hybrid B&O and B&M 
Dr. Paul Schenk
- 4487 Village Spring Place
- Dunwoody, GA 30338
- 678-416-9242
- drpaulschenk@earthlink.net
- www.drpaulschenk.com/layout_tour_2005
Tour Schedule
Saturday November 17, 2012 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Directions
See It On The Map
I-285 to Chamblee-Dunwoody Road (heading outside the perimeter). Go 0.8 miles and turn left on North Springs Dr. Go 0.7 miles and turn left on Village Springs Place. Last house at end of cul-de-sac.
Layout at a Glance
This railroad has recently moved to this new location. It is not yet operational but you can help design the new railroad.
4th iteration of this 25 year old layout, finally moving into a 12’x28’ room all its own with 5' x 5' and 6' x 10' extension! This largely free-lanced multi-deck layout set west of Boston features a three foot long double trestle with over 1200 nut, bolt and washer castings. The scenery on the migrated section is 95% complete, the new section only contains track. Salvaged from the previous layout (for now): 5' x 7' table with downtown retail & freight yard; 5' x 8' New England town; 3 South River Model Works buildings; waterfall and a 3' double track 19" high wooden trestle.
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Scale |
HO |
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Size |
Migrating from 14’ x 20’ to a new space 12 ’x 28’ with a new 5’x10’ “L” |
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Prototype |
? |
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Locale |
Northeastern US |
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Era |
Mid 1950’s |
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Style |
Free lanced |
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Len. of Mainline |
75’ |
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Layout Height |
35” lower; 53” upper |
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Benchwork |
1” Styrofoam on ½” plywood on 1”x4” framing with 2”x4” legs |
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Roadbed |
Cork |
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Trackwork |
Code 83 and 100 |
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Turnouts |
Several manufacturers and a hand laid double crossover |
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Min. Radius |
18” |
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Maximum Grade |
3% (1/4” per foot) |
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Scenery |
95% done on migrated layout; new sections have track only. |
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Backdrop |
Lots of exposed granite on tree covered hillsides; sky/cloud painted sheetrock on all walls |
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Controls |
Digitrax infrared; ~1/2 of the switches can be routed via controllers |
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Wheelchair Accessible |
Sorry, not for this home. |