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How many layouts have you built and what did you learn from them?
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I like the collection of wisdom here; a distillation of this thread might make for a decent magazine article. <br /> <br />Rather than echo so much of the above, I'll just say this: one thing I have learned is that less can be so much more. <br /> <br />I used to crave having a layout with switches all over the place, loops and lines and bridges aplenty, as many continuous-run mainlines as possible, and giant sprawling rail yards. Nowadays, I find that a simple straight run of single-track mainline can be just as satisfying, even moreso because of the operational challenge it presents. As an experiment, I have built a "layout" (what most would call a diorama) which is just one single piece of Kato Unitrack, dressed up with six inches of scenery (three inches either side), only twelve inches in length. The thought was that by creating a series of these, I can make a sectional layout which comes apart as easily as Unitrack does, and along the way I get all the thrill of full-blown layout modeling. I wish now that I had thought of this before I got my 200-square-foot layout going, because it is surprisingly fulfilling.
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