The Little Big Box Project

[*Manicouagan]

Hello everyone,

after too many mistakes, my Double tuning fork layout project failed miserably. So I'm back with a much smaller project: build a small layout in a cardboard box. You can see a photo of the box below. Is it a good or a (as always) a very bad idea ? All your input are welcome. Thanks

 

[Sweet pea]

It’s amazing what can be achieved in such a small space, plus you have the added bonus of protecting your layout.

[Jeff P]

Don't have any experience building on cardboard but I'd say another layer of cardboard on whichever will be the bottom surface would probably be a good thing...support, an additional layer to secure track, etc.

[*Manicouagan]

I'll put a piece of chipboard on the bottom surface. A little more weight is needed because the box is very light.

[*Manicouagan]

These threads give me a lot of good ideas:

Arrow Paints - OO in one shoebox

OO gauge micro layout on a shoebox

OO works in three shoeboxes

[*Manicouagan]

Here we are:     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 7, 2019 by *Manicouagan

[TechnicArrow]

3 hours ago, *Manicouagan said:

These threads give me a lot of good ideas:

Arrow Paints - OO in one shoebox

OO gauge micro layout on a shoebox

OO works in three shoeboxes

 

Feel free to steal whatever ideas you want from my threads, it's what they're there for! And to make sure I actually build the things...

 

You've made a good start with the solid base here, and you should be able to get a surprising amount of detail into the space. The other important thing I'd suggest is to always try buildings out as simple mock-ups first, to make sure everything fits and looks right. And with such a small horizontal area, use as much vertical space as possible so the trains don't dominate the scene.

 

I hope this layout goes better than the last one!

[*Manicouagan]

3 hours ago, TechnicArrow said:

I hope this layout goes better than the last one!

Me too !     

[*Manicouagan]

3 hours ago, TechnicArrow said:

The other important thing I'd suggest is to always try buildings out as simple mock-ups first, to make sure everything fits and looks right. And with such a small horizontal area, use as much vertical space as possible so the trains don't dominate the scene.

Just what I already did !

 

 

[*Manicouagan]

After posting these pics, I discovered that all my windows are too big.

[Sweet pea]

The mock-up of your box layout looks great, it’s best I think to do mock-ups so you know if it’s going to look right and if not things can be altered. Look forward to seeing more of your work.