newbie

[newfiegod]

Just a general question......was going to buy a HO set but realized i dont have the space for it......what size a sheet of wood would a person need to do a good layout in n scale?

[Inder]

Welcome to N scale.  We almost lost you to the dark side there he he.
Well tell us a bit more about the space you got in your house.

[newfiegod]

Well i have a games room in my house but i dont want to take up with trains so i decided to put it in the back area that is not finished. Its about 5 feet wide and 5 feet deep. Just bought the Bachmann Explorer rtr set, seems like pretty good set....not sure how i would know the difference....lol.
I think i should be able to do a nice layout with that space.

[Inder]

That should be enough space for a nice layout.
Go to Atlas and download their layout program for free.  Play around with that and see what you can come up with.  I will look for a link to some layouts that have already been designed that may fit into that space.

[N-Railer]

I am in the process of building the woodland scenics "scenic ridge" layout, really nice for beginners (like me) and it is a lot of fun, 3X6 <iahve it sitting on a bar right nopw while i work on it. It is primarily styrofoam but don;t let that scare you, it is sturdy...I have a link to a guy I saw on the net who built hte same thing:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.visi.com/~spookshow/files/layoutb132.JPG&imgrefurl=http://www.visi.com/~spookshow/layout2.php&h=346&w=461&sz=62&hl=en&start=56&um=1&tbnid=G9AE420y6_SY9M:&tbnh=96&tbnw=128&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmodel%2Btrain%2Bmine%2Bcar%26start%3D54%26ndsp%3D18%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1T4GGIH_enUS264US264%26sa%3DN


awesome step by step adn you have room to creat your own unique layout, I am adding a coal mine and I have alrady laid an inner 8 to make 2 seperate lines, so my son can srive too while I mess around with the dcc line. I can shoot you a picture or two if you want email me at jksm10795@zoominternet.net


good luck

[Santa Fe buff]

3 pliewood at bear minimum But attucally, 3 plie is fine for the wiring.