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Good Morning! The night was as bad as the previous one. I just called my doc for an appointment and will be off to see him in a few moments. [quote user="yougottawanta"]Ulrich - What do you like about the the Japanese layouts ?[/quote] The key players in the Japanese model railroading market, Kato and Tomix, both have an ingenious system for building nice layouts without the need of many tools or skills. Japanese people have very little space to live in, so many layouts are just temporary set-ups on a table or even the floor. Everything just "clicks" together, even the wiring and structures. With the exception of track, all other stuff you need for a layout, including locos and cars, are much cheaper than the US or German counterparts. So if you are into model railroading in a tight space and a tight budget, going down that route could be a good choice. 6 years ago, I already built a mini-modular layout, Japanese style - you can read about it here: <a href="http://www.japanrailmodelers.org/pages/modelingjapan/minimodules.html" target="_blank">Confessions of a Mediocre Model Railroader</a>
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