Benchwork

Good news - everyone that has worked with Mianne has raved about them!

If I hadn't already designed my bench and had my son help haul the lumber, I would have liked to use Mianne too.

Walter

Sorry for your loss.

Good luck with your new layout. Keep us in the loop.

I don't have Mianne benchwork, but my good Forum friend, Melgar, has it, he is very happy with it, and I have seen it in person and it looks and seems great in all respects. 

I built my benchwork for my current layout literally "by the book" about 25 years ago. I bought a booket at one on my LHSs about how to construct benchwork. That booklet, which I still have stored away, explained how to build various styles of model railroad benchwork, such as open grid, but I opted for a simpler and easier to build style of benchwork for my long and narrow, around the walls, shelf/table top layout using seven or eight 4 by 8 plywood boards for an around the walls shelf/table top style switching layout that ranges from 48 to 51 inches height and the trains essentially run on the same level or grade throughout my layout It has a solid foundation, which I believe is essential for the trains to operate well over many years. The layout is about 35 feet long and the width ranges from 30 to 48 inches. I post a lot of photos and videos on this Forum so you can check it out there if you like.

I worked like a maniac when I designed and constructed my current layout over a 6 month period, and I have tinkered with it ever since. I am glad I did the hard initial work constructing it when I was 25 years younger than my current 68 years. It was hard work to build it but also exhilerating.

Walter, I believe you are making an excellent decision choosing Mianne Benchwork. I hope you thoroughly enjoy buiding your 7th layout.

I admire you, Walter, for building a layout on your own at your age. Indeed, you are an inspiration for doing so. I bet you are physically and mentally robust to be willing to do it. Arnold