Track Planning

Our service eliminates the common frustrations of layout planning, delivering a clear and buildable visual representation of your ideas at an affordable price.

What’s Included?

A custom layout plan tailored to your space, scale, desired industries, and specific requirements.
One revision to ensure the plan fully captures your vision.
A comprehensive list of the required track.
A color-coded diagram for easy assembly, showing where each part goes.
A quote for custom benchwork.

What’s Not Included?

In-home consultation.
3D renderings.
Detailed placement of buildings or small structures.
Track planning based on a specific prototype.

Pricing & Labor Costs

Layout track planning starts at $2,500, which includes up to 20 hours of design time.
One revision is included; additional revisions are billed at $50 per hour.

Timeline
We offer this service at an economy rate because we genuinely enjoy the layout design process. Plans are typically crafted after work hours, allowing us time to research and refine your design. Depending on the size, complexity, and subject matter, plans usually take 6-8 weeks to complete.

Getting Started
We want to keep things simple. Unlike other services that require lengthy questionnaires, we only need the following:

Name
Address
Phone number (a quick phone call will be required to ensure nothing is lost in translation)
Detailed room drawing with measurements in inches, include placement of doors, windows, obstacles, walkways and areas "off limits".
Scale
Type/Brand of track, including the code (e.g., Code 83, Code 100).
Minimum track diameter for main lines and sidings.
Any special items to include, such as turntables, specific bridges, tunnels, uncouplers, etc.
Major Industries
Grades or Multiple Decks
Types of trains you intend to run, operable accessories, realistic running, switching or something in between.
Your track idea, examples (3-4) of track plans you've liked or want to emulate.
If you intend to order benchwork from us (modular or custom).