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Look what I found from last year while going back through old pages... Posted: 30 Oct 2004, 01:21:39 Quote Posts: 394 Joined: 21 Jun 2003 Location: US I built a around the room,20x20ft. -mostly 30'"deep layout,about 56" off the floor.I placed much of the track to the rear of the layout with scenery and structures in the foreground.I now have a hard time seeing my train when switching industries, cleaning track is a bear and CARFULLY reaching over the scenery is difficult.I can't reach ground throws so I had to go with switch machines. I learned that clean track,correct weight , quality trucks &metal wheelsets and using the same brand of couplers(I use all Kadee) go a long way towards trouble free operation...What can I learn from your experiences? Profile Back to top Posted: 30 Oct 2004, 02:34:52 Quote Error Error Posts: Joined: If you have a cat, keep it OUT of your train room or near your layout. After letting him sit next to layout, I always found he would somehow manage to jump on the table somehow when I'm not looking. He will derail the train, walk on the scenery, knock over the telephone poles, etc. Profile Back to top twhite Posted: 30 Oct 2004, 11:19:14 Quote Posts: 1820 Joined: 07 Jul 2004 Location: Carmichael, CA Amen to cats. Love 'em, but boy, can they find the darnedst times to decide to get affectionate when you're running the train. I have a 23lb Maine Coon cat that thinks the cabooses on my trains are her own private hockey pucks. And Mike, as to those places you 'just can't get to', don't think you're alone. Almost all of my model RR buddies (and myself included) have one or two spots on the layout that you have to use a step-ladder to get to for maintanence. That's why God invented the track-cleaning car, I suppose. And of course, the spot that you can't get to is ALWAYS too small to cut an access hole in the scenery for a duck-under. One thing I've done--and my layout is similar to yours by your description--is to make sure that the track is pretty much TOWARD the front of the layout, with the scenery as a backdrop. But I'm modeling mountainous territory, so the track is continually weaving in and out of the scenery on various levels. But I try and make sure that access to much or most of the main line is within arm's reach. However, I admit that one accessory that I have come to rely on is that little 3-tier kitchen stepladder. It's a lifesaver, I've kidnapped it permanently to the layout room. Tom -------------------- Tom
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