How to Get Started
How To Get Started
Each plan starts with filling out the online questionnaire and downloading the floor plan document. After I review the answers on the questionnaire and having the floor plan document in hand, I can determine what is the best track configuration, based on the available space and any limitations the client has placed on a design. I research specific elements the client wants and only afterwards, do I start the design phase.
The design time needed for an average 150 sq ft (10' x 15') room, runs between twelve to fifteen hours, depending on the complexity of the design. Large complex multi-level plans can take many days to finalize.
The most important step in producing a quality plan is making sure I have an accurate floor plan of the available space. Is is very important the floor plan shows all obstructions. Examples being, doors, windows, stairways, support posts, sewer pipes, electrical panels, sump pumps, etc. Once I've completed a detailed floor plan, I send it to the client for approval. Only, after getting confirmation, from the client, that the floor plan, including all measurements is accurate, do I start the actual design phase. Producing an accurate floor plan is critical to the success when a designing a well thought out track plan.
Finished Product
The client will receive a PDF file of the track plan. The design will contain proposed scenic areas based on the information the client supplied. The detailed scenes will help the client visualize the overall concept. Clients will also receive a list of track materials needed to complete the track plan, a project overview report along with a 1:12 ratio printout which can be used (along with an architects ruler) to accurately measure turnout locations. Also included is an 11" x 17" color laser printout suitable for framing.
There is never an additional charge for making reasonable adjustments or modifications to the original plan. However, complete re-designs will be charged at my normal rate. All original files remain the sole property of - The Track Planner. I reserve the right to use the design in any and all future advertising.
Each plan starts with filling out the online questionnaire and downloading the floor plan document. After I review the answers on the questionnaire and having the floor plan document in hand, I can determine what is the best track configuration, based on the available space and any limitations the client has placed on a design. I research specific elements the client wants and only afterwards, do I start the design phase.
The design time needed for an average 150 sq ft (10' x 15') room, runs between twelve to fifteen hours, depending on the complexity of the design. Large complex multi-level plans can take many days to finalize.
The most important step in producing a quality plan is making sure I have an accurate floor plan of the available space. Is is very important the floor plan shows all obstructions. Examples being, doors, windows, stairways, support posts, sewer pipes, electrical panels, sump pumps, etc. Once I've completed a detailed floor plan, I send it to the client for approval. Only, after getting confirmation, from the client, that the floor plan, including all measurements is accurate, do I start the actual design phase. Producing an accurate floor plan is critical to the success when a designing a well thought out track plan.
Finished Product
The client will receive a PDF file of the track plan. The design will contain proposed scenic areas based on the information the client supplied. The detailed scenes will help the client visualize the overall concept. Clients will also receive a list of track materials needed to complete the track plan, a project overview report along with a 1:12 ratio printout which can be used (along with an architects ruler) to accurately measure turnout locations. Also included is an 11" x 17" color laser printout suitable for framing.
There is never an additional charge for making reasonable adjustments or modifications to the original plan. However, complete re-designs will be charged at my normal rate. All original files remain the sole property of - The Track Planner. I reserve the right to use the design in any and all future advertising.