Settled on using this plan from another magazine. "An O Gauge Layout That Grows". I have redrawn it using RR-Track version 4. MTH Realtrax 042 outer loop and 031 inner loop. My layout room is a spare 11' x 13' bedroom. Planning to place one 5' side against a wall, which should leave enough room on the other three sides to easily access all parts of the layout. The design is filled with track, with little room for scenery, but I like operating and having at least two trains running.
I chose Realtrax because it's nickel-silver, a must have in my high humidity, salt air environment. I considered sourcing the older solid rail Realtrax, but soon realized that I'd end up paying a premium in shipping charges for the multiple buys needed to collect all the track I need. ModelTrainStuff is having a 10% promotion - which pays most of the shipping cost, so I pulled the trigger for the track pieces I need.
Still have to clear out the room and build the table, but finally after four years I'm going have a layout again!
Anyone else use this layout or have any suggestions?
