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I'm on my 6th layout since 1961. Each layout gets bigger than the previous one. This one is 18 by 36 feet. I've learned like many others that a layout is never, ever finished. I've also learned that you can learn something new every time you start another one. Always try something new, always accept help from your friends, always try to work on the layout when the mood is right. Don't push it, take your time. I love to do scenery & doesn't always turn out right the 1st. time. Don't be afraid to take something apart & redo it. I use to always use plaster for mountains & hills. Then I went to foam & now I use ceiling tiles. I had to tare out a major chunk of the scenery to change most over to the tiles, but what a difference. Everyone of my visitors think the ceiling tiles are real rock & strata. It's not the only material I use. I still use some foam & some patching plaster. I've still got more space to add on & will do just that some day. I hate wiring & had a good friend to do that in one season, including all the track soldering. I also had a few loco's that weren't running & had a friend repair all of them. I also took a year of weekends to build a custom layout for someone else. That layout was 8 by 21 ft. You have to love the model railroading hobby to stay in it as long as I have. I hope I never lose the inspiriation to always work as many days & long hours to accomplish a completed train layout.[soapbox] Larry (G-A-P Gulf-Atlantic-Pacific Railroad)
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