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Howard Goodwin’s Great Cypress Lines
9 Cross Branches, Acworth, GA, 30101
The op sessions for Howard Goodwin and Jim Travis will be on the same day. One session will be in the morning, the other in the afternoon. They will be treated as one choice.
Layout at a Glance
Scale: HO
Size of Layout: 13' X 32'
Prototype: Freelance based in Transition Era
Location Modeled: Southeast US
Era: Transition Era 1940's -1970's encompassing the use of steam and early diesel motive power
Style of Track Plan: Folded Dog Bone
Layout Height: 52" base height with elevation change including a small helix to second level along back side of layout
Benchwork: Open Grid
Roadbed Material: Homabed
Track Manufacturer: Shinohara
Scenery Techniques: Plaster cloth over cardboard lattice for mountain, insulation foam for other scenery shapes, ground foam scenery
Backdrop: Coved, painted backdrop using cloud stencils
Control System: Digitrax DCC
Car Forwarding System: Car Cards
Train Authority / Dispatching: TT&TO
Operating Group: North Atlanta Rail Barons
Wheelchair Accessible: No
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