I was directed here by some Facebook groups. This site is overkill! Lots of great info.
I've always wanted to have a permanent train table. We did the Christmas loop when I was a kid but we never had room for a larger or long term layout. My wife and I set up my old train around the Christmas tree and my son fell in love with it.
Funds and space had me start with a 8x4 layout. I have some foam board coming tomorrow and I'm going to paint it greenish brown just for basic aesthetics. I thought about taking some 2x4's and leftover plywood and making a second level for this table. However, I think my best bet is going to be to make an additional 4x6 table and make this an L shaped layout. If possible I'd like to have something my son and I can enjoy as he grows. For now, I don't want to make anything too tricky that'll he'll run afoul of using it himself. He's really loving the Lionchief plus RS3 I got because he can run around with the remote and stop the train to load and unload his mini figures from the hopper car.
There is a wealth of knowledge here and I'd like to ask if some of you think it would it be possible to make a serviceable yard area with a 4x6 addition or is it still going to be too tight? My goal for this year (Covid-19 willing) is to have a loop with a yard area on an addition to the table. I've played around with the anyrail software but I'm having trouble making anything work. I wish I had more depth but right now its probably not feasible. If anyone has any good ideas or suggestions I'd love to hear them.
And thank you for allowing me to join! Great site
