The layout at a glance
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Size: 28 x 40 feet
Prototype: Freelanced
Locale: Western U.S. mountain states
Era: 1950s
Style: walk in
Mainline run: 200 feet
Minimum radius: 30″
Minimum turnout: no. 5
Maximum grade: 2 percent
Benchwork: L-girder
Height: 42″ to 51″
Roadbed: cork on 3⁄4″ plywood
Track: code 83 visible, code 100 hidden staging
Scenery: Sculptamold/plaster over plaster gauze hardshell
Backdrop: handpainted on 1⁄8″ tempered hardboard
Control: Digitrax Digital Command Control with duplex radio throttles
