Layout Design Service

Model Railroader Layouts and layout building
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Hi all,

Been a lurker on this site for years, don’t let the join date fool you…

I ran a search of the forums without luck, so direct me if I missed it, but my question is who does layout design services and who would you recommend? Doing a Google search a few pop up, but posting here with recommendations will probably give better results. Looking at my abilities of design and time constraints I think it will be more cost-effective to pay someone to work with my space and ideas to come up with a design. I’d rather spend my time building…I’m a modeller, NOT a designer.[banghead]

Thanks in advance…

Marc

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looking through any issue of Model Railroader will get you several designers . of course you won’t get recommendations that way but it’s a start

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Marc,
Although I have never hired him, I have seen some of Don Cardiff’s work and though it was top-notch. His son took over the business when Don retired, and according to their Web site their offerings include layout design:

http://www.dctrains.com/index.html

HTH,
Steve

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This is where I had my layout designed.

http://layoutparty.disisus.com/index.php

There are many pages of layouts, in all scales, in all spaces…

Hope it helps

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A member here, Byron Henderson, cuyama designs sites.

http://www.modelrail.us

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Why don’t you post your information, needs, wants, limitations, and ideas here and see what we come up with?

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This is the URL for Lance Mindheim. He designed a layout for me and I was quite impressed with both his customer attitude and his level of detail. He has done several articles and photos for Model Railroader and other magazines.

http://www.shelflayouts.com/

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An Excellent idea!! Although I couldnt desing anything for you as I can not qork with a computer track plannig software. My designs are always out of scale. But I no where they track is supposed to be because I can picture it in my head. Good luck in the hunt for a track plan. Spacemouse have not seen you on the General forums in a while?