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It seems to be the time for contemplating, but this time it is not life or life´s finiteness, but the layout I am building. What I like about it, is that things work out to be close to what I had planned. The scenery comes together nicely and, although there are still lots of details missing, the layout is eye candy (at least to my eyes). Operation is smooth, with a few spots generating a clickety-clack, but those spots are necessary to prevent the track from warping. OK, operation is somewhat limited, but that´s the way it was planned. If I were to build it again, would I do things differently? Why, of course! The way I built this layout has made it kind of heavy. It can still be moved, but it takes an effort to do so. Next time I will follow my own advice and build a lightweight benchwork consisting of 4" foam and 1/8" Masonite used as basis, side protection and subroadbed. I´d also change the track plan to incorporate a passing siding and a 3-track staging yard. This would make the layout longer by 2 ft. which was out of question at this location. The staging yard would make railfanning more interesting, being able to observe 3 different trains en route. One more item - although I am not a big fan of animated gimmicks on a layout, I´d integrate a Faller Car System on the road behind the chapel, with the yellow bus (and some cars) moving along, sounding that typical Swiss PTT bus horn. But that´s about all I would do differently. I am still happy with the layout as it is.
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