Monday, February 25, 2013

Change is for certain.

Many things have changed in the last few months and time is a precious commodity.  The New Rahel Terminus line has moved, not very far, just across the room.  When I changed the layout from an around the walls with some peninsulas to a module style with wheels it was for just this type of situation.
The old layout area redone as the "New" family room area.
It was cramped for a layout space and the posts were an
obstacle to always work around.
The new area is free of posts and wider!  Now I just need to
decide which direction to roll the tables into??
A photo from the other side.
 The family room area in my basement that also serves as my layouts home was congested and was 1/2 carpet and 1/2 rolled vinyl flooring that was an eyesore.  I only had 2 sections of the layout finished to a point of track work and some scenery.  That area measured 16' x 32".  While I have several other module tables finished and awaiting foam and track, etc.  the finished sections were sticking out into the family room area too much for my liking.  The area that I had to use was roughly 25' x 11'.  Now that I've technically swapped   areas (family area is now where the layout was and vice-versa) I have a new vinyl plank floor under the layout and an area roughly 25'x 18' to work with.  This will make for wider aisles and the ability to move the tables around a bit more to suit my whims.  I'm also dabbling with a layout software program (Any rail) to see if I can come up with a plan to my liking.  That's another great thing about using the module / table.  With the proper amount of planning they can be shifted around to different configuration's.