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For me, a layout is rather the journey than the destination, although I do enjoy running trains (I couldn´t call it operating - my layout is just a simple loop with a dead end siding). I started my current layout 18 months ago and although it is only a 3 by 5ft. affair and is starting to look the way I wanted, it is far from being finished. There are lots of details still missing, the most obvious one the catenary. There is layout lighting to be installed, and not to forget the sound system for ambient sounds. It will at minimum take another two years to complete the layout to a stage I could call it finished. This is partly due to my waning dexterity, but also due to the lack of funds, as i have only a tiny budgert for my hobby. What will happen, once the layout is finished? I guess I will sell it, like I did with my previous layouts, all of which were small, portable layouts. There is a market for small, well made layouts, but don´t expect riches coming from the sale. The usual rate is 30 to 40% of what you have paid, the hours of work not counting.
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