| I see it's not a very big location. It is 4' x 8' so it will do. | | | | A figure 8 creates four distinct areas for your space |
| That's a good situation for it though. It's stashed away | | | | but they will be much smaller. Concentric circles can be |
| from most of your main walk ways which is good. It's | | | | seen to be the compromise between the first two |
| clean and dry. And it's close to your work bench so | | | | choices. You could place a round house at the center |
| you won't have to stomp through the house to get | | | | and pretend this is a rail yard. Weathering the trains |
| any tools that you left behind. So here are some ideas | | | | and detailing the roundhouse at the center can really |
| for making it better: | | | | bring this setup together. All of these are good for |
| A solid Model Train Table makes all the difference: | | | | beginning tracks. The oval and concentric circles are |
| Having your tracks on the floor is a very bad idea. | | | | especially well suited to later addition. |
| You can fashion a sturdy display area or countertop in | | | | Enhance viewer sight lines to enhance the sense of |
| your own work area. There are lots of problems to | | | | depth: |
| living with a layout that is permanently tied down to | | | | The corner of your layout forms an apex to a |
| one area. It's a lot easier to live with a train display that | | | | triangular viewpoint that can really enhance the sense |
| we can move when we are called on to do so. If you | | | | of depth if used well. Paint fading peaks and starry |
| choose to purchase a table there is an excellent | | | | lines along the back walls to further maximize this |
| domino style model table. Hobby tables can be | | | | effect. |
| attached however you desire to create almost any | | | | Obstruct the view of the train with accessories and |
| shape you can dream up. These tables also uncannily | | | | crafted structures to create variation and contrast: |
| meld a sturdy, lightweight and portable construction. | | | | Another way we can trick the viewer into believing |
| Portability may also be significant if you ever would like | | | | that our display is bigger is to add accessories like tiny |
| to motor your layout to a model train pow wow. Also, | | | | bushes and little hills or piles of pebbles so that the train |
| if you would like to show off your model train layout | | | | is at times blocked from sight. Especially useful to this |
| for school projects or as part of library/museum | | | | goal is to have a very large building structure on a |
| exhibitions this is the perfect choice. | | | | mountain surface next to the train tracks so that when |
| Don't try for too much: | | | | the train goes by the sense of contrast will make the |
| Since your space is so limited you will want to keep it | | | | viewer believe they are actually looking on a far away |
| uncomplicated. You fundamentally have a choice | | | | landscape rather than just a model train layout. |
| between three separate designs: a straightforward | | | | Remember that this is just the first step toward your |
| oval, a figure 8 or concentric circles. They're all about | | | | model train empire. As you become more familiar with |
| the same in terms of pros and cons. If you like creating | | | | the joys of model train design, construction and |
| model structures the basic donut shape gives you the | | | | decoration you will find many creative unique ways to |
| most options. This will draw attention from your track. | | | | add to this first design. |