The track plan here is the trackplan for the Mk4 layout, the Mk5 track plan is still in the making. As soon as I am happy with it I will add the new one. In the mean time I will leave the old plan up as it is still relative to the older posts on the blog.
The track plan is continually evolving and I enjoy planning the layout as much as building it. It is drawn up in Adobe Illustrator at 1 to 1 scale and divided into 200mm squares, which I can print out individually. These are then pasted directly onto the layout to give me a guide to work to.
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There are two levels to the layout. The lower level track is in red and the upper level in purple, with the inclines in yellow.
hi there, what a lovely layout. i was just wondering which software you used for the track plan as yours looks very detailed and easy to understand? many thanks, chris
Hi Chris,
Pleased you like the layout. I’m a graphic designer by trade so I used Adobe Illustrator to do the track plan, which one of the softwares I use in my ‘Day Job’. It’s about £400 to buy, but it is a very powerfull drawing tool.
Ian