In the first post of this thread I said we were downsizing and moving to a house where my wife and I would share the den for her office and my train room. That house is a model and there is a long story, but the short story is that the deal fell through. Our current house is sold and we are closing on 11/15. We had anticipated this and had an alternative option, a house that we can close on the same day, 11/15. The good news is that my wife will have a spare bedroom for her office and I will have a spare bedroom for my train room. I will be able to build a U shaped layout, 8’ long on each leg of the U and 9’9” on the base of the U. I have to begin working on a new plan but that will have to wait until after we move. I’ll keep you informed as I make progress after we settle into the new home.
I know the feeling! All my railroad stuff is packed up for our move the first of December. Per my Commanding Officer, she says I can't get my trains out at the new house until my honey-do list is completed after the move. Yes dear... I mean Ma'am! Until then, I'm model railroading vicariously through y'all.
"Me and Mrs. Jones"... "We got a thing goin' on" for 32 wonderful years now, by following that very sage advice!
I also know the feeling, my layout is still in Tennessee (I hope to go and get it between Christmas and Newyear's) and building's, rolling stock tools etc. is in Florida. We have rented a home, but no basement so the train will go on the main floor, however I will need to reduce some of the sections to get it to fit.
How will you transport your layout? Is it modular or at least built in sections? If you are able to get it right after Christmas it will be a great Christmas present. Yup, Florida homes don't have basements. N scale is Florida friendly since you can build a nice layout in a spare bedroom or along one wall of a den. I hope you are able to get your layout setup in your new home. Life is more fun when you have a layout.
