around the wall indoor track plans

[odyssey]

thanks , Dave - a 7 foot center aisle is fine as chairs , couches are 3 feet deep and if not placed exactly opposirt each other , provide room for walking between , etc. Cards or chess, whatever could take place if needed by rearranging furniture but really I expect people will sit and visit while trains run around behind them. When alone , which will be the usual, I will have plenty of space to walk around , operate, etc

Laying track on the f loor is a good idea ; in fact , I already set doown the Aristocraft curves to see what I might be faced with

I'm looking at a 2 tier set-up so the heavyweight passenger cars can run "up top " in a loop and below the smaller engines and freight cars can do the desirable operating movements - switching, etc.  I will separate the 2 levels by retaining wall , hillside landscaping , etc so it all appears to tie in correctly

Barry

[dwbeckett]

with the diameters of 8ft and 10ft you will have to add at least 1ft to each to give clearance for walls and sides I estimate you will have only a 7ft x 18ft center section not much space for more then 6-8  extra body's plus seating and a card table. a floor plan drawing would be helpful . BTW the 8ft needs 2.5 x 2.5 foot for each corner and the 10 needs 3x3 foot each corner plus clearance space. I would suggest laying out your track on the floor first to see how much room you need . Remember what have on paper NEVER fits. Don't forget the IF factor.

Have Fun 

Dave

[odyssey]

room is 11 foot 10 inches ( 142 inches ) x 28 feet 28 feet  2 inches ( 340 inches  )   with a stairwell opening at one end whereby there is a 64 inch wall on the left of the stairwell and a 46 inch wall on the right ( stair is 32 inches )

windows at opposite end - 2 -  with bottom sill 24 inches off the floor each window is 48 inches wide by 36 ninches high and they are symmetrically placed starting at 6 inches on eitehr side of the centerline of the wall

[Anonymous]

It´ll certainly help, if you post a drawing of your room here, showing the exact dimensions and position of doors, windows, cabinets etc.

[odyssey]

I have 12 feet by 28 feet to work with and prefer to keep the centre area open for seating and discussion , cards, etc while the traijns operate around the perimeter.

Track plan ideas would be great - I expect to have a 2 foot shelf or bench on the long sides and wider at the ends to accommodate curves ( G scale ) with an 8  foot and 10 foot diameter track at the ends

 

Thank you