Locomotive Test Layout
Layout Summary
Setting: |
nothing in particular |
Scale: |
N |
Size: |
18 by 30 inches |
Track: |
Minitrix Sectional |
Control: |
Aurora Power Pack |
Benchwork: |
Lauan plywood on 1x2 frame |
Scenery: |
unknown |
Status: |
functionally complete/active |
Quick and Dirty
Now that I'm starting to sell locomotives, I need some way to test them. I devised a simple "torture track" with tight curves and a couple of nasty turnouts. Originally it was just going to be raw track on a plain sheet of plywood, and it may yet remain that way. But as I was doing the sketch, I thought, what the heck, why not make it another retro layout? I could include some of the kits that wouldn't fit on the Newport & Rock Falls II.
Whether or not I take it this far remains to be seen; in the meantime, construction was under way by 6 April 2019, and after about an hour of work, the layout was almost 100% functionally complete—I only need to wire it (what, 5 minutes?) to wrap it up.
It only took a few extra minutes, and a scrap of lauan ply, to make it ready for scenery should I choose to go down that road; it's nice to have that option. Assuming I do finish the layout with structures and scenery—which is a growing possibility—the layout would feature the following kits: