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[quote user="UNCLEBUTCH"] My wife was looking at my most recent build, and commeted that I had only room for 2-3 more buildings. After takeing a good look, I reailze she"s right. So,,after every square inch of table top is under track,buildings, trees or road, what then? I can't expand anymore, I guess you could super detail, but that's mostly a buy and place type of thing. I can't believe I'm the only one who built himself into a corner. To just run trains is fine, but I think I would lose interest soon. Do we tear it all down and start over? <div style="clear:both;"> </div> [/quote]   There have been a few comments about the investment you've made in your layout. Really, there two investments. The money and your time. For most of us, both of these can be considerable. But if you find you're not getting the same satisfaction out of running and there's little more to do as far as constructiuon is concerned, you may very well have reached the point where starting over is the best option. The pros and cons of tearing your layout down and starting over have been covered. But if I may, I'd like to offer a couple of other ideas you may want to consider. You may want to think about changing eras, geographic location and even scale. A move a couple of years ago meant taking my large HO scale layout down. I sold everything. I had made the decision that the next layout would be smaller and thought I'd take a close look at N scale. I was pleasently surprised at the improvement in quality and detail from what was available a few years earlier and decided, that for me, it was the right choice. I stayed with the same era and geographic area. But the change to N scale has worked well for me. That's one of the great things about this hobby. We can made significant changes in what we do and still enjoy it. None of these options may be right for you, but I'd respectfully suggest that if you do decide to re-build, take a little time to consider all the options you have. Also, never think of tearing a layout down and starting over as anything  but an opportunity to take the lessons you've learned to make the next layout even better.
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