emptypockets
Member
Greetings,
First, let me say that I've been browsing this site for several months now getting ideas for the layout that my son and I are embarking on. We (Santa) bought him a Life Like elevated rails set for Christmas 2013. After having fun with it for a while, he decided that it was time to go bigger, right up Daddy's alley. Originally, the set fit within an older pool table, but the new layout wasn't going to. So, off to the drawing board.
Our plan is to put together a simple single track loop layout. It's much more modest than most on here, but with a six year old, you need to start somewhere. As time goes on, we can always add another sheet and more track, but my goal is to make this a well detailed 9'x5' layout to start with and go from there. We're using as much of the original LL set as possible because it came from Santa after all (including the Power Loc track ). I'll be logging our progress on the setup from time to time and appreciate any feedback and input that you can give.
So, here's what we're starting with, as laid out with AnyRail and my fancy hand drawn art work. Construction will start in earnest in the coming days and weeks. Stay tuned if you have an interest in our layout.
First, let me say that I've been browsing this site for several months now getting ideas for the layout that my son and I are embarking on. We (Santa) bought him a Life Like elevated rails set for Christmas 2013. After having fun with it for a while, he decided that it was time to go bigger, right up Daddy's alley. Originally, the set fit within an older pool table, but the new layout wasn't going to. So, off to the drawing board.
Our plan is to put together a simple single track loop layout. It's much more modest than most on here, but with a six year old, you need to start somewhere. As time goes on, we can always add another sheet and more track, but my goal is to make this a well detailed 9'x5' layout to start with and go from there. We're using as much of the original LL set as possible because it came from Santa after all (including the Power Loc track ). I'll be logging our progress on the setup from time to time and appreciate any feedback and input that you can give.
So, here's what we're starting with, as laid out with AnyRail and my fancy hand drawn art work. Construction will start in earnest in the coming days and weeks. Stay tuned if you have an interest in our layout.