11' by 9 1/2' HO track plan?

[Anonymous]

Just a friendly call for help here. I have an 11 foot by 9 1/2 foot basement room. One of the 11 foot sides has a 38 inch gap where the stairs come down. This gap starts 7 1/2 inches from the corner. I really like double track mainline continuous running, but I realize this is not a big space. Any suggestions?

[rrinker]

"Gap' as in, the stairs come INTO ths room, or 'gap' as in, this room is sort of under the stairs?
Either way, you're in N scale, right? 11x9 is a good-size space to work with. You need to accurately map out the space, and then make few decisions - what sort of equipment you want to run, which then affects what radius curves you need to use, and so forth.

--Randy

[Anonymous]

Your post doesn't say whether the room is empty or not. My lay-out is a modified "E", 9'X13'. I have the back of the E mounted against the long wall on L-girder, 1"x4" with foam board. The legs of the E can be varied for width depending on what you plan to use them for. I have the control panel on the inside edge of one leg so I can see/reach just about everything from there. The ends of the E legs are standing on 2x4's, set back somewhat from teh corners to allow easy access. I hung all the wiring underneath on shower curtain rings.