OK, I haven't had much to add to this thread in a while, so time for an update. I have all of the sheet rock in the garage, just waiting on warmer weather. Not able to do the mudding until we get a steady 70 degrees or so. Once all of that is done, I'll be able to start building benchwork.
OK, so what to build. Well I had to rethink what I wanted to do. I plan on being here for about 8 more years, then I'll be moving westward to Tennessee for my retirement home. I currently have a 12' X 25' space to work with. Those that know me, know that my passion is (SW)itchers. My goal is to build a huge (SW)itcher junkyard.
I had planned to do an around the room layout with a center peninsula being the junkyard. After looking at what I could build in that space, I wasn't happy with the amount of space I would have for the junkyard. So back off, rethink everything. After talking with James (Alcomotive) and my better half and bouncing ideas around I've come up with this.
I will build the junkyard on a peninsula 6' X 20' in the center of the garage. I feel that will give me all of the room to build it and do it justice. And maybe (just maybe) fit the 270 (SW)itchers I have on it. I will have additional space around the room, I might tie it all in with a 1' shelf layout for now just so I can runs some long trains.
Eventually it will have to be dis-assembled and moved, so I am going to build it with that in mind. That's the plan anyway.