hello everyone. Well I've been following the ATSF line thread over in the N scale department and realised his layout is set higher in the air then a normal layout. After pondering for a little bit. I though of this kind of benchwork. - table is 5' high normally (different decks might be lower or higher) - at the bottom make a "step" out of wood that shorter people could stand on to see the layout or operate it. In some cases I might need them too (I'm 5' 7" but hills might need some help. -put a little armrest/drinkholder/table thing like the step but towards the top. I currently see this. Advantages to a high layout -You make the layout seem bigger If you put hills in because you might be staring up a valley. -You can see details on engines better. -staging is easier to acess when its higher up :tb-cool: -little kids can't destroy everything. -more headroom under there! disadvantages -you get fewer legs off an 8ft long 2x4 -re-railing/operations may become difficult -working on the railroad becomes difficult. When I was a little kid I always loved scenes where mountains towered over me at the model railroad museum. It's just facinating! what are everyones opions on "tall" layouts? thanks jimmy
