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I have never been in the situation of having a large space available for a layout. Here at my side of the Big Pond, houses and basements are much smaller. Most of the time in my 50+ years as a model railroader, I had to search for rather unusual solutions to make the best out of the small space where I could put up a layout. To be honest, with that background I would not feel comfortable having a really large space (in my understanding anything above 10´ by 15´) available to be filled with a layout. I can´t picture myself working for years or even decades on one layout, before being able to run a train through something being at least semi-finished. The Plywood Pacific RR is not my thing, I´d rather go for detail, which is time consuming. I am also a scratchbuilder, more out of necessity than by own choice. There won´t be a single structure on my On30 layout that is either kit-built or RTR. How much space is too much space? That question can only you answer. Biting a big chunk out of the apple is one thing, swallowing it another. When the fun leaves and building your layout becomes a chore, you know you went for something beyond your means.
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