- Diorama presentation controlling the viewing angle
- Continuous backscene with curved corners
- Effective hidden lighting
- Lightweight rigid ply wood baseboard
- Analogue control - too many N Gauge models of the type in which I am interested cannot accommodate a chip
- Peco code 55 track
- Mechanical remote point operation
- Only large radius points
- An effective fiddle yard to allow switching between trains of the length accommodated by the platforms & sidings
Large radius points are an unusual choice for a micro layout.
The normal recommendation is to save space by using the shortest possible
radius points. I however do not like them. They are good when modelling industrial
railways where they are typical of the prototypes but that is not my aim. The
track plan will therefore have to be considered carefully to meet this
requirement.
The fiddle yard will need to be cassette, traverser or a
combination of the two. There is just not enough space to accommodate the points
even if I made a compromise on radius off scene.
This post may get modified as more standards are introduced;
or I compromise somewhere!
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