bklynman01
Active Member
Hello everyone! I've been gone for just about 6 years now. I know this because when my son was born, time just fell into a wasteland and the previous layout was disassembled so we could sell the old house and move. Now that he's old enough to LOVE trains, my wife (of all people) suggested we use the guest room as our dedicated train space. And so it begins again... I figure when he's a teenager and loses interest, I can build my second layout
Anyway, here's my layout design so far. It's HO-scale because that's what I have a lot of already (I contemplated doing N-scale to fit more into the space, but the financial investment isn't really feasible right now).The overall rectangle is the maximum outside dimension that I have to work with. The notch in the middle is for reaching the furthest tracks and it's wide enough for a 6 year old to fit inside and watch his (my) trains run. The buildings I put in there are for a small passenger station and maybe a town for some of the old buildings I have. The top left is a coal mine, another model I have that's mostly complete. What does everyone think about the track layout?
Also, I had originally thought about doing open benchwork with foam board on top. I'm thinking for simplicity and to reduce the amount of lumber needed to just do a table top of plywood with the foamboard on top. Any suggestions with reason why?
Thanks everyone!
Anyway, here's my layout design so far. It's HO-scale because that's what I have a lot of already (I contemplated doing N-scale to fit more into the space, but the financial investment isn't really feasible right now).The overall rectangle is the maximum outside dimension that I have to work with. The notch in the middle is for reaching the furthest tracks and it's wide enough for a 6 year old to fit inside and watch his (my) trains run. The buildings I put in there are for a small passenger station and maybe a town for some of the old buildings I have. The top left is a coal mine, another model I have that's mostly complete. What does everyone think about the track layout?
Also, I had originally thought about doing open benchwork with foam board on top. I'm thinking for simplicity and to reduce the amount of lumber needed to just do a table top of plywood with the foamboard on top. Any suggestions with reason why?
Thanks everyone!