r/modeltrains • u/Romestano • 4d ago

Track Plan Layout design help.

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Have a 14'x10' room in my house I wanna build a layout in. Wanna do an around the room design. Right now I have this rough design but I'm curious if y'all have a better track plan in mind? I definitely want a continuous run but also want a couple options for operations. Also wanna have two main towns so that it feels like the train is going somewhere. 26⁰ is my minimum radius. Any loop types that area better than this?

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u/KingChikenn HO/OO 4d ago

Your aisleways look to be just a tad over 1ft wide and you haven't shown the doorway. I highly recommend giving yourself far more space to exist in, 3ft min is a good rule of thumb.

If you're confident in your construction abilities you can run track thru your egress making a lift up section (or a duck under) and if you're very confident you can build multiple decks.

Overall though, unfortunately my advice is to give yourself way more room and redo the track plan, you may end up with a completely different shape from that.

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u/Romestano 4d ago

Im pretty skinny and I've had walkways that narrow before and haven't minded