Building a $500 Layout

[Justinmiller171]

Thanks for the info Mike, here is my revised plan:


I added a road overpass to act as a view-block, but it will also be where the engine will be stored.

I will be using a scenic-divider made from foam-core to create two different scenes, and to make the layout seem larger.

Model Railroad Hobbyist magazine will soon be having a contest for a beginner's layout that could be built for under $500, I hope to enter this plan into that contest, but I will have to include power, engines, and rolling stock into that cost.