Sectional layout designs

[Kentuckyjed]

Working on setting up a brand-new layout leaning heavily on the 4x8 plan but I am limited to space if having to move to a different location/room so I am trying to figure a two-section design where they could easily be separated and re connected. Looking for advice/pictures/videos ect. I am scavenging plywood and pieces and have a 4x5 1/2 old train board with enough plywood to make up the other 2 1/2 feet. Thought about making a 4x5 1/2 and a 4x2 1/2 with some type of latch setup where they could be separated. Thanks for any ideas or directions.

 

[Kentuckyjed]

Oops forgot to put in that this layout is in HO and DC .

 

[NVSrr1500]

four 2x4 sections would make it easy to move and set up. bolted together. with alignment pins(just wood dowels) My entire layout is built like that and has moved. Much easier to handle those sizes with scenery on them. They are lighter and stiffer too. Also helps if you design the layout so they can be configured for the space. Not nesseccasrily a rectangle. but any shape that would fit the new space. Check out the MR build layout, The "Beer Line" which is built in this very manner. Moving and reconfiguration in mind

 

[Kentuckyjed]

four 2x4 sections would make it easy to move and set up. bolted together. with alignment pins(just wood dowels) My entire layout is built like that and has moved. Much easier to handle those sizes with scenery on them. They are lighter and stiffer too. Also helps if you design the layout so they can be configured for the space. Not nesseccasrily a rectangle. but any shape that would fit the new space. Check out the MR build layout, The "Beer Line" which is built in this very manner. Moving and reconfiguration in mind

Thanks, I will check out the Beer Line.

 

[Kentuckyjed]

Did a search for Beer Line on the forum and I came up with nothing , am I doing this wrong. Just using the search option on the forum website.

 

[migalyto]

Heres the only two on this forum I found.

If you do a general search anything with "beer" and "line" come up. Click the title only box, and these came up.

N Scale Beer Line

Has anyone done a version of Model Railroader's Beer Line in N scale. If so, do you have a track plan? Aaron M at redpony64@embarqmail.com

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a variation on the beer line

in the january issue of m.r. was a track plan for the milwakee beer line and playing around with some graph paper realised that 2 of the 3 layout configurations will work in the room alotted by the parrents but im modifying the eara by about 60 years or so any suggestions comments or imputs are...

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[Kentuckyjed]

thanks migalyto I am running in HO on a 4x8 that I want to sectionalize for transport. I might have that issue of MR archived somewhere, the forum doesn't seem to offer what I was expecting but to no avail I will trudge along.