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Can anyone ID This "layout?"
« on: October 30, 2025, 01:00:13 AM »
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Someone gave me this years ago and they had no Info. I've look very close and no markings anywhere.
Footprint Approx 3x4 ft. (Is currently buried in garage again to get more accurate size.) Seems Vacuform Polypropylene. Someone added "Grass" to unused spaces and "Water" in the lake but most areas are original.

Front. Track shown was just playing trying to figure out track plans. Some areas in Tan and "small valley" on small mountain is for expansion out of this space. Believe some access holes under the mountains are expansion ports too.


Back. The OE Bridge was longer then 1 strait track and thus standard bridge kits won't span the gap.
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Close up with Standard Bridge base on 1 track section.
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Bottom. 1 OE Paper based panel (Can't remember Trademark of that Masonite(R) panel was sold under in 60-70's.) on bottom to support track going thru smaller mountain.
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Note: The product Might not be made as HO but OO or related as might be imported. UK OO track is same but trains are not exactly = to HO with OO trains are slightly bigger then HO.
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Re: Can anyone ID This "layout?"
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2025, 01:13:19 AM »
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That looks like an old Atlas track plan. Perhaps that's a clue. 
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Re: Can anyone ID This "layout?"
« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2025, 07:46:11 PM »
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Thanks,
WorthPoint listings are often useless but that had http://www.noch.de/en/ in the text got my to https://www.noch.com/
Is an old model of NOCH "Turn key" layouts. Was High $ but now all I have is the base.

I'll send email later to see if they still have info on how it was setup.

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Re: Can anyone ID This "layout?"
« Reply #4 on: October 30, 2025, 08:04:24 PM »
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I used google and uploaded your image -- it provided several potential candidates right away .. It's one of my goto tools for images

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Re: Can anyone ID This "layout?"
« Reply #5 on: October 31, 2025, 12:41:38 AM »
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I've tried that a few time but mostly did nothing so I stopped bothering with it.
In this case, someone here will like just to see this base.

I've seen other old Vacuform "layouts" but not 1 made in Germany.

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Re: Can anyone ID This "layout?"
« Reply #6 on: October 31, 2025, 09:36:48 AM »
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In fact, Noch still offers quite a range of those pre-formed layouts.

https://www.noch.com/products/preformed-layouts/preformed-layouts/
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