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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by BRAKIE</i> <br /><br />James,A beginner can learn a lot by reading MR and other magazines..I urge you to take another look at those books and you will see what I am saying..One does not need to work on the railroad to gain knowledge on how to plan a layout..All he/she needs to do is observe the real thing to see how they go about doing track work and going about their daily business.. <br /> <br />A layout is NOT that hard to design..It does take some thinking..It is my opinion that a lot of modelers stumble over designing a layout due to the simple fact they have read to much on layout designs and try to cram to way to much on their "dream" layout....The best thing is to keep a layout simple in track design and scenery...What rule says you need to cram a lot of track on a layout? In layout designs some times less is better.. <br /> <br />Yes,it is past time that modelers start to think outside of the box in layout designs and take the next step forward in better layout designs..You can see this in looking at layouts by the great thinkers of layout designs such as Tony Koester,Bill Daraby(sp?),Rick Rideout,Lance Mindheim and others.. <br /> <br />We have the best detailed engines and cars ever made by just opening the box.. .We have a wealth of information just by a click of a mouse..We have great looking buildings,cars,trucks and etc.. Now don't you think we should design layouts that will compliment our models? <br /> <br />One more item..Track is a model to and should (perhaps must) be modeled accordingly...That is another topic whithin its self.. <br />[/quote]
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