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Who says a you can't cram a lot into a 4x8?
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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by simon1966</i> <br /><br />[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by BRAKIE</i> <br /><br />Guys,Like I mention in another thread..I would love to have room for a 4x8 foot layout..[sigh] <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />Brakie, that really is the point. If you consider access to a 4x8 you really do need to set aside alot of space to have one. Just a 2' walkway around the layout and you need an 8x12 space. That same 8x12 space could have a nice switching shelf layout with far more operational interest and still leave most of the room available for other activities. <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />Yeah but some people find pure switching layouts boring as crap (unless the have a dogbone setup). I personally had 1/2 of my continuous loop down due to paint and switch replacement and could only run point to point for a week or two and was completely bored with it. I would have rather watched paint dry then endlessly switch box cars all day so a continuous layout is what i need and a 4x8 (mine is 13x7 L shaped but based off a 4x8) fits the bill perfectly for me and many others who want to run trains with some speed and not have to reverse directions every 2 minutes. Switching is ok for some but i want to actually run trains not move blue box freight cars back and forth all the time (which i can still do on my layout).
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