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| Scale: |
HO
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| Size: |
33'
X 26' with staging at both ends and a return loop at both ends.
There are two branches , the Durham Sub at about 28' feet of track and
Southhampton Sub at about 20' ft of track. Both mainlines meets
in Owen Sound where there is an interchange. There is a siding
for the Teeswater Sub and the Walkerton Sub. |
| Prototype: |
Canadian
National, Owen Sound, Southampton, Durham and Fergus Subdvisions and
Canadian Pacific Owen Sound, Teeswater and Walkterton
Subdivisions.
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| Locale: |
Owen
Sound, Hanover, Harriston Jct, Palmerston, Mount Forest, Durham,
Walkerton, Southampton, Fergus, Guelph for CN. Orangeville, Fraxa
Junction, Mount Forest, Harriston, Saugeen Junction, Hanover, Walkerton
and Owen Sound for CP |
| Period |
1968
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| Layout
style: |
Around
the walls and branches out from the walls with a double deck in the
second room for staging and a return loop at both ends |
| Layout
height: |
54"
to 66"
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| Bench
work: |
Steel
Benchwork using C Channel and Steel Studs. |
| Roadbed: |
Cork
on 2" styrofoam insulation. Using Woodland Scenics
incline sets for grades. Staging is cork on
3/16" gatorboard. |
| Track: |
Atlas
Code
83
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| Turnouts: |
Peco
Code 83 #5's, a few Walthers #5's and Walthers curved turnouts and
Walthers wye. |
| Minimum
Radius: |
24"
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| Length
of mainline: |
185
feet
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| Scenery: |
I recently changed prototypes so the layout has no scenery outside of buildings and vehicles. |
| Backdrop: |
Will
be painted on walls
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| Power
system |
Lenz
DCC, sound equipped
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| Operations: |
Car
cards, 4 sided Waybills, |
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