Anyone have any ideas for a 15X19 space for a layout?
Around the walls with a possible island area for station and city scene?
Buzz
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A suggested course of action for planning a layout:
1. Draw a floorplan of your available space. How big would be convenient for a layout, allowing for good access to the layout and other parts of the room, if necessary?
2. What kind of trains do you want to run? What is your idea for a minimum radius standard?
3. What kind of a layout do you want, and what kind of features? "Realistic operation", toy-train operation with multiple independent circuits, long mainlines, industrial areas with places to switch, less track with more scenery, etc?
4. What is your level of experience in model railroading and layout construction? Do you want an easy-to-built beginner layout or a more complex multi-level layout?
5. What type of track do you plan to use?
These factors are all relevant to consider first when planning a layout project. If you can spell out these parameters, you have a better chance of getting some input.
Ace,
I have a trackplan started but its needs tweaking. I saw your other ideas on other posts and hoped you could help.
I have it saved on my home computor and will post it hopefully tonight.
Atlas track, two levels, and i am an intermediate builder. I was hoping for two loops and some sidings and a station scene / city scene and possibly a small industry area.
Buzz
Ace could you take a look at this and see what it needs?
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Ace,
Could you look at the plan I posted and comment on it?
Buzz
Originally Posted by Ace:
A suggested course of action for planning a layout:
1. Draw a floorplan of your available space. How big would be convenient for a layout, allowing for good access to the layout and other parts of the room, if necessary?
2. What kind of trains do you want to run? What is your idea for a minimum radius standard?
3. What kind of a layout do you want, and what kind of features? "Realistic operation", toy-train operation with multiple independent circuits, long mainlines, industrial areas with places to switch, less track with more scenery, etc?
4. What is your level of experience in model railroading and layout construction? Do you want an easy-to-built beginner layout or a more complex multi-level layout?
5. What type of track do you plan to use?
These factors are all relevant to consider first when planning a layout project. If you can spell out these parameters, you have a better chance of getting some input.
