We bought new house in Prescott Valley, AZ and moved in about 10 months ago.
Got all the painting, yard work, and modifications done and am turning to a new layout for my Marx O27 train (999 engine and a dozen assorted cars.)... and others yet to come.
I have a very large workshop in back, wired for 120 and 220 volt and a 200 amp power box. I have to lower some wall plug to get below eye level on a 40 ' base. The room I have for trains is 18' x 30', so room will be sufficient. I want a 20" space between all walls and the edge of the layout.
I plan on using OSB-1 sheet 3/8" thick for the table top and mount it all on 2"x 2", 2" x 4" and " x 4" (for the legs) dimensional lumber, I intend to bolt most of together.
I envision a 60" wide x 320" main table along the long wall on the left. Butting to this on both ends will be a 60" x180" L toward the right "long wall", and a 60" x 120" L butted to that on the near side. Another 60"x 180" L butted at the near end.
I'd like to put in three towns and a large military base (on the near end of the L). I'm looking at eventually running 3 or 4 Marx 999 engines with double reduction motors, and a pair or maybe 3 Marx Mercury engine with double reduction gears. All switches will be manually operated.
This is strictly a toy train layout. Anything to scale will be absolutely coincidental. If I could find easy to install, machinery with remote or automatic controls I would consider them.
Buildings will be a mixture of any O or S make, Plasticville, candy tins, at least one incense burner, a radio Shack batter box, scratch built or kit bashed, etc.
I need hints and suggestions on construction, wiring, track plans, painting, overhead lighting, surface materials and anything else that might work.
Money is an object, but I can usually find enough for something special.
Thanks for the input.
Tom
