Promised overview photos showing the spaghetti bowl (contrast to chosen sightline vignettes)

[NScale4x8]

Lots more at https://nscale4by8.github.io/nscale4x8/

[hardcoalcase]

I'm a life-long HO scale guy who, if I were restricted to a 4x8 layout, would probably opt to do without... 

But I must admit, this is very impressive!

Jim

[allegedlynerdy]

Spaghetti Bowl is right! 

It looks like a lovely layout with a lot of care taken to maximize the useful real estate, but definitely not my cup of tea. In a way though it does resemble a lot of city railroading, which is not my ideal anyways. Is it operatable or just someplace to watch the trains run?

[BigDaddy]

If you don't bother to click on his link, you will miss the fact that he designed and 3D printed the buildings.   The track plan does look like a spaghetti bowl but with the structures it all works.

[NScale4x8]

Thank you

[NScale4x8]

My challenge was to achive several goals:

• Provide sight lines and vingnettes that match the prototype, Cleveland Flats Industrial District.
• Enable continuous running of at least two trains while a third performs switching operation serving industries.
• Support unattended operation for display at shows. I still hope to show this layout in the future.
• Serve as an excuse for my growing interest in designing and printing structures incuding lift bridges.
• Be small enough that I have a realistic chance of "completing" the project.
• Be extensible if I ever have time for another installment.