My HO layout is at 44 inches and this works good for me at 5'10" although
sometimes I wish I had gone 2 inches higher but don't really know how this would work.

Mostly it depends on what you find comfortable, it's different for everybody.
Stack some stuff on the kitchen counter and try different heights.

Magic

 

48" at the first level and rises to 56" to the third level.

 

48” Made it easy when cutting the legs.

 

Yep. Two legs out of an eight footer. Less waste.

 

My track height is 4’1 3/8” off the floor and that works well for me. Unfortunately there are many places I can’t easily get to on my layout from the height I chose. I have long sweeping curves so that makes a problem getting everything scenic in the far corners of my layout. There is one place where it’s 6’ from the edge of my layout to the corner of the room. I think that may end up as a corn field at some point

 

Well, you're not alone in that. Most of us have those problems. A pad to stand on works wonders, too.

My benchwork is 42" high, so with the foam layout base, track level 0 is 45" off the floor. Some areas of the layout are 3-4" higher than that.

 

This thread is posted in the N scale section, but I would think that the heights mentioned here are for all scales.....?

 

The rail tops are 45-1/2 off the floor, 49-1/2 over the truss bridge above the interchange.

 

Mine is 36inches high, good height for me @ 5'10" with "Uncle Arthir" in various spots. I also have casters so's I can roll it around after "completion" (but are these EVER really completed ? lol) up into the corner to run and pull it away to rescue any derails

 

Im at 38 5/8" ,being only 5'7" i can sit on a piece of two inch foam and work under it fairly comfortable

 

My layout is in the attic where the roof slopes down to meet the floor. The layout is about a foot off the floor to maximize the layout area. It’s not too much fun to work under the layout. The staging area is on the third level (split level house) and is about four feet off the floor.

 

Bob, sounds like you need an automotive creeper to get under the attic layout LOL

 

What's funny about that? I have one that I use, and a topside creeper as well.

 

I do wish I could get a top-side creeper into the room. If I could I would be able to fill my access holes and complete scenery in those spots.

 

Mine folds up. You can carry it sideways like a ladder (easier with 2 people). I bought it at Harbor Freight about 8 years ago.

I see a Traxion-3 for sale (not at Harbor Freight) that's essentially the same thing.

 

I have a creeper in my train room too......me!

 

I only creep if I have bought too many trains...

My N layout is 55" to the top of the rails. Currently its completely flat.. I'm a whisker short of 6'2"

 

36". Being 5'-6" it works out just right for me and my grandchildren.

 

Let's face it. There is never enough room under a layout to do wiring. My layout is 48" (min) off the floor and too many times I sit butt on the floor with my head into the wiring.

 

Too bad we can't put hydraulics on the legs (think $$$$), raise to a point where we can comfortably work on the under, then lower it so's that even short people (kids) can see everything (it's fun to watch the "amazed look" on kid's faces), and then high enough for us to tinker with the topside

 

Getting back to this subject, I believe the perfect height would be one that allows either laying on a creeper and being able to reach up without straining, to do wiring or high enough to stand under and reach up comfortably. At the moment, all of my empty boxes are stored under my layout. Preferably, they would be stored somewhere else, but that somewhere is nonexistent.....LOL.....At least thats the work from SWMBO.

 

Here's my take on it:
Model trains look more realistic when viewed from the side than down on them..Why ?
Because in real life we see 1:1-scale trains from the side 95% of the time as opposed to from above or below them...So it helps make the model more believable/realistic, as if we're seeing the real tingalingaroooonio, but a tad further away, say..
Thus benchwork/sub-roadbed up at chest or even chin height [while standing] is my cup of tea.
There exist a group of modelers in this school. I juzzzz belong to diz school, too..
But you dozzzn't got to !! It's truly ~ Do what you like ~
There's no MRRing rule, nor is it scale-relevant. Same 'school' for all scales.
With it up high, tho, it's easier to get under the bench to do various things, especially if it's a 'duck-under' design..And you can keep a small type, arm-less office chair under it and push yourself around (backwards) with your feet and do 360-spins back in the aisle-way ! ..WEEeeeeeeeeeeee !

 

Here's my take on it:
Model trains look more realistic when viewed nearly from the side than down on them..Why ?
Because in real life we see 1:1-scale trains from the side 95% of the time as opposed to from above or below them...So it helps make the model more believable/realistic, as if we're seeing the real tingalingaroooonio, but a tad further away, say..
Thus benchwork/sub-roadbed up at chest or even chin height [while standing] is my cup of tea.

Exactly the reason mine is so high. I have some bar stools around for when we want to sit and the rest is history...

 

I either stand or sit in an adjustable drafting chair while operating. There is plenty of room under the layout to work on wiring. Sometimes I use a low stool for lengthier jobs, or just kneel if I need to meter something or just check a connection.

 

Mine is 30 inches high, table height. We sit at in chairs to work on it. My co-CEO (wife) can't stand very long. Also makes it easier for little kids to see.

 

My solution for working under the layout: Whiteside 2UP $144.39 Creeper, Adjustable, 44 in., Padded | Zoro.com

 

AND THE WINNER IS . . . . . . . . flyboy. that seat is an excellent choice. I could use one like that when working on my vehicles, some stuff anyway

 

About 36", maybe could have went 40. I'm 5 10 and at least I can sit down there. Lumbar discs were removed and fused so I can't stay down there long. Bavk had been screaming at me for days, dying to get back under there and finish. A creeper might be more comfortable for me lol!

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