New building

If you have dimensions like those, you should consider doing an around the walls with peninsulas extending into the center of the room. This will allow good viewing and access to the trains, allow the use of broader curves -- 48" radius (O-96) or better, and improve both operational quality and "loop running." An around-the-walls/peninsula combination would allow you to create a point-to-point operation (the start/end are back-to-back on a peninsula separated by a backdrop) with a "continuous run" 180-degree curve at the end either going through a tunnel at the end of the peninsula or under a city. The benchwork and layout arrangement would, of course, depend on what else is in the building and where the entry and utility doors are located.

 

Hope this helps.

Thank's for the pointers Matt.

The plans for the new building are on hold as we have a neighbor that is upset with the location of the building,it will block his view of the trees on the next block,the city is trying to resolve the issue.

 Bill

Sorry to hear that. Here's what I was referring to with respect to around-the-walls. The view-block in the center separates the starting and ending points of the layout, with the continuous section of the peninsula walled off for a separate scene. There's also a back bypass for continuous running as well. This particular one is 21x30 with a 48" miminum radius (O-96.) As I like to say, the first rule is there's no such thing as too big a curve...at least until you run out of building.

I really like that design Matt.....Greg

Thanks. That's how I like to start them, then I start moving the track around, putting in curves, etc. so things get more convoluted. I like doing designs since I'm still house shopping and don't know what my room space will look like. I figure with enough design prototypes out there, I'll have something to use as a starting point for just about any space.

Thanks Matt, I have saved it in my RR folder,as for my other problem with the building, I will have to go before the city council,as the neighbor knows someone downtown.

As far as the neighbor's view blockage, Well, then he should have bought the property.

Hoo...boy..I hope you can defeat the Zoning Gestapo.  Years ago I didn't build in one area because when I wanted to build a larger garage on a proposed house, the obviously uneducated flunkie they sent out got his knickers in a knot because he thought a larger garage meant I was going to be doing commercial auto repair in a residential area, and you couldn't get it through his head that I was a desk jockey and had no such intentions. A great uncle was an interior decorator

to the stars in Hollywood, and when someone built a high rise next to his property,

that shadowed his garden, he did sue, win, and retire to Mexico, so watch it!

I plan to build a strict point to point, wye on one end, reverse loop on the other, with two penisulas (wyes or turntables on them,  to be determined).

Update, there will be no new building, the City has said we do not have enough land for the rain runoff from the building, I tried to get them to let us build a holding pond for the runoff, there answer was it would impact the one person who complained, so now we will sell the house and land and move to the country where we can build what we want.

Too bad....if you have enough money, you don't get discriminated against..otherwise..

so you have to have enough to buy a farm or ranch zoned agricultural, so you can do

as you wish, and defeat the Big Brother bureaucracy pandering to the envious.

Wow! What county do you live in? Although Clay Co gave me plenty of problems with building my 24 x 24 garage in my backyard it did eventually get built. Not something I want to go through again but I'm glad it's done.

Sorry to hear that. I've had to deal with that kind of stuff when I lived in a condo -- the president of the homeowners' association was a horse's rear. Good luck with the new location.