04-28-2011, 08:39 PM
Stein:
I hadn't given much thought to a total around the room layout... one of the things I did not want no matter what was a duck-under... I have a semi-wonky back which I am sure will not magically get better with age! I didn't think about a latched panel or anything like that though which is certainly interesting. I fired up the track planning software and played with that concept for awhile and no matter what I did, I couldn't fall in love with it...
I am "more or less" in love with my "rev 2" idea, but I am concerned about the height differences between the levels and what that means for "look and feel" of the layout.... I think the bigger concern is the fact that my estimates put it at above a 3% grade which might not look that good, nor run that well, and not to mention 40 foot cliffs at 1:1 scale...
I am pretty much sold on the concept, but I need to rethink and rework the "levels"... maybe move the tunnels to the upper level, get away from the "over / under" trackage and maybe have a nice long 2% run up from the lowest to highest point?!?
The benchwork is already built, so it is more or less trying to get a workable plan that I am not going to hate 3 months from now... good luck with that, right?!? the around the room concept would have worked with the benchwork with some small (1 evening) modifications, I was willing to take that on, but just couldn't find the right mojo with a track plan...
What I *really* need is about another 3 feet of depth... and I would have had that if it wasn't for the damn inground pool! I would have had the addition built on the house so the room had at least 13 feet of depth in that room versus the 10 it has now (plus I didn't anticipate losing 2 1/2 feet to a sump hole!)... oh well, you can only work with the space you have, which is why I built the benchwork the way I did, basically optimize the floor plan expecting a dogbone style plan...
Thanks again for your thoughts... if not for anything they have got me thinking point/counterpoint on this design... I *know* I will *never* find perfect, but it nice to have another set of eyes asking the "what if's" and pointing out the potential pitfalls...
...back to AnyRail...
--Rob.
I hadn't given much thought to a total around the room layout... one of the things I did not want no matter what was a duck-under... I have a semi-wonky back which I am sure will not magically get better with age! I didn't think about a latched panel or anything like that though which is certainly interesting. I fired up the track planning software and played with that concept for awhile and no matter what I did, I couldn't fall in love with it...
I am "more or less" in love with my "rev 2" idea, but I am concerned about the height differences between the levels and what that means for "look and feel" of the layout.... I think the bigger concern is the fact that my estimates put it at above a 3% grade which might not look that good, nor run that well, and not to mention 40 foot cliffs at 1:1 scale...
I am pretty much sold on the concept, but I need to rethink and rework the "levels"... maybe move the tunnels to the upper level, get away from the "over / under" trackage and maybe have a nice long 2% run up from the lowest to highest point?!?
The benchwork is already built, so it is more or less trying to get a workable plan that I am not going to hate 3 months from now... good luck with that, right?!? the around the room concept would have worked with the benchwork with some small (1 evening) modifications, I was willing to take that on, but just couldn't find the right mojo with a track plan...
What I *really* need is about another 3 feet of depth... and I would have had that if it wasn't for the damn inground pool! I would have had the addition built on the house so the room had at least 13 feet of depth in that room versus the 10 it has now (plus I didn't anticipate losing 2 1/2 feet to a sump hole!)... oh well, you can only work with the space you have, which is why I built the benchwork the way I did, basically optimize the floor plan expecting a dogbone style plan...
Thanks again for your thoughts... if not for anything they have got me thinking point/counterpoint on this design... I *know* I will *never* find perfect, but it nice to have another set of eyes asking the "what if's" and pointing out the potential pitfalls...
...back to AnyRail...
--Rob.