Wampo, Nieke and Sonkrai Profile

Wampo, Nieke and Sonkrai Railway

Layout profile Fall 2005

Name: Wampo, Nieke and Sonkrai
Scale: N Scale: 1/160; 9 mm
Prototype: The Burma Thailand Railway
Freelance elements: Railway continues fully operational after October 1946. A couple of locomotives and some rolling stock are also freelance additions.
Period: Circa June to October 1947 and beyond
Locale: Wampo viaduct with a skip to Nieke depot point, the Sonkrai bridge and Three Pagoda Pass
Layout Style: Tabletop
Layout height: 28 inches
Benchwork: Modified, door-based, cookie cutter with some framing
Roadbed and track: Kato Unitrack for mainline, Atlas snap and flex track for bridges and "air raid spurs"
Length of main line: TBA
Turnouts: Kato 6
Minimum radius : 9 3/4"
Maximum grade: 3.0
Scenery: Exruded foam
Backdrop: Based on Photoshop video screen capture (work in progress)
Control: Model Rectifier Corp. Tech 4 200