How big do you think this railroad is?

KaiserWilhelm Oct 11, 2013

  1. KaiserWilhelm

    KaiserWilhelm TrainBoard Member

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    Hi all... very long time no post.

    About 2 years ago, I took this picture off a broken Google Images link (you know the ones -- where it appears as the tiny shot in their frame, but then you click on it and the link winds up going nowhere?). It's one of those 'European style' ultra-small layouts where all the action takes place in a kind of self-contained 'stage.'

    I have very limited space to build a model railroad in my apartment, but when I do embark on it, I'd like to do something top-notch, if miniscule, and the European approach of single-scene railroading appeals to me. However, as you can see from the image, I don't have the foggiest idea of how big the thing is; the dimensions have always been distorted. So, does anyone want to hazard a guess how big this layout is in terms of length and width? Any help would be much appreciated.

    Smalllayout_zps67650e94.png

    I also managed to find a website and a youtube video with the built layout but, again, no exact dimensions:

    http://www.scalefour.org/shows/scaleforum2009/heptonwharf.html
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teyUywobxGc

    By the way, if anyone has any suggestions for similar track plans, I am hardly married to this one. It just seemed like a good, simple plan that wouldn't cost a lot, and would be highly mobile as-needed.
     
  2. KaiserWilhelm

    KaiserWilhelm TrainBoard Member

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  3. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    Oooh. That is nicely done!
     
  4. cajon

    cajon TrainBoard Member

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    A good WAG for that layout's dimensions would be about 1' x 6' including the "fiddle" extensions. It could be a foot shorter if you don't have 6'.
     
  5. KaiserWilhelm

    KaiserWilhelm TrainBoard Member

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    Just in case anyone was curious, I got to the bottom of it by emailing the Scale Four group. According to them, Hepton Wharf is 7'9" by 1'9". That's probably a little too big for me to duplicate on any level, but it's good to know for future reference.
     
  6. Kevin Anderson

    Kevin Anderson TrainBoard Member

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    Sounds like you want to build a module.
     

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