Bohemian Forest & Mountain Range

Jim Watts, Malcolm Fraser, Tomas Mendelsohn, Ron Schroeder

Tour Schedule

Directions

See It On The Map

Go north on I-575. Take Sixes Rd (Exit 11). At top of the ramp, make a right onto Sixes Rd. Go about 500 yrds. At the light the road Ts and you'll make a right onto Canton Hwy (Route 5). Go about a 1/4 mile and you'll come to the first light. Make a left onto Toonigh Rd. You'll then go 4 stop signs. At the 4th stop sign make a right onto Ranchwood Trl. Go about 1 mile on Ranchwood and the road bends to the right. My house is on the bend right hand side. There is a pheasant at the driveway entrance. Slightly before you get to the house there is a small gravel road. You can pull into the gravel road and park on the grass, you can also use the driveway.
1099 Ranchwood Trail, Woodstock, GA

Layout at a Glance

In 2006 we attended the Piedmont Pilgrimage. Inspired by all of the fine project we started our own adventure. As a result we selected the Marklin system and modeled central Germany. Although not from that area we all have spent many days traveling thought Europe and enjoying their train systems. The Bohemian Forest comprises heavily forested mountains with average heights of 800-1400 meters. The range is one of the oldest in Europe, and its mountains are eroded into round forms with few rocky parts. This is a freelanced interpretation of that region.
Scale HO
Size 11 x 11 U-shape.
Prototype Bohemian Forest and Mountain Range
Locale Central Germany
Era 1930 - 1950
Layout Style Freelanced
Len. Of Mainline 44 feet -+
Layout Height 36 inch
Benchwork Plywood and 2x4
Roadbed Marklin C track
Trackwork Marklin C track
Turnout Min. 17.25 mm
Min. Radius 360 mm
Maximum Grade 5 percent
Scenery 95% Complete
Backdrop Mountains and sky on plywood
Controls Marklin Digital

Updated: Sun Nov 13 20:54:57 2011

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