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Update I have made a rendering of my rail yard which will be located on the side of my yard. I provided a jpg for the rail yard and another to show where in my yard they will be placed (in the red box). Let me know what you think of it. I made the Box car house big enough to hold many cars so I...

Thanks for all you feedback. The around the room idea is good I just have to convince my wife to do that :)

Thanks you for the info. I'll be looking for retailers that sell out door O scale trains now.

I was wondering if you could do an out door layout in O scale if you built a building to protect the engines from the weather. Would the track have any problem in the weather, I live in the desert so rain isn't to big of a concern.

That looks great, thanks got the information.

I have been reading the layout forum and there are a lot of good ideas kicked around so I would like to post my layout and see what you everyone thinks. I only have a 24" x 72" space to work with. I used Atlas N Scale, code 55 track in the SCARM program.

Ok, here is an updated version.

I have been reading the layout forum and there are a lot of good ideas kicked around so I would like to post my layout and see what you everyone thinks. I only have a 24" x 72" space to work with. I used Atlas code 55 track in the SCARM program.

I was thinking about Z scale but it seems awfully small to handle.

Thank you for all the great information everyone. I’m thinking I might have to make the layout 26" or 28" to accommodate an 11" radius. I might also run a smaller radius on the inside and just have a shorter wheel base engine running on that track, and link the two tracks together.

I am new to N scale modeling and have been out of the rail road modeling for many years and I have some room in my garage to make a small layout, about 2x6. I also have been reading some forums on here about the proper radius. From what I can see is an 11'' radius will not leave much room on a...

Yes I forgot to post that I am using N Scale

So I'm guessing my 10'' radius is going to be a little tight for flex track, and most engines?

does using flex track help lower derailments

What would be better to use? Flex track or sectional track