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Originally Posted by Bayer
Yeah...an operating G-Scale train is a little pricy, but the tracks are close to the right size and you might be able to find some at a Hobbytown (or hobby shop of your choice) for less cost (time) than what it would take to build.
Another idea would be one of those large scale battery powered holiday trains for the base of a Christmas tree. I've seen them in sizes that could be big enough for the 1/18th scale.
A final idea could be a forced perspective of an elevated train. This could use a much smaller and likely less expensive train/tracks to provide the train. The drawback to this is that the Joes could not actually be seen on the train without a bit of Photoshop work.
Monetarily, the project can get costly. No matter what direction you decide, good luck. I look forward to seeing the result when your finished.
Bayer
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Thank you very much for the info.
Ok...here's the way my crazy mind works...Being the compulsive man that I am, I built the horizontal base of the tracks...all 11 feet of them. It's going to go right through the center of my dio and have many features for the figures. I am foregoing the train for now and will focus on the actual structure until I find one of those Christmas trains that needs to be customized. I am going to make them suspended about a foot off the ground to accomodate a number of different ideas I have. I have to build the support towers and all the criss-cross structures and am using googled ideas of train trellises for inspiration. I'm going to use wire(painted silver) for the tracks as there are 2 curves in the support structure. The reason there are 2 curves is because the horizontal support structures are, in actuality, an old pair of crutches with added length to extend to 11 feet long.
I'll take some pictures and upload to show the progress.