Railroad in a box

Here is a pic why we were out at York.

look neat.

I saw this post last night. Could you explain what this is for the benefit of us who are not familiar with this product. Now that hah3 has posted a pic I at least have an idea.

Thanks 

Here is their website.  Interesting idea but you are locked into their layout design.  

Larry

Based on the lack of responses I guess no one has actually built one of these.  I like the idea of light weight and portable.

Chris

Not sure how foldable and portable it'd be after you apply the scenery.  I want to know what is the track clearance spacing and the grades.

I built the MTH version several year ago. Now, I see they have a Fastrack version. You have a choice of several track plans that you can use with the plans. The layout is built out of foam board and comes apart in two or three sections, depending on which size you build. The part that takes the longest is laminating the individual plans to the foam core sheets and cutting out the pieces with a foam knife. This is a good product with very good product support. If you want to build a small three dimensional layout with scenery, this is a great product.

Mike,

Do you have any pictures?  Also, does it actually fold up into a box as advertised?

Thanks,

Chris

Chris, I unfortunately have no photos. I built it after my divorce, when I lived in Minnesota in an apartment . I got remarried after about 3 years and moved to Florida (retired). It didn't survive the trip as the movers were not as careful as I had hoped.

The two end pieces do nestle together to form a box, as they show, but you have to keep trees and other scenery below the top edge where they come together. This is evident when you build it. If you add the middle section to extend it to 4x8, that piece has to remain separate.

If you search YouTube for Railroad in a box, there is a video of how one guy built his. You have more options with this than people think you do.

Thanks Mike.  I'll look for the video.  Last time I looked I didn't find much.  Do you have a link?

Chris