clover leaf... good idea or madness? (pic)

[ereimer]

too silly . no where to add passing tracks , yards or sidings . if you just want to watch trains run a 4x8 with an oval of track would be easier and less expensive to build , the trains would look better on it too .

back to the drawing board !

[:D]

[Anonymous]

Too much symetry. S-curves are asking for trouble. No space for a yard. Just how skinny are you, anyway???

Around the room, if room I'd stick in a peninsula with a "shortcut" behind it. Give me continuous running on at least 2 seperate lines, plus some good switching a and yard. A siding or two from the main lines, mountains, industries, an addition on my house for all of the layout.....

Mark in Utah

[rrinker]

Looks good for a test track, all curves! No space for sidings. If you had a really big spae and extended the arms out like a big cross - there could be some merit to a plan like that if you really were against the idea of around the walls - sort of like a great big modular setup.

--Randy

[davekelly]

You may find that an around the walls design with a peninsula or two would give more layout area. I would also be a little concerned about the distance to the middle of the "leaves." Is this area reachable?

[dave9999]

Well, you have to admit that it's original... I'll leave it at that [:D]. Good luck, Dave

[alstom]

It's just plain silliness! Try something with less curves so that way the train will be able to stay on better. So, my opinion is to try something in the "less curves categorie".

[electrolove]

Madness, you asked [:D]

If I had that space I would build a 'around the wall' layout, maybe 2 decks.

[Medina1128]

My head hurts just looking at it. If you rest the whole thing on a sort of Lazy Susan, THAT could make things interesting. Rotate the layout while train is running would make the train stationary to an outside observer. Sort of The Watcher sort of thing... bwahahahaha...

[Anonymous]

grandpa,

What are the layout dimensions? And Radius of the curves?

My only concern is the S-Curves and if you would be running long trans?

[Anonymous]

OK gents and ladies I'd like your opinions, is this a good/intresting idea or just plain silliness?



Ideas, suggestions, laughter?


Peace.

Coyote