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 Posted - December 30 2008 : 2:49:51 PM
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Well, That could be a working title for my layout in it's current state, as I run lots of British stock on a layout built for my Tyco products. Thanks to Ken, a bit of British flavor has arrived with a signal box and church, but the layout still has a decidedly-American West look. (I'm still looking for a part of Great Britain that looks like West Texas!) A great thing about this board is the variety that everyone embraces--even to the point of my current British obsession! But here's one for the Tyconauts--my newly-added short peninsula (motivated by storage need for my Coronation Scot). It has two power-routed tracks, a flat-relief station, and some lighting. Today finds a TYCO Rock Island work train pausing for a break, with a Tyco/Mantua Booster just arriving.
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Posted - December 30 2008 : 5:29:35 PM
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i have seen this somewhere before  - erich
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Posted - December 30 2008 : 6:02:48 PM
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Hi all,
just realized that the Tyco crane looks a lot like the one made by Lima (except the underframe).
Is there any prototype (real one) for the Tyco crane?
Cheerio,
Martin
http://mmiwakoh.de/Eigene%20Webs/lima-modellbahn/index.htm
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Posted - December 30 2008 : 7:32:45 PM
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| I'm not sure if there's a prototype; hopefully someone else here knows. I have seen prototypes that are at least similar. I currently have the Rock Island and Santa Fe examples, but don't think I've ever seen one in any other scheme.
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Posted - December 30 2008 : 7:34:20 PM
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The Canes prototype is based on the Erie Bucyrus Company 250 ton Crane
Picture of Crane at the Pennsylvania Train Museum.
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Posted - December 30 2008 : 9:00:41 PM
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Hey Adams. Neat little storage yard you have. I have plans to make something similar to that as well. The space is there, and a siding is hanging off the edge of my layout just waiting to go somewhere.
-cheez
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Posted - December 31 2008 : 08:55:35 AM
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| Cheez, Yes, It's a cheap and easy way to add a little space to an island layout. This one is only 8 inches wide, and about 2 1/2 feet long. It's cantilevered off the edge of the table (framing bolted on) with a brace running from the end of the extension down to a leg of the main table. This way, there are no extra legs, and the whole layout--which is on casters--can still be rolled around. I built it like a module, and grouped all the lights together, so only 2 wires need to be connected to the rest of the layout.
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Posted - December 31 2008 : 8:27:05 PM
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My layout is actually built on a bar (as in a drink bar) so it's connected to a wall at one end. The tracks will simply run along the wall onto the counter at the back. I'm planning on making the storage yard into 2 or 3 removable sections, that way when I move, I'll have something that can come with me and stay intact. The main layout is built on foam insulation board supported by sheets of wood, so that may not be as portable O_o. The space I have for the storage yard is 1.5x8ft, so it won't be as cheap as yours
Edited by - DaCheez on December 31 2008 8:28:06 PM
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