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Mine is plywood an 2X lumber with 2" of pink foam. The plywood is cut in 4' X 68" sections, reinforced with 2X, and built as individual sections. I screw the sections together through the 2X lumber from underneath. I will need to cut some track pieces, but that's all I need to do to move it. <br />I am on a limited budget for Model RR'ing, so I built a service area first. I have a turntable, roundhouse, freight car repair bldg and a small 2 bay loco shed that I use for my crane and tender, and a rotary plow. I also have a 2 track sand and fueling pad. A small yard is between the freight car repair area and the loco shed. On 1 end, I have a pair of turnouts. One leg on each of the turnouts face each other, and about 30" apart, and form the end of a loop, while the other leg on each points away from the loop, waiting the construction of the next phase, which will be industries and such. <br />I know a lot of people here have thought that a service area takes up a lot of space with not much interest, but mine is all railroad related. I prefer this to a town, which also takes up space and is not railroad related. On my empire, the town is always out of sight, except for the industries.
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