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Made more progress tonight! Tonight I installed the risers and inclines. I ended up buying some of the Woodland Scenics foam tack, since no one at the hardware store could seem to help, and the people at the hobby shop were extreamly helpful (I would rather pay more and get good service then...

Lastly tonight, I layed the figure-8 portion of the track to get an idea where to put the Woodland Scenics risers and inclines. My standard grade will be 4% which for the few number of cars that will be pulled, will be fine. I was using 5% on my temporary layout with no problems. Here is the...

Made some progress today! I ended up raising the frame up using 2x4's. I mounted a set of drawer sliders on the underside so I can put a drawer under the layout, this will also hold the control panel. The entire layout is extreamly sturdy. I was really questioning the use of foam, but it really...

Looks nice! Any ideas on how I would wire up switches for the turnouts. I will be using Kato turnouts, and I belive they are electromagnetic. I have heard if you give them power for more than just a split second you can risk damaging them. There are two wires going into the turnout, and...

Since I have very limited space, I am thinking that the space below the frame could also be used for storage. I was thinking of getting a small pieces of plywood or particle board to mount the control panel on, and I could slide it underneath the frame when not in use (maybe even mount it on a...

After 4 weeks with no free time, I am finally going to start my layout. As you may recall here is the basic design: It is about a 6'x3' layout with a small staging area in the back (top of the image). I am planning on posting pictures as I progress and hoping to get some feedback since I...

Thanks for the response! I am hoping to have the bench done early next week so I can start with the real fun. I will deffenitly post pictures as I progress (and asking lots of questions too :)).

I wish I had that kind of space. 74"x32" is the most I can deticate right now. Once I am done or bored with this layout, I will probably start thinking of adding a shelf around at least some of my place.

I am really liking Unitrack. It is a bit pricey but it is ready to go right out of the box. Also I am using XTrackCAD.

I am about ready to start building my bench. I was able to get a 6' table rather cheap so that is going to be the "base" of my layout. On top of the table I will have an open frame that looks like this: The frame will be 74"x32", and is made with 1X3's, and will be held together with metal...

Has anyone found a good way to mount Kato Unitrack? My base is going to be foam.

Thanks for pointing that out! Here is my thinking behind this. I am trying to create both a realistic (sort of) working yard to move, store and organize cars, and a more fictional loop where I can have trains run without supervision. The outer loop is the main line through town, and the inner...

The road is just a visual right now, and not to scale. And I have been to Scale Model Supplies several times. It is just a few blocks from my work, and it is a great store.

I have now rotated the town 45 degrees, and re-did the yards. I think it looks alot better and deffenitly utilized the small space better. Hre is my new track plan:

I have been playing around with the track layout based on some of the suggestions I have gotten, and they have all been really good, Thanks! I moved the passing track in the staging area into the center of the circle, and now I am playing with the yards a little bit more. I really liked the...

Yes, I am in Minnesota. As far as the grades, I thought of that. I will be starting the incline just above the road on the left hand side, and the elevation would increase to the 1st turnout at the top left. After the turnout there is some straight track and a curve before the bridge, and...

I have decided against doing an urban layout for my first layout, due to space constraints. So I decided to do a small town mountian layout. The actual track plan is 30"x72" which is just a few inches shy of the maximum amount of space I can deticate to a layout. Here is the track plan: I am...

Thanks! I really like those Modemo LRV's. Do many hobby shops carry those, or would I have to order them? Anyone know where I can get heavy-rail subway vehicals?

After browsing The-Guage, I am thinking in a few months starting an urban layout. Does anyone know where I can find tram cars, such as Simmons or Bombardier light-rail vehicals typically found in Europe and North America (preferably articulated models). I would love to get a model of the...

Thanks for all the info! I ended up purchasing some Unitrack. It was cheaper than I originally thought. On Katos website, it looked like it was going to be about $10 per piece, but it ended up being closer to $4. So far I have setup a basic figure 8, with a small switching yard in the middle...