![]() I wanted to create a second mainline inside the oval, but the standard sections of track that you buy in the store had too large of a radius to fit inside comfortably. I had to use a few extra sections of track that I had on hand to complete this. I used the Bachmann track (with the roadbed already attached) that came with the set to place an indented oval on the layout surface (kidney-bean shape). Since this was a fairly simple layout, I didn’t really need to do extensive track planning. Then I sat down in front of the train layout surface and tried to figure out how I wanted the track to be placed. I purchased an inexpensive ($99) model train set from the local hobby store so I could get some track, a power transformer, a train and a few accessories. Something should be transported from one place to another. This is part of the educational benefit children can get from operating a layout like this. In this case, I just wanted to be able to at least “pick up” and “deliver” passengers and freight from one part of the layout to the other. Pick a theme, locale and an era to represent if you’re doing a serious layout. The next step is to design the model train layout. Next, I used Liquid Nails to glue the foam sheet to the plywood. I discovered later that the 2’x4’ size would be perfect for a coffee table train layout, which would be a great application for this project, although I didn’t use it for that in this case. The first thing I did was go to my local home improvement store and purchase a 24” x 48” (2’x4’) pre-cut section of plywood and a 4’x8’ sheet of extruded foam-board, which I asked the attendant to cut into four 2’x4’ sections for me. His birthday was coming up soon and I wanted to give it to him as a present. Of course, with this one I had a deadline. The one I’m going to describe here took about a week (about 25 hours of work). I spent 2 years on a 36” x 72” N-scale train layout. It just depends on want you want and what your budget allows. You could certainly make the train layout more complicated by adding branches and by increasing the surface space to 30” x 60” or even 36” x 72” but it would cost more work and more money. I made this for my six-year-old grandson, and I didn’t want him to be having frequent derailments if I could avoid it. The 2-train action provides more interest than a single train going around an oval, and the absence of turnouts reduces risk of derailment. The following is a step-by-step creation of a 24” x 48” N-Scale loop-to-loop small train layout with 2 separate mainlines, each containing its own train, simplified by the absence of branches or turnouts. It could be a small point-to-point switching train layout, or a loop-to-point or loop-to-loop configuration. The other nice thing about it is that you can do the whole thing sitting down without a lot of standing or crawling under the surface to get it done. This small layout can be used later to expand into a much larger model railroad if you wish or you may want to keep it as is and continue adding details and making changes as time goes on. It's the little things that make it all look real.Small 2x4' N scale Model Railroad with two mainlines, a tunnel, waterfall and river rapids, servicing three passenger stations, a small town and a lumber industry.Ī great way to get started in model railroading is to create a small train layout that doesn’t require a lot of space or a huge investment of time and money. ![]() The only other flat land is man made and it still is not flat. That is the large salt flats of Utah and our Mojave desert where supersonic planes are tested. The only flat land on this earth is on the bottom of dried up lakes. I suppose that you do not live in a big city. It also shows signs of erosion with grassy patches and gullies that keep the whole area from being washed away. Then the land continues to fall from the road edge to the edge of your layout. Even dirt roads have them or erosion will form gullies across the road. The road edge has a berm that is usually there to prevent rain run off which will erode the downside of the road. ![]() The land on the far side of the road slopes down to the road and shows evidence of erosion. In my view, the true reason for the reality in your scene is that the scenery drops from the background to your track and on through the foreground to the edge of your layout.
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