QUOTE (Dennis David @ 13 Sep 2006, 00:29) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Mark please excuse the silly question but why did you use a table instead of laying the track on the dirt? Is this typical? Most garden Layouts that I have visited in the States are placed directly on the ground with proper roadbed of course.
Especially with OO/HO it's a real benif to get the trackbed away from ground level - far less dirt/dust to contend with at a higher level, with all the problems that brings.
You can see that the main layout is in the outbuilding at "normal" baseboard height - would you place your baseboards directly on the floor ?
It is a lot easier to operate at the height it is - no bending down onto wet/damp grass, easier to see (especially the smaller gauges) and, of course, as we all get older, less bending down !
Most UK garden layouts in the smaller gauges I have seen are at a higher level (my LGB garden layout is at ground level - if I had the time/money I would re-landscape the entire garden & raise the trackbed up to around 2').
best regards
Brian
Especially with OO/HO it's a real benif to get the trackbed away from ground level - far less dirt/dust to contend with at a higher level, with all the problems that brings.
You can see that the main layout is in the outbuilding at "normal" baseboard height - would you place your baseboards directly on the floor ?
It is a lot easier to operate at the height it is - no bending down onto wet/damp grass, easier to see (especially the smaller gauges) and, of course, as we all get older, less bending down !
Most UK garden layouts in the smaller gauges I have seen are at a higher level (my LGB garden layout is at ground level - if I had the time/money I would re-landscape the entire garden & raise the trackbed up to around 2').
best regards
Brian
