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Good Morning, we are up early, as Petra will be off to another go on her "freebie" teaching. She spends so much time in preparing the classes that I start to feel neglected [swg] Zoe, coffee in a D&RGW mug please, and a breakfast bagel to munch on. Ken - John Armstrong is certainly one of the "big guys" in MRRing, but I don´t fully subscribe to all of his statements. The layouts of his era were loaded with track - not much unlike the often cited "spaghetti bowl". My personal guru is Lance Mindheim, who said "The more you know about railroad operation, the less track your layout requires". You know, I am more of a minimalist when it comes to designing layouts and I prefer to plan a layout with scenery in mind, rather than trying to put the scenery in the "open" spaces in between the track. I also prefer to operate trains in a close to prototypical manner, instead of watching trains just run, which tends to get boring after a little while. Even big layouts, like Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, had problems in catching the visitors´ attention, although they run a zillion of trains. They have added a lot of "action" items and gimmicks to their layout to overcome this. My personal view is that action is no substitute for operation. Just a few views, nothing personal at all only food for thought! I am glad if I can assist you infinding your "ultimate" track plan. TTFN
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