Piko vs Pola - Another G Scale Mystery

[Paul M]

But I sure do have fun

And that's what it's all about. Whether you like just watching trains going round, time tabled operation, highly scenic and detailed lines or just anything goes, fun is what it's all about.

 

[David Palmeter]

I rather like the G layout concept, looks to me like a Start to Station to Station round a reverse loop and back again. Entirely suitable for Timetable and Train Order running. Wagon cards and some waybills and you have yourself a real operating session railway, Tunnel or not. To my mind scenery to a certain extent is all in the imagination, for me Operating like the real thing is king.

Thank you. Another challenge with big structures results in having a lot of tracks in a relativity small space. The outer loop allows the 4-4-0 locos to look more presentable around the curves. The inner folded dogbone branch line, with both an inner loop shortcut connection and a reverse loop to change direction (much nicer to operate with the radio control engines), along with a couple of yards and some sidings, provides many operational opportunities. And the pride of the Bridge Engineering Department is the removeable bridge to the shelves. LGB standard slip connectors on the layout end and modified splitjaw connectors on the shelf end.

Below is the FTRR Board of Directors on the initial inspection tour. (Yes, Grandma selected the rolling stock!)

 

[stevedenver]

david…looks great
looks like a lot of fun.

i think large trees could add some visual separation. Perhaps too, one of the large plastic garden rocks