Name: Southbay Western
Layout owner: Steve Kibort
Scale: N (1:160)
Size: 8 x 8 feet
Prototype: Freelanced, inspired by Denver & Rio Grande Western
Locale: Colorado Rockies
Era: Late 1950s
Style: double-deck
Mainline run: 300 feet (including helix and double reversing loop)
Minimum radius: 11″
Minimum turnout: no. 5
Maximum grade: 2 percent
Benchwork: modular 2 x2 with high density foam, plywood, and micore board
Height: 22″ to 53″
Roadbed: VinylBed
Track: handlaid code 55 except for yards
Scenery: “ground goop,” real dirt, and ground foam
Backdrop: handpainted on tempered hardboard and photo backdrops
Control: NCE Digital Command Control
This track plan was originally published in the January 2016 Model Railroader. Click on the link to download a copy of the track plan.
