THERE is nothing like a new layout project to keep you off the streets and out of the pub, well most of the time! Whether it is a portable layout divided into modules for ease of transportation, such as an exhibition layout; a free-standing home layout or something hanging off the walls, such as the shelf layout concept described in last month’s issue, there are certain choices that have to be made. What track will suit the design? How deep are the baseboards? What control system do you prefer? How much wiring is involved? And, what type of point control system will suit the design?
When designing the shelf layout modules described in the last issue, its position over an existing layout was a factor in deciding some of the points above. Whilst its modular frames are relatively deep, a fixed shelf layout built on flat boards such as proprietary shelving boards will present challenges with turnout actuation.
The same goes for portable layouts and
