Recent content by clemsparks

Thanks, That's great info to know. I was hoping to keep my table in the neighborhoot of 5 to 6 inches from base to glass. Hopefully that will give some room for scenery even on the top level, but it might get tight. I'd like to leave as much vertical room as reasonable for possible...

I suppose...Just don't go having any "delusions of adequacy!" :) I came up with the approximate perfection while talking with my wife one day:). More typically my philosophy is "Perfect is acceptable". We all know how often that works out though ;)

I had thought about using the foam for a base. My issue is that I'm wanting to run two levels but still keep the "box" portion of the table as shallow as possible to keep it looking more like a typical coffee table. I may decide to make it more like a chest (all closed in beneath the table...

Thanks, I am planning on building my own table. I'm just wondering if anybody has seen good plans or has ideas for me. I'd love to see more photos of other peoples table layouts or just nice coffee table designs so that I could work on a plan for my own. I like what you've done with...

For clarification, I am looking for furniture Ideas. As far as the theory of a coffee table goes: I'm just mainly looking to get a twice around so I can watch trains run and wow guests with the ingenuity. I'm new enough to model railroading that I can do without the switching for now. I...

Hi all, The recent thread on coffee table layouts has me intrigued. I'm starting to research a nice coffee table layout of my own. Does anybody have any good links or plans for cofee tables to build a railroad in? Here's one that I've found that would be a good candidate...