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help with layout please?
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<p>I am reluctant to get into this particular space on a small railroad.</p><p>First off, you are going to need to be mobile. This arrangement cannot be pernament because you state that you are with a Girlfriend and in a Apartment.</p><p>All things considered it is a good way to test the relationship and perhaps positively speaking result in a happy marriage where there will be trains in the home in the future.</p><p>On the other hand if things dont go well you at least need to have your Mine and Sawmill on a small base where you can put it all into a box and take with you to a new home or move into a bigger and more pernament layout.</p><p>I see the two small plans that was posted by Texas and Space and they are quite good with two different approaches to the same space.</p><p>You probably will be seeing 18-22" radius at the most 40' equiptment to maintain a balanced view of the railroad. Fortunately there are good engines and cars out in HO that will do the job well. I own a Roundhouse 4-4-0 that will be right at home on this small space but leaves my big steam out in the cold.</p><p>Control will definately be a Digitrax Zephyr or similar because you wont need very much in the beginning and still be robust enough to expand in the future.</p><p>To me apartments are not secure places to live, I lived in one for a time and did well but far better to be a homeowner if you can make that happen. I can tell you that in my apartment my trains sat in boxes and did not fare well.</p>
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