what is the minimum foot print necessary for an around the room layout using minimum O72, O80, and O80
would two feet of walk around space be adequate
thank you
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would two feet of walk around space be adequate Not with my railroad buddies! 
Actually 24 inch is barely adequate to squeeze by, and it really depends on how protected the LAYOUT is at that narrow point. 30 inch is minimal but 36 works for most situations. The exception would be if you have stationary operator areas then those need just a little more elbow room. My 2 cents worth. Russ
i would stay with a minimum of 30 inches 36 would be better unless all you viewers are the girls from Victoria Secret. Anyway my tightest is 32 with a bench work height of 48 which will help compensate for expanded waist lines.
Originally Posted by jpc:
what is the minimum foot print necessary for an around the room layout using minimum O72, O80, and O80
would two feet of walk around space be adequate
thank you
Take off your belt and measure it - that distance should be adequate for the majority.
Hi JPC,
You said 080, 2x did you mean 090? Around the walls or do you mean a large island layout. For around the walls one could get by with 30-36" in the corners as the curves take up real estate. Along the straight always 24" deep will work for benchwork if your going to have 3 track straight aways and squeeze in sidings and scenery.
How big is your room? You might want to invest into a track software program such as RR Track. For an island layout I like aisle widths off 24-36" wide I can squeeze into 18" with hard to reach places but 18" is not enough for visitors.
Best of luck!
Thank you for the information on the free space
i am going to finish an attic, and the comment about the footprint from sea coast concerning track software is something I have thought about, but I use apple products and to my knowledge not much available
as to size, into the center of a room as a rectangle with minimum O72
thinking of using Ross curves and they build in 8 inch increments
My layout uses O84 and O72. My layout room is 28' X 15' and most of the bench is 36" wide except for the two loops that are about 7' X 7'. The loops are off set and my isle space is about 30". Remember to leave room along the edges for the swing out of larger locomotives.
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I really think you need to explain what you're trying to do a lot better. Most guys think you are doing an around the wall layout, while my impression is you are building a simple rectangle shaped layout in the middle of an attic area.
Jerry
Draw me a diagram of the space and put in where the stairwell and windows are......then I can fire up my old computer, the one with RRtrack on it.
Peter
