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I built an overhead G scale railroad support shelf in a small 12X12 room. I measured my corners for the 4 foot track radius and cut all 4 of them out of plywood. For the straight sections I used 1X6's and joined them to the corner mounted plywood, both were very close in the same thickness. They are supported with wood shelf supports underneith at each end of the straight sections where they joined with the plywood. Above the wood support, I had small "L" brackets secured in every stud and to the 1X6 and plywood. I have all metal wheels and used a USA GP9, pulling two flat cars with REAL wood logs cut from a cedar tree, these were very heavy. I also had the USA cabose and two box cars. This was a very heavy train and I never had a problem with movement or sag. Very strong. It was painted a pinehurst type of green and the front edge of the plywood and 1X6's were trimmed off in screen (door) moulding, stained in walnut, glued with liquid nails and tacked with brads. This pretty much joind all wood supports together making it all one piece and also stronger. I also hid christmas lights on the top in the back near the wall, this lit up the ceiling and casted a shadow of the train as it traveled around. The lights were programable, I could set them so it looks like rain droplets on the ceiling....pretty nice effect. dan
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