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Up high you'll need to have a large enough scale for him to see it and enjoy watching it run. I would go with G scale if the room is large enough but you need to also consider how tight the curves will be. Longer locos and cars need larger radius curves. BE SURE the track is flat and curves are true. You wouldn't want a derailment up that high which may cause injuy to your son. Being a "shelf around the top" I wouldn't think that it will be very wide - a foot or so maybe. If you do a 1/2" plywood base coverd with foam then crown molding would work on the outer edge to help strenghten it and cover (hide) the foam. How wide is the arched window, i.e. how long will the bridge need to be?
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