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Greetings everyone. My name is Lance and I have been thinking of building a HO scale layout for some time now. I live in an older farm house, of which the upper floor is unused. I would like to use a room there for my layout, but design the benchwork as such that I can remove a 3 foot section to get something larger into one of the adjoining rooms, if I ever had to in the future. The layout would be kind of a modular layout with some larger than usual modules too. [img]http://lefebure.com/trains/layout/layout1.gif[/img] [url]http://lefebure.com/trains/layout/layout1.gif[/url] <-- Click for full sized image. The layout is a rough design, built in Atlas' Right Track software. Each grid square is 1 foot. Anywhere the track is a single rail along a wall, there is a door to another room there. The era will be present day Union Pacific. I have been thinking 24" radius curves, but will the bigger diesels work alright with a smaller radius if necessary? Currently the plan has 2 helixes. Is there any good reason I should stay away from doing a helix? I'm looking for any feedback that you all may have. Thanks, Lance
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