Layout Summary
Setting: |
Toms River, New Jersey, 1970s-ish |
Scale: |
N |
Size: |
20 by 24 inches |
Track: |
Kato Unitrack |
Min radius: |
6 inches |
Max grade: |
0% |
Control: |
Homemade PWM |
Benchwork: |
Gatorfoam |
Scenery: |
Sanded grout on foam insulation sheet |
Inception: |
9 August 2024 |
Status: |
Pushing 99% |
Website Contents
- There and Back Again — How this project came to be, against all odds
- Setting the Rules — Making sure it's not just random crap tossed together
- Progress Reports — A running diary detailing the layout's progress
- Breaking the Rules — Sometimes you need to break the rules to make things work
- Photo Gallery — Some "artful" images of this silliness
Ye Olde Track Plan
As one might expect, the track plan is just a simple loop, with some assorted appendages added strictly for visual effect. The plan is admittedly pure nonsense; my goal was simply to create a wistfully sentimental fantasy world, a safe haven where I can go forget all of the shit I'm dealing with at the moment, whether it's politics (which I'm struggling mightily to ignore) or my failing health (which I'm struggling mightily to ignore). That's the purpose of the layout: to have an object over which I have complete control, and that gives me pleasure in the process of exercising said control.
Links lead to information on what was done to modify the structures for the layout.
- power substation (zero modifications)
- abandoned gas station
- Smith Bros. Appliances
- Sully's Tavern
- Toms Trailer Park
- General Mann Memorial Park
- Toms River post office
- Toms River Diner
- municipal water tower