Spare Bedroom Layouts

Hi`, i`m also in a spare bedroom, 12 x 10, although it`s still under construction, hoping to mimic the Lionel 57 catalog layout, good luck, stay safe and have Fun, Phil

Sure! The Plywood Empire Route is an around-the-walls pike occupying a 12.5'X11.5' second floor bedroom. Cape Cod so 43" knee-walls on two sides but it's all good.

That's a cozy room, Gazer! My son has a similar photo collection on his walls, although of celebrates and not trains (I'd prefer trains).

..and, Phil, that '57 layout is one of my favorites! I may have done the same, but the "L" extensions was too long for my available space. Be sure to share your photos.!

12'6" X 10 under construction. Atlas O curved O54/72 turnouts have opened a whole new world for this layout. Plenty of action anticipated with at least O-54 track throughout. Will be switching out the Lionel Truss bridge for the Ross Switches 30" girder bridge in the background.

Since I'm currently living in an apartment and don't really have a bedroom to spare, I put together a semi-temporary floor layout under/inside my bed.  It's nothing big and nothing special, but at least it's a place to run some of my smaller trains for now until I move on to bigger housing hopefully in the not to distant future.  The space is just under 5'x7' which is certainly better than nothing and it doesn't take up any more floor space than the bed that's there anyway.

Here is my spare bedroom layout here in New Jersey. I moved here after hurricane Sandy in 2013. I had a permanent layout in my house on a lagoon in the loft. It killed me to dismantle it when I moved to my present location inland.

SantaFe158,   If that's not the Cat's Meow, I don't know what is !!!!! Great layout !!!!

Taconite Hauler posted:

SantaFe158,   If that's not the Cat's Meow, I don't know what is !!!!! Great layout !!!!

Thanks!  Speaking of cats, that's the one downside.  Mine like to sleep on the bed when the sun shines in the room, so I get to run trains on their schedule 

I am in the benchwork stage of building a layout in an 11' 4" x 11' 6" room.  You can see the latest here Blackwater Canyon Line.

Yep. Another Californian here. 4x8’ is all I can have in a very small extra bedroom. The one good thing, though, is that I have one wall of built in shelving for storage which is REALLY HELPFUL.

NOTE: I posted three pics of my train as described here room in a separate entry further along. Scroll down to see them. My computer wasn’t letting me add them to this post. Thanks.

Although my O Gauge layout is in the basement play room and laundry room, since my wife and I are empty nesters, I may build a much smaller American Flyer S Gauge layout in the mud room (between the main living area of the house and garage), which was previously used, at times, as a spare bedroom. It currently has a small bed in it.

Layouts in small spaces can be great, and OGR Magazine welcomes articles and photos about them.

My basement O Gauge layout is not huge. I believe it would be regarded as medium in size, quite long at 35 feet, but quite narrow at 3 and one-half to four feet, depending on the location. If possible, I recommend an around the walls layout so you can use backdrops as part of your scenery. Arnold

Here’s a few shots of my bedroom layout here in NC. About the only thing I miss living up north is the basements. A lot more room for a layout! 

Wow-those are some great layouts!

SantaFe158, that under the bed layout is amazing! (Did you ever see the under the bed Lionel layout in the classic sci-fi "The Day the Earth Stood Still"?)

Don Winslow posted:

Wow-those are some great layouts!

SantaFe158, that under the bed layout is amazing! (Did you ever see the under the bed Lionel layout in the classic sci-fi "The Day the Earth Stood Still"?)

Thank you!  I have not seen that movie before, but I'll have to look into it while I have the time.

My wife graciously allowed me to use a spare room (10 1/2' x 12') that we previously used for storage.  The deal was that she could still store things under the layout.  I do have wall storage for locomotives and an under layout cabinet for rolling stock.

It is an around the walls layout. Basically a folded dog bone.  There is a "branch line" that interchanges with the main line in two places.  A small two track yard greets one as they walk into the room.  There is a lift-out bridge to allow continuous running on the branch line.  It is designed as a switching layout, but I can run trains in a loop if I want.

Tom

SantaFe158 posted:

Thanks!  Speaking of cats, that's the one downside.  Mine like to sleep on the bed when the sun shines in the room, so I get to run trains on their schedule 

Like they say "dogs have owners, cats have staff!"; mine is scared of the trains, at least when they are moving.

Tom-I like all the Penn Central rolling stock!

Where did you get those PC F-units in your last photo?

geysergazer posted:

Sure! The Plywood Empire Route is an around-the-walls pike occupying a 12.5'X11.5' second floor bedroom. Cape Cod so 43" knee-walls on two sides but it's all good.

         

 

         

 

         

 

         

That is a very nice layout. I'll bet spending time there is fun and cozy both.

Hah, great topic. I just tore down a spare bedroom layout. I had the basement 'til about 2013, but the kids asked for more socializing space in the basement. Since two were in college and one in high school, they agreed to bunk up when home and gave me a bedroom. It was 8'x11' plus an around-the-ceiling two-loop.  Tore down the 8'x11' now that the former high schooler is graduating from college, and the 3 at home each want their own bedroom, so I agreed to adding a sunroom in exchange for having the basement back. So, I'm reconstructing the basement. Perhaps a waste of time, but part of the fun IS the construction.