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James, first of all, there is nothing "wrong" in a 4 by 8 layout! There are folks who will tell you that this is not the best way of using a given space, but so what - if that´s what you can do or want to do, it´s just fine! My own layout is also "only" a 3 by 5ft. thing. Even John Allen´s famous Gore & Daphetid RR started that way. Second, there is nothing wrong in using set track. It´s a quick way of getting the track down and run trains and certainly recommendable for a first layout. Third, commenting on your track plan. It´s a little difficult to do if one doesn´t know what you want to achieve with your layout. Your track plan allows for two trains circling your layout plus a minimum of switching. If that´s OK for you, go ahead. Again, there will be folks telling you it´ll get soon boring to watch the trains running around in circles, but again, don´t let that bother you. M own layout is nothing but an oval of track and 1(!) dead-end siding. Fourth, there are, of course, "better" layouts, but if those are better for you, you have to decide yourself. But it´s worth taking a look at them! <a href="http://www.gatewaynmra.org/gateway-nmra-project-model-railroads/" target="_blank">Gateway NMRA Project Layouts</a> One of my favourite 4 by 8 designs is Byron Henderson´s (cuyama in this parish) plan: <img src="http://www.layoutvision.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/falls_mill_ho_4x8.gif" alt=" " /> Last, but not least, there are a few plans available in the track plan database of this forum, which you should look at. Looking forward to see what you come up with! P.S. A simple oval may be "boring" to operate, but it need not to look boring! <img src="http://i.imgur.com/tNWYQTi.jpg" alt=" " /> <img src="http://i.imgur.com/fJvTVQe.jpg" alt=" " />   <img src="http://i.imgur.com/D16NdZb.jpg" alt=" " /> This was the start: <img src="http://i.imgur.com/jWhvI86.jpg" alt=" " />
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