Carpet layouts.... details

Maybe you mean details?

Certainly not for everybody, but there are quite a few layouts on the floor.  To each his own on scenic elements, and whether it’s permanent or not.  Here’s mine (in the basement) and some of the elements.  And, a link to another thread that will help.  pics-of-living-room-layout

JHF,

   Your spell checker changed the spelling of some of your words, into completely different words, you need to fix them to have your post make sense.

PCRR/Dave

Carpetland, checking in!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT_z0HzfUks

And another view before we got hit with the Christmas snow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwizjKLbEcc

Simple double oval no switches, run two lionchief engines.  This is where the Christmas tree goes. Limited to just a bit of buildings. Since this is in the living room, wife factor has to be taken into account.  So using lighted cars, and other cars of interest to my grandson. For instance my son just bought an excavator, so I bought a flatcar with working excavator. Also the lighted passenger cars and caboose add to the fun at night.  Other fun

can be have a race, running in opposite directions, or trying to speed match both engines. I just started with lionchief in January, after deciding my HO setup was just not all that much fun for little kids. Lionchief control is great.

Old Mike

Mine is more of a temporary test track than a layout.  Since I don't have a permanent layout yet, it serves as my test track for anything I buy.  It's 4' x 11' .  Curves are O36 and switches are O48.

So 4 year old grandson talks his mother into taking him to my house tonight, so he could play trains.  I think he really wanted to see the excavator flatcar.  We played for an hour. This is what it is all about. Good investment,worth every penny. Had extra fun running them with the lights out.

Oldmike

Old Mike,

   Great stuff sir, enjoy every minute!

Beachhead2,

   Now that is a great test track, what happens when you purchase a big scale Engine?

JJ,

Very nice video's sir!

PCRR/Dave

Pine Creek Railroad posted:

 

Beachhead2,

   Now that is a great test track, what happens when you purchase a big scale Engine?

 

Never say never but it hasn't happened yet!  I'm strictly diesel (except for Std. Gauge ) so there will be no big steamer issues on my O layout.  My newest O engine is a Lionel SD60M (6-84563 From 2017 Vol. 1 catalog).  It's a LC+ engine but a pretty long diesel.  The shell is exactly the same as the Legacy SD60M.  Minimum curve is O36.  It didn't look great on the curves but it ran fine.  My layout plan is a little more forgiving, O48 & O60 loops so it will look better there.  I'd go bigger but that's what the space allows.