I fear the long center part of my space is not wide enough to have a center peninsula.   Building it temporarily has allowed me to take some real measurements.  If I go ahead with it I'm likely to have less than a foot available for modeling on each of the side walls----after leaving three foot aisles on both sides.  I better do some more drawing.  I don't want to compromise on my minimum aisle widths.

Maybe a plan having simple around-the-walls benchwork with no peninsula would fit better.

L-girders and a temporary peninsula

I couldn't resist building some L-girders and temporarily setting up a peninsula down the center of the room.  All my sketch ideas to this point have included a peninsula there.

And notice I've mounted a handful of fixtures to give me temporary construction lighting.

Stud wall almost finished

I took a couple days off work so that I could get started playing--building.  The stud wall is coming along nicely.

Yes, I cut the carpeting under the bottom plate--first thing my handyman-friend asked.  I'm certain he was proud until he asked if I had used treated lumber on the concrete floor.  One demerit for the train man.

Purchase the lumber

Today I purchased the lumber to begin construction in the basement.  My workshop is in the basement adjacent to the train room.  There is an overhead door behind me which goes out to the backyard--the pool.  The door is open in this shot so there's plenty of light.  There's only a single standard light bulb in the center of the room--too dim.   We'll have to do something about that--but first let's get to making sawdust and putting up a wall.

A saw table

But first--maybe it would be nice to build a saw table for my workshop.   I drew this up in SketchUp.  The table saw would mount in the cutout space in the top.  I would be able to wheel this around the room and out of the way.

Ready to begin remodel construction

Ok, this SketchUp tool--and the designing-dreaming that I'm doing--is eating up some real time.  I've been learning and doodling with SketchUp for about five weeks.  I've got quite a bit to show for my effort--but it's about time to start making some sawdust.

The wife and I have decided that a hallway would be nice.  Getting to the restroom from the backyard one needs to be isolated from the trainroom.

Building that stud wall for the hallway is the next order of business.