Help with Layout Plan!!

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mjmueller

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Attached please find the layout outline. I have an area of 10X10, but with 12' on the far wall. I have N Scale. Please show me your possibilities. Thank you.

 
Allot of possibilities but they are going to need more info.
1. Where is your door?
2. Around the wall?/or center of room?
3. What operation type you thinking of? (mostly scenic,industy,mountains,water?)
4. Number of mainline run your thinkin of.
N scale in a 10 x 10 has allot of world to build on. This should be a fun build. Good Luck!
 
Well, there will be a lift out bridge by the bottom left of the layout. The wall is on the top, right and bottom of drawing. I am doing 2, or 3 mainlines I think. 2 at least. I am debating on mountains out west, or maybe praire du chien in some parts.....I'm still debating. I also might do a multi-level with Helix.

Thanks
 


I would say I'm pretty good at all. I have all the tools (Shopsmith :), and talent. I build many things. See, the real problem is I already have a layout benchwork and some track laid in my garage right now. The garage is 13X17. I would have to rip up all that and bring down to the basement. The only draw back to the garage is, I do not have it heated & in Wisconsin it's pretty bad with weather changes. Also, the room has a slope on the ceiling about 4' up from the sides, so I cannot build the layout at the height I really want to. In the basement, I can build high & have the temp. controlled. So, I have all the means to do a very nice layout, and I have a friend who works for Walthers & does all the scenery there.
 
I really want to build this layout at 58" or somewhere around there. What would you guys recommend? I want the new height standard. Also, attached you will find a little update to the idea of the layout. I would not say this is final at all, I would still like your thoughts. I really want this to be a fall scene, so maybe the mountains are out of the question. I want to have 2 to 3 mainlines with a staging area in the middle. I might go multi-level with the helix, but this might not be the right thing to do.



Thanks
 
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