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Locating Your Model Train Layout

Locate your model train layout with care. The amount of available space you have will influence what you end up modeling. There is no point in trying to build a model train layout with several stations, goods yard, bridges and villages etc., if it needs to be cramped into the corner of the spare bedroom. Not that you can't be ambitious as long as you are realistic.

A table or a simple raised platform usually works well for setting up a model train set. You can make a platform by placing some plywood on a pair of saw-horses or some other raised support. The train will run a lot better if it�s secured to a hard surface like plywood. The model train set is also better to be raised to a comfortable height above the floor.

Where Not To locate A Model Train Layout


It's usually best not to display your model train set on the floor. Carpet and rails don�t mix because being low to the floor your model train set will attract pet hair, dirt, dust and debris that can stick to the train tracks and get into the locomotive engine. The floor is not a good location, because pets, or children might damage the model train set, it may even cause someone to trip and/or injure himself or herself.

How To Create A Small Model Train Layout


If you only have a small space in which to set up your model train layout, then you are not alone. There are a lot of model train enthusiasts around in apartments and small houses with only limited space at their disposal to set up a model train layout. In this situation an H0 scale (1:87) model train set is a possibility, but the smaller N (1:160) or Z (1:220) scale model train sets may be more feasible. When you use a smaller scale or narrow gauge, you'll need less space for your model train layout, or can use the available space to achieve smoother curves and switches.

If don't want to compromise, then don't start a small model train layout. There are a number of differences that you will need to accept or adapt yourself to when choosing a small model train layout: the curves may be too sharp, the angles of the switches may be too steep, and the sidings too short. With a small model train layout everything is compressed to the max. But when you think about it, although a small model train layout may not be your first choice, it is better than no train set at all!

Keep in mind that it's likely the railroading bug will bite you. It is contagious! So, you'll need to have you room to expand your model train set.

By Robert Anderson - Author of best-selling ebook 'Model Train Help'

 

 
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