Hello,
I just purchased AnyRail a week or so ago and I've been drawing several track layouts with it. I figured it was time I settled on something or at least got some feedback on what I've been doing. I already have the benchwork up and foam glued but I'm very concerned thinking about what to put on it.
I think sometimes it actually keeps me awake at night.
What I have so far is a bench that is L-shaped taking up two walls. Each wall is 9'4" (112"). The right hand side of the bench, from bench front to wall, is 36" deep while the other, on the left, is 30" deep. The other critical detail I should mention is that I've actually put extruded poly down on both sides of the bench. The 36" bench has 1" foam while the 30" bench has 2 inch foam. I'm not afraid to carefully create grades between them with some thin plywood and carefully measured blocking. I'll need to carve out some of the 2" foam to accomodate part of the grade as it gets up to 2" height.
I've attached a drawing of what I've drawn so far. Despite being drawn with a lot of sectional track the trackwork will actually be done with Peco flex (wood). Are there any traps or operational issues I might experience with the sidings and staging area?
The idea behind the layout is *either*:
- A large industrial area on the lower (right hand) section with metal refining and then the residual chemicals from that process goes up to the 2" section on the left to be turned into fertilizer or whatever. Housing and town area in between where they two sides meet in the corner of the "L".
*or*
- A grain or lumber situation on the upper 2" area (on the left) and then down to retail or light manufacturing like furniture on the right. Again, a housing and town area in between where they two sides meet in the corner of the "L".
I have 90 feet of brand new Peco flex track at my disposal. I'll have to purchase more turnouts once I know what I need.
Please, if anyone has any constructive criticism or ideas for an L shaped layout please let me know. I've been searching for a layout this shape for a few weeks now and I'm finding very little except a lot of point-to-point layouts which I'm not necessarily interested in.
Thanks for reading!
I just purchased AnyRail a week or so ago and I've been drawing several track layouts with it. I figured it was time I settled on something or at least got some feedback on what I've been doing. I already have the benchwork up and foam glued but I'm very concerned thinking about what to put on it.
I think sometimes it actually keeps me awake at night.
What I have so far is a bench that is L-shaped taking up two walls. Each wall is 9'4" (112"). The right hand side of the bench, from bench front to wall, is 36" deep while the other, on the left, is 30" deep. The other critical detail I should mention is that I've actually put extruded poly down on both sides of the bench. The 36" bench has 1" foam while the 30" bench has 2 inch foam. I'm not afraid to carefully create grades between them with some thin plywood and carefully measured blocking. I'll need to carve out some of the 2" foam to accomodate part of the grade as it gets up to 2" height.
I've attached a drawing of what I've drawn so far. Despite being drawn with a lot of sectional track the trackwork will actually be done with Peco flex (wood). Are there any traps or operational issues I might experience with the sidings and staging area?
The idea behind the layout is *either*:
- A large industrial area on the lower (right hand) section with metal refining and then the residual chemicals from that process goes up to the 2" section on the left to be turned into fertilizer or whatever. Housing and town area in between where they two sides meet in the corner of the "L".
*or*
- A grain or lumber situation on the upper 2" area (on the left) and then down to retail or light manufacturing like furniture on the right. Again, a housing and town area in between where they two sides meet in the corner of the "L".
I have 90 feet of brand new Peco flex track at my disposal. I'll have to purchase more turnouts once I know what I need.
Please, if anyone has any constructive criticism or ideas for an L shaped layout please let me know. I've been searching for a layout this shape for a few weeks now and I'm finding very little except a lot of point-to-point layouts which I'm not necessarily interested in.
Thanks for reading!