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  • Name: Iguala Valley

  • Scale: HO (1:87)

  • Size: 1.5 x 32 ft.

  • Prototype: FNM on the "Ferrocarril México-Balsas" short line.
                                       (C Line)

  • Theme: Industrial switching

  • Locale: Industrial Valley at Iguala, Guerrero.

  • Era: Modern.

  • Layout Style: Shelf

  • Layout Height: 55"

  • Benchwork Style: 18" x 48" dominoes on steel brackets.

  • Domino construction: 3/4" pine plywood on 2" x 3/4" pine frame.

  • Roadbed: EVA strips, 3/16" x 2"

  • Sub roadbed: 1/2" Cellotex

  • Track: Atlas code 100 flex track and code 100 snap track

  • Curve radius minimum: 22"

  • Turnout minimum: Atlas No. 6 on main, No. 4 on passing sidings and spurs.

  • Maximum grade: 1.5%

  • Length of main line : 33 ft.

  • Scenery construction: Papier-mâché and plaster

  • Backdrop construction: Painted wall

  • Control system: cab control with two modified TAT-V walk-around throttles.

I  Principal / Main  I  El Valle de Iguala en HO  I  The HO Scale Iguala Valley  I 
I  La Maqueta en un Vistazo  I  The Layout at a Glance  I  Diagramas / Track Plan  I  Fotos  / Photo Gallery  I
  I  Fotos 2/Photo Gallery 2 I  Acerca del Autor / About the Author  I  Vínculos / Links  I

URL: http://ferromodelos.tripod.com/glance.html
Layout, design, drawings and photographs © 2001 Carlos B. Sánchez Damián
Created September 15, 2001