I too live in a relatively small apartment right now and decided on a sectional layout. The 2 main sections are 4'x3' and are sitting on Rubbermaid carts so that I can easily wheel them out of the way. 2 expansion sections give me a little over 8' to run between the main sections. Doesn't take up much space when it's taken down. Kyle.
Hahaha :teeth: !!! Yeah, let the little wimps make the teeny layouts! REAL men build big ones...!! Hahaha!! Cheers! Bob Gilmore
I just designed my first module, which is also a door layout, which will fit perfectly in the corner of my living room, and will be easily portable. I would love some opinons. I added some track sections that will be 'abandoned' and some paved over track that will house some of my older disabled locos like my old Arnold Amtrak GG-1 and Bachmann Amtrak FP9A , i figure neither of them, since they are so old would be worth the effort of DCC conversion.
Don't know if my project counts, but for my first ever real layout, in an apartment, I'm doing a 13' x 12' "L" shaped layout comprised of 5 modules. I dominates the living room. I'm probably overbuilding and over engineering it, and I expect a 4-hour teardown and 4 hour reassembly when the time comes, but I'd rather take the time to have a "keeper" than see all of this effort end up in a recycle bin. I spent at least 4 months in the design phase and am making small tweaks as I go through construction. I built the flat benchwork in 5 modules, with a 3 module table to get it off of the floor. The pieces are mall enough that I'm confident I can maneuver them through any apartment architectural woes. I will be using buildings and bridges to hide the seams as best as I can. I am probably going to get a separate box trailer to move it in since the modules will not stack without crushing scenery. I wish I lived in the Chicago area since that is the focus of my layout. But most of all: welcome to N Scale, Trainboard, and don't settle for less than everything you want!
