/Bumper 1.26". 2
521, H0 Atlas Code 83, Straight 6". 1
522, H0 Atlas Code 83, Straight 3". 6
524-1, H0 Atlas Code 83, Straight 1". 1
524-1¼, H0 Atlas Code 83, Straight 1.25". 1
524-1½, H0 Atlas Code 83, Straight 1.5". 3
524-2, H0 Atlas Code 83, Straight 2". 5
524-2½, H0 Atlas Code 83, Straight 2.5". 1
524-¾, H0 Atlas Code 83, Straight 0.75". 2
533, H0 Atlas Code 83, Curve radius 18", angle 15º 3
534, H0 Atlas Code 83, Curve radius 18", angle 10º 7
537, H0 Atlas Code 83, Curve radius 22", angle 7.5º 4
560, H0 Atlas Code 83, Wye turnout 7.795". 1
561, H0 Atlas Code 83, #4. Left turnout 9". (custom) 2
562, H0 Atlas Code 83, #4. Right turnout 9". (custom) 3
573, H0 Atlas Code 83, Crossing 4.606". 25º 1
575, H0 Atlas Code 83, Crossing 3". 45º 1
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