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Dougie:

It seems you may have way too much train stuff to fit onto a layout in a 8x10 room ... except if you create multiple levels of an attached-to-the-walls layout with no perimeter aisles.

Suggestions:

1)  Build a main level that is four feet wide (perhaps a downtown area with commercial buildings and an industrial zone)

2)  A second level above it that is three feet wide (perhaps a suburban zone with houses and a park)

3)  A third level above it that is two feet wide (perhaps reserved for two bump and go trolley lines and several false front buildings).

The main problem with relatively narrow platforms ... there's not enough space for curves for continuous running. That's a challenge for a layout designer.

About PC-based track planning software - I use ANYRAIL. It's easy to use and has many useful features. You can download a rather limited (but FREE) version and get some initial experience with it. It you like it, buy the full version.

My 15x19-feet L-shaped, two-tier layout was designed with ANYRAIL. Two JPG files are attached for reference. I'm not a techno-whiz guy, so if I can use it, so can you!

Carry on, regardless

Mike Mottler   LCCA 12394

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  • MHM Layout, Level 1 as JPG
  • MHM Layout, Level 2 as JPG

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