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Les, Holy cow! That's amazing! I'm glad you posted those pictures. Thanks! Chris

No! No pressure! I'm just being too damn excited, that's all, I swear! :wave: There is no time line, so please don't let me make you feel rushed. Chris

Galen, I appreciate your concerns for safety and cleanliness :thumb: However, this second bedroom has no other purpose than to house my trains and all the junk in the closet now, so if there were a fire in that room, the window would not be my first choice (also since it's most likely going to...

Steamhead, The feedback so far has, indeed, convinced me to NOT use the gopher holes. I'm trying to work on something with better all-around access or at least all from one side(like an around the room layout if possible). Also, I don't have any illusions about that layout. I knew it had it's...

Is a larger radius than 22" for appearance sake? I've got a 4' x 8' oval with turnouts using 22" radius curves up already which I've been using to get my "fix" while I plot the next step...it seems to run well, but...? If it's advisible, I'll do it! Chris

In response to NKP174 from the previous thread: This may be brash of me, but I think of this first layout as my learning platform. I have more ambitious plans that involve multiple rooms, but that's for the future :) I really don't mind having a big job to tackle. My work has prepared me for...

Zedob, How difficult is it to make a walk-under bridge? I've tried several variations of the dogbone, turning it, folding it, but I always get stuck because I'm being stubborn about wanting two trains on continuous loops in addition to some swtiching. I know I may just have to suck it up and...

I'm sorry I'm not being as clear as I could be about a lot of this. I'd take pictures of the room, but it's full of blue foam, 3/4" plywood and all kinds of other building materials so it wouldn't give a very good view. Let me see if this helps: The door in the south wall is a standard hinged...

Les, It's 136" left to right (minus the 36" upper left corner) and 132" top to bottom (minus the 36" upper left corner) Chris

Oh, I just figured out that it's also possible to use the north, south and/or west walls for feeders or yards...I can build shelves on them since. The only obstruction is a window in the north wall which covers the whole wall at about 4'.

moved It's moved to here: http://www.the-gauge.com/showthread.php?p=239757#post239757

I've moved this thread: http://www.the-gauge.com/showthread.php?p=239750&posted=1#post239750 Also, I filled out as much of the Givens & Druthers here: Scale: HO Gauge: Standard Prototype: NONE Space: See picture - http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r16/insinu8/Layout7.jpg Top left corner...

I am moving this thread over to the Track Planning for the Future forum.

Ron, thanks for the picture advice. I'll remember that for the future pics as my layout starts to get built. There is a lot that I don't know, so thank you for the warnings and advise about what to do and not to do. I cannot walk around this layout. It is ~ 4" from the north, east & south...

Ahh, excellent! Here's the link then: http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r16/insinu8/Picture1.png

Hi folks! I'm a brand spankin new model railroading novice. After 40 years, I finally have the time, money and space! So....the natural course has set in and I'm hoping to minimize my pain and suffering ( although no too much, since I won't learn as much without it! ) So, without further ado...

curvature The curvature of my intended bridge is 22" as are all of my turns. Let me see what the length is...it is 3 x 9" (more or less) bridge sections long. I was trying to post the picture of my layout on it's own thread to beg/borrow/steal some input, but it seems to have not worked...

curved bridges?!?! I wanted to finally join in the accolades for Steve and his layout. I've been watching this thread for several months now as I prepare to begin my first track layout. So many of the things you've worked out, asked about, puzzled over and gotten help with are on my mind as...