03-22-2013, 07:26 PM
Hey 22tango, a belated 
to Big Blue.
I'd opt for the two walls in an "L"-shaped layout. An extra 4' or 5' is almost a 15th or 12th of a mile in HO scale.
You could probably locate two additional industries, one on either side of the corner, or use that area of curved track to add a scenic feature, such as a small stream with a bridge over it.
As for staging, I'd stage cars out of (and into) their boxes or to and from a storage shelf, simply placing them on either a designated interchange track or any track which seems most suitable. "Operations" can't start until those cars are in-place, so the big hand placing them there doesn't officially exist until that time.
This also get's you somewhere near to halfway on your planned around-the-room layout.
Wayne
to Big Blue.I'd opt for the two walls in an "L"-shaped layout. An extra 4' or 5' is almost a 15th or 12th of a mile in HO scale.
You could probably locate two additional industries, one on either side of the corner, or use that area of curved track to add a scenic feature, such as a small stream with a bridge over it.
As for staging, I'd stage cars out of (and into) their boxes or to and from a storage shelf, simply placing them on either a designated interchange track or any track which seems most suitable. "Operations" can't start until those cars are in-place, so the big hand placing them there doesn't officially exist until that time.
This also get's you somewhere near to halfway on your planned around-the-room layout.
Wayne