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Hi Guys,
Since working on the "other" layout, my wife decided that our layout needed "updating". Great idea thought I until I realized that my idea of an update and hers was completely different. My idea of an update is to add to the existing layout, replace older gear etc. Her idea requires a "complete rebuild", and I do mean a complete rebuild from the ground up! We have taken our 7 X 5 layout and turned it into an almost 12 X ..... well take a look:
The layout will run across the longest wall (a little short of 12') and pretty much follow the contour of the other things in the room which, by the way is only 12 X 10 and is used as our computer room.
I really must love model railways as I am going to have sacrifice all of my desk and flight gear to make this layout fit. Essentially, the layout will run across where my computer and desk currently sits, hence the narrowness of the centre portion. The plan is to mount my monitors on the wall (above the layout) and have a long sliding shelf attached to the underside of the benchtop. That will act as my "desk" (chuckle chuckle) That may not sound like much of a sacrifice until you realise that my desk is almost 6' long and (with flight gear) about 5' tall and 24" deep. Going from that to not much more than a 3' X 18" keyboard shelf really is a sacrifice
Anyway, as my wife prefers to just watch the trains going around the layout, I have kept it very simple. The only change I would like to make at some point is to connect the inner track back onto the outer line. So far, everything I have tried has failed in terms of being able to connect the track back into itself. Any ideas on that would be great, especially what sections of track I should use and where. In case anyone missed it, this is an Atlas Code 83 HO layout.
Finally, as this is the "home" layout, I will be posting progress photo's and hope (fingers crossed) that I can start the layout in the morning, well, at least ripping everything out that is currently there to make the space.
Cheers guys,
wombat457
Since working on the "other" layout, my wife decided that our layout needed "updating". Great idea thought I until I realized that my idea of an update and hers was completely different. My idea of an update is to add to the existing layout, replace older gear etc. Her idea requires a "complete rebuild", and I do mean a complete rebuild from the ground up! We have taken our 7 X 5 layout and turned it into an almost 12 X ..... well take a look:
The layout will run across the longest wall (a little short of 12') and pretty much follow the contour of the other things in the room which, by the way is only 12 X 10 and is used as our computer room.
I really must love model railways as I am going to have sacrifice all of my desk and flight gear to make this layout fit. Essentially, the layout will run across where my computer and desk currently sits, hence the narrowness of the centre portion. The plan is to mount my monitors on the wall (above the layout) and have a long sliding shelf attached to the underside of the benchtop. That will act as my "desk" (chuckle chuckle) That may not sound like much of a sacrifice until you realise that my desk is almost 6' long and (with flight gear) about 5' tall and 24" deep. Going from that to not much more than a 3' X 18" keyboard shelf really is a sacrifice
Anyway, as my wife prefers to just watch the trains going around the layout, I have kept it very simple. The only change I would like to make at some point is to connect the inner track back onto the outer line. So far, everything I have tried has failed in terms of being able to connect the track back into itself. Any ideas on that would be great, especially what sections of track I should use and where. In case anyone missed it, this is an Atlas Code 83 HO layout.
Finally, as this is the "home" layout, I will be posting progress photo's and hope (fingers crossed) that I can start the layout in the morning, well, at least ripping everything out that is currently there to make the space.
Cheers guys,
wombat457