https://blog.model-train-help.com/2023/06/track-distance-from-wall.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=track-distance-from-wall Model railroads and model trains Tue, 05 Sep 2023 15:28:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://blog.model-train-help.com/2023/06/track-distance-from-wall.html#comment-63661 Tue, 05 Sep 2023 15:28:33 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=6717#comment-63661 I can add only what I did. All I had was 12″ for a shelf. The foam board is attached to metal brackets that are attached to the wall. So the foam is about 1/8″ from the wall. Enough so that a piece of poster board/thinner than 1/8″ can actually slide down. The track is barely sufficient to allow a flat. So all structures against the wall are flat. And where the track is a little farther, the “flat” building can be slightly thicker, or set back from the track. But that is not ideal. And if you have the room, do allow for this. A flat building on the wall, but far enough from the track to allow for ? loading dock, or other such. In one area, I have 2″ and was able to put a road next to the track, going past the building on the wall. It just takes some experimenting to get it right.

]]> https://blog.model-train-help.com/2023/06/track-distance-from-wall.html#comment-62793 Wed, 21 Jun 2023 17:04:39 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=6717#comment-62793 Caution: Do not fasten your layout to the wall UNLESS – you can easily reach every inch of track incase you need to fix an issue or decide to make a change. I did ‘open benchwork’ and could reach derailed rolling stock, etc. from under the layout, even under the mountains as I made them the ‘old school’ way.
I had track joint buckle and had to disconnect the 12′ x 8′ HO layout from the wall and pull it out 18″ so I could get to where the joint failure was and fix it.
Good luck!

]]> https://blog.model-train-help.com/2023/06/track-distance-from-wall.html#comment-62786 Wed, 21 Jun 2023 09:44:26 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=6717#comment-62786 Thank you.

]]> https://blog.model-train-help.com/2023/06/track-distance-from-wall.html#comment-62782 Wed, 21 Jun 2023 04:36:34 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=6717#comment-62782 I was surprised that when I put my 2-8-8-4 on a 24″ track, the cab stuck out more than the boiler.

]]> https://blog.model-train-help.com/2023/06/track-distance-from-wall.html#comment-62672 Thu, 08 Jun 2023 03:50:09 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=6717#comment-62672 You could get your widest loco/car on a straight piece of track and take a measure from its position. If you have a curve, again get your loco/car with the biggest overhang and test on a piece of track with the desired radius. If you then add 10mm + max depth of your structures to these measurements you should be OK.
Robert

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