Post by theflyingrhodesian on Dec 18, 2016 16:19:43 GMT -5
Hi Fellas
As a little background, I have been modelling in HO/OO for a number of years and have a fairly large layout in my loft. This idea came to me after watching a youtube clip about a coffee table layout about a month ago. I got onto my layout planning software and drew a plan up for a layout to for onto a 5ft x 2.5ft board. After cutting the baseboard to size, I discovered that my 'coffee table' was in fact the size of a small dining table! The board was reduced to a more coffee table sized 4.5ft x 2.3ft - not much of a reduction, but the table will now fit in my lounge! The layout plan is shown below.
Min radius is 195mm - The original plan was to have 220mm as a minimum, but the smaller size meant tighter corners.
The Yellow track is the upper loop 50mm above the base and the purple track is on the baseboard. White is the base level, Green is 50mm up and light blue is terrain above that, up to 120mm above base. All track is Peco flex track and the layout will be under a glass table top built into an oak table. I wanted easy running, so there are no points. I am using DC, with a Rocuhan RC02 controller powering both tracks. Trains will run in opposite directions around the loops.
As I live in the UK, I initially thought of Märklin, but after researching the topic, it seems the US has much better Z scale trains. I used Zscale Monster Trains for the first purchase, and opted for a MTL F7 and 4 Nose-art Series wagons.
As a little background, I have been modelling in HO/OO for a number of years and have a fairly large layout in my loft. This idea came to me after watching a youtube clip about a coffee table layout about a month ago. I got onto my layout planning software and drew a plan up for a layout to for onto a 5ft x 2.5ft board. After cutting the baseboard to size, I discovered that my 'coffee table' was in fact the size of a small dining table! The board was reduced to a more coffee table sized 4.5ft x 2.3ft - not much of a reduction, but the table will now fit in my lounge! The layout plan is shown below.
Min radius is 195mm - The original plan was to have 220mm as a minimum, but the smaller size meant tighter corners.
The Yellow track is the upper loop 50mm above the base and the purple track is on the baseboard. White is the base level, Green is 50mm up and light blue is terrain above that, up to 120mm above base. All track is Peco flex track and the layout will be under a glass table top built into an oak table. I wanted easy running, so there are no points. I am using DC, with a Rocuhan RC02 controller powering both tracks. Trains will run in opposite directions around the loops.
As I live in the UK, I initially thought of Märklin, but after researching the topic, it seems the US has much better Z scale trains. I used Zscale Monster Trains for the first purchase, and opted for a MTL F7 and 4 Nose-art Series wagons.
