My train room is finally finished after two years of construction..

Niiiiiiiiiice!       Looks awesome. Great job, I really like the wood walls. Hope you don't cover that up with a backdrop. Keep us posted.

Good job! 

Very good John

Wow!!!! That's going to be a awesome train room.

Awesome interior for you train room. Where in upstate NY are you?

Love the knotty pine, nice job!

Very nice, keep us posted.

L.I.TRAIN posted:

Awesome interior for you train room. Where in upstate NY are you?

Right in the heart of the Catskill's Steve, I live in the small town of Cairo. And thanks everyone, I'm glad you guys like how the room came out. This was quite an undertaking to say the least, but I'm very happy with the results.

I agree with everyone...that's a well executed project for sure. I also agree with the comment regarding a backdrop...think real careful before you consider covering any of those beautiful walls. How far in those beveled ceilings is the standup height reached?

Bob

That is one nice looking train room. Can't wait to see the pics of the layout coming together. What are the measurements of the room???....................Paul

Munster518,

   John your new train room looks great, can't wait to see what the layout will be like, make sure to post many pictures as you build!  

On a different note, do you own Munsterlander dogs?

PCRR/Dave

flanger posted:

I agree with everyone...that's a well executed project for sure. I also agree with the comment regarding a backdrop...think real careful before you consider covering any of those beautiful walls. How far in those beveled ceilings is the standup height reached?

Bob

paul 2 posted:

That is one nice looking train room. Can't wait to see the pics of the layout coming together. What are the measurements of the room???....................Paul

Hey Bob and Paul-

The larger room measures 14' wide by 25 ' long and of course that's not including the smaller room when you first walk into the train room The ceiling seems to pose the biggest issue as far as designing the table. Height wise, the table would be a little over 40" tall give or take and 15" away from the wall. To give room for the trains so there not stacking up against the ceiling and also I'm not smashing my head constantly on it either when I go to reach for something. 

 

John-

Pine Creek Railroad posted:

Munster518,

   John your new train room looks great, can't wait to see what the layout will be like, make sure to post many pictures as you build!  

On a different note, do you own Munsterlander dogs?

PCRR/Dave

Thanks Dave, and no I do not owner Munsterlander dogs. I'm guessing these are German Shepards? Either way, cool name to say the least.

John-

John, 

  This room looks great!!!! beautiful craftsmanship, can't wait to see the layout in progress

Thanks, Alex

Fantastic I must say also,always like that type of wood finish.

Nicely done.  Beautiful environment for a layout.

If the sidewall height is an issue... I recently saw an article (in a British magazine, I think) where a fellow had a similar configuration.  He built the layout lower than normal, and used a rolling office chair when operating - sitting in the chair put him at the right height relative to the layout.

Looks fantastic.

Very nice and well done, always nice to have a project in your own space

The Room looks beautiful too. 

Great and good luck , John 

Mallard4468 posted:

Nicely done.  Beautiful environment for a layout.

If the sidewall height is an issue... I recently saw an article (in a British magazine, I think) where a fellow had a similar configuration.  He built the layout lower than normal, and used a rolling office chair when operating - sitting in the chair put him at the right height relative to the layout.

Good idea and YES, awesome room.

John;

Sweet space!!! As someone who lives in a log home, I really appreciate being surrounded by all the rich wood. Really like the lanterns hanging on either side of the window.

As for design, maybe you could set up your terrain to mirror the room - higher in the middle, lower toward the walls. You wouldn't need tunnels then, the line would just disappear behind some hills/mountains/tall buildings.

Look forward to what you do with the space.

Looks great, John. Really nice setting for your layout. 

Jim

That's a seriously nice train room.  Love the wood, the carpet and the signal lamps.  Please post regular updates - I would love to see the progress on the entire room/layout.

NICE space CONGRATS

well done....love it!

Great job. Really nice.  I also started with bare walls (but in my basement) 13 years ago and its an exciting time when the table work can be placed and tracks laid down.   Best of luck on the new layout project.

Looks like a nice size room. Wish I had a larger room for my trains.

Anyway make sure that it is well insulated with the walls. Moisture can find it's way in if not insulated properly. Or you can use stainless steel track like I have been doing because of living in south Florida.

My grandparents used to own a farm outside of Leesport PA and I would love to have bought the place, but it is 30 acres with a full size barn and corn crib. Not sure if I could afford the place at the time so I didn't.

Lee Fritz

Wow! That is a wonderful train room! Great job.

And, yes ..... Happy Easter, John.

Beautiful room.

WOW X 10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000!

 

Wow, with a room this Large, and so Really Nicely Finished, Building Your Dream Layout will be simply Lots of Fun...Keep us posted....Happy Railroading...

wow

Beautiful! Love the lamps.

Wow, great job on the room, John.  It is really nice.  It looks like a nice wooded area - it that a lake or river that you can see in the background through the window where the 2 lamps are hanging?

Enjoy your track planning.

Too bad we don't have smell-o-vision. I bet all of that fresh cut pine smells great! 

Nice place.  1850, eh?  I must say you've been farming a bit longer than me. 

Never been to Cairo but I've been to Phoenicia.

Take plenty of construction photos to share.  Interesting though what folks in the east call a "farm".

John,

The room looks really nice!  I love the knotty pine and the lamps!  What a super place to build a layout!

That is so cool! I love the paneling. Keep us posted as it develops.