This poll coincides with the “Indoor-outdoor solutions” article that’s in the February issue. Does your railway begin (or end) indoors–and where does it run (basement, garage, etc.)?
Hi Rene,
Plans were to extend my line to the basement window this past fall. Unfortuneately it did’nt happen as planned so we will be waiting until Spring now. My goal is to set up storage track and a staging lane for my trains. That way I can make up a train and send it outdoors. Should be fun. Later eh…Brian.
Indoors only
Specifically in the back of an unheated/unconditioned spider-ridden garage and wedged under a storage loft, I have to share it with my big dumb orange oompa-loompa Chow-Chow of a dog and a bunch of junk accumulated over the years, Time for a Garage Sale!
There’s no good place in my small area of yard where an outside line would be practical, so its inside for me! Besides I can try my hand at doing it more of a Finescale layout with a “2 foot rule” rather than a “10 foot rule” RR. definetly more challenges and I hope when finished a more interesting layout.[:D]
Am I vote number 2?
I don’t have any outside any more. It might be quite a while before I do.
Hi Rene, I picked indoors, well because that is what I have. HO scale, but I have been watering it so it will grow into a G guage. I feed it all the good foods, and I am just waiting for it to be a big boy soon.
My outdoor plan will have a line into the Garage for staging, and storing. Otherwise I would have to carry them in, and that would be work.
Thanks for the poll.
Tim
RENE
I have both in side and an out side rail road my garden rail road has 170 ft. of track for now and inside i have 100 ft. of track around my basement ,hanging from the ceiling, this way i can stay warm in the winter and still run trains . Ben [:)]
My layout will include a spur that will run around to the side of the house and enter into the basement through the basement window. its only 12" tall and is pretty muc flush with the ground. once inside, the tracks will be 7’ off the floor…so i have to figure something. the article in the GRM was good for ideas, that lifting shelf was good, i might need to rig something like that, but the opposite, lift the track to the exit, not lower it to the exit. hmmm
Kevin
Tim, lack of an outdoors, or even a house, hasn’t held me back any. Go with G!
Kevin
I read that article to, i would have to add a 35 ft siding to go through a window , this is something to think about , I have shelves on two walls in the basement already. BEN
I run mine from home-made 3 foot wide by 12 foot long shelves in a metal storage shed, if you can consider this “indoors,” out a hole in the side on an elevated section approximatley 19 inches tall, and then downhill to reach the main part of the layout, which is elevated approximately 14 inches throughout.
Rene, I thought the article was very interesting! Although i myself post a similar question a year or so ago. I hope to have storage like some that was featured in the article but it would definately have to be in the back garage. Of course that would start an indoor line probably or at least a yard to do some switching in.
yeah, you can use it as an excuse to expand!
Kevin
I have a outdoor G gauge rr& another G gauge rr on a 5 x l5 table - - -it’s out on the patio …I
The cool thing about Large Scale that attracted me to it is the fact that it could be ourdoors. Thus, only test tracks and seasonal displays indoors and and eventual UTOPIA outdoors!
All I have is a worn out web browser checking on the track order I made at the end of the year wondering if it’s ever gonna ship. Hmm wonder if I should put this in the rude dealers thread instead? amazing how that thread ties into a bunch of the other ones.
See ya later
Jack
Had to vote no unless the shed is indoors. Mine runs into the shed as I explained in another topic somewhere. I did use to spent a lot of time in it.
All the best
Ian P
I am currently renting a two story house, and am unable to procede with exterior grading due to current grade of lot, and/or, renting restrictions.
Although, I feel very lucky to have the landlord, and, house. Due to his very agreeable attitude towards my wife, and, I. Having a pre-existing shelf around half of the basement, made consrtucting a large scale layout rather easy. Nothing like only having to lay track in order to run, when you move in !!!
Someday, have partial plans made, and, am constantly working, for outside, and, inside railway.
Hi there,
Nice that you were able to use what was available to you. Some landlords can be really strange…trust me I know. Keep dreaming about that outdoor layout. You’ll have it one day. Later eh…Brian.
I don’t run anything indoors it’s just too hot.
Ian
I have a lovely outdoor loop that I one day would like to tie into an indoor area as well. I don’t think that my wife likes the idea of that though [:(] I did manage to negotiate an expanded right of way outdoors though.[:D]