Pass the Syrup
23 APRIL 2013
What's going on with the narrow gauge project? Nothing! While this is due in large part to me getting hammered with work to do, it's also because I've been having serious second thoughts. Challenging trackwork aside, it's simply losing its appeal. Although I've always had a soft spot for quirky old backwoods stuff, it's nowhere near as big of a draw for me as things (literally and figuratively) much closer to home: urban industrial.
One of the catalysts for this change of heart has been the steady stream of track planning that I've been doing for other modelers. One plan in particular, a switching layout inspired in part by the CNJ Bronx Terminal (brilliantly brought to life by Tim Warris), has been nagging at me ever since I drafted it for a RailWire member back in August of last year. Recently the plan was dusted off as the modeler was at last ready to start building it, and helping him work out the arrangement of industries and other structures pretty much did me in.
While I don't have the space for this plan (it's designed for a 36-inch hollow core door), I may be able to adapt it—or part of it, at least—to my available layout area of two by for feet. The planning part ought to keep me busy for a month or three, so don't expect a steady stream of fresh blog posts anytime soon...