One board layouts.

[hotgrove]

Is there a seperate thread specifically for this type of theme ?

I like the challenge of these mini layouts and have showcased a couple of my efforts in the screenshots thread..... but rather than clog up the board i would much rather have one thread for this.

Would like to see other posters ideas and how they manage the restricted space.

Rather than searching all over the board for these layouts one thread would be easier.....if there is one on the go already ?.... i haven't seen it.

 

[Muliebuck]

Mcguirel (I hope i spelled that right!) has made quite a few, so do a search for her username on the DLS. Sure, content might be a little hard to find, but it should be doable, and some of them aren't bad at all!

 

[Euphod]

I think a directory of one board layouts would be quite useful, perhaps this thread could be it?

 

[Searre]

If one considers that dioramas are a popular type of model railroads, for the sake of craftsmanship and ultra-detail, then a one board layout in Trainz is actually a creative, artistic idea that should be promoted.

 

[Muliebuck]

I couldn't agree more, a single board, highly detailed and well thought out diorama can really make for fantastic screenshots, sadly, people expect 1000 mile DEM based and ultra-detailed routes, not a small well detailed N scale route on a single board.

 

[patchy]

g'day all,
there is a screenshot thread about this
but for the life of me i can't figure out how to use the bloody search to find it
tried,using all sorts of words,one,baseboard,layout,routes, still nothing shows
maybe some else could have a go on finding it
there are some gems of layouts to view

cheers,
patchy

 

[SuperFudd]

I have 3 versions of my one board Elko & Lincoln on the DLS. Since they use only "built in" content they all work fine on TS2009.
A single board in Nscale would fill a two car garage wall to wall so why would anyone need more for a layout?

 

[angelah]

Made quite a few layouts but never really had much success with singles. It does take a lot of imagination and head scratching to get the whole thing together but on the other hand they can be very creative, well, you need to be anyway for a one-boarder.
Certainly challenging to produce something that looks right and has sensible curves. However there will be limits on operational opportunities. Good for taking screenshots of say, new static assets or rolling stock, will load quickly and you won't have too far to go to any location.
I would like to see more single board specialists on here putting new ideas into practice.

Angela

 

[ray_whiley]

I agree that one-board layouts can be interesting and I have made several, two of which are on the DLS (for TRS2004 but should be OK in later versions, with perhaps a few missing dependencies);

KUID 275817:2324148 'RM1156 UK'
KUID 285817:2324149 'RM1156 France'

The reason for the odd name is that I 'translated' a model railway layout published in Railway Modeller in November 1956 (shows my age!) to take advantage of the space given by a single Trainz board - enormous compared with the original 8' x 6'.

I was also inspired by the work of Carl Arendt in the USA - model railways on pizza plates, and in shoe and Easter egg boxes, for example.

I might perhaps add that the UK route uses only TRS2004 built-in assets. The one set in France uses additional assets, all on the DLS.

I have also made another single-board narrow gauge layout, not published, and am thinking of one for trams - perhaps a tram museum.

Ray

 

[hotgrove]

Thanks for the positive feedback on this folks.

I've seen a few good ones but they have slipped down the board and i cant find them.

It's the ideas that people put together that i find interesting and how they utilise the space.....as angelah mentioned,it's the curves that are one of the biggest obstacles to overcome.

At the moment i have two on the go with one almost complete....the other one is an island which took a further 8 boards to surround it with sand and sea although all the activity is contained within the centre board.......maybe not a true one boarder as a bit of cheating was required.

Hopefully the one board layout thread will appear and be popular.....regards...hotgrove.

 

[ray_whiley]

With 720 metre board width, I found it quite possible on the two layouts mentioned above to use very acceptable curves by placing the two stations (they are U-shaped, end-to-end, station to station) about 100 metres from the edge. This leaves room for some modelled scenery, and the use of a backscene adds to the appearance. The only backscene I had available (built-in) for TRS was called, I believe, Rosworth Vale but the repetition on four edges doesn't look too bad (I think). There are more available for TS2010 - perhaps an upgrade is called for.

Using narrow gauge makes life easier. My one-board NG has four stations, end-to end, from a terminus 'down below' to a disused quarry 'in the hills'.

Trams would be equally easy with the prototypical tight curves - I began one using my own city streets, junctions, and squares, but it grew ...

Ray

 

[Muliebuck]

THere's also a 'template' you can use for laying curves, one is 100m-400m, I find 300-400 ideal, as its 'reasonably' tight for SG, but NG could do 100-200 easily, and as N scale, you'd have a lot of room to maneuver and work with. Definitely something I'd like to see more of, as for say, at a TOTR, a 'single board route' could be completed fairly quickly in a few hours, with 'built-in' content I'm sure, or over a few days, could be a 'work in progress' to show people how easy it is to use the game (surveyor) and so on, whilst someone else 'explains' to the audience, what the 'builder' is doing at each step, etc.