How Big Is Too Big?

[Anonymous]

Too big? When you have a railroad so big you look for excuses to postpone needed maintenance. Or when layout maintenance takes over half of your free time (provided, of course, that the original construction was not of the quicky slap together variety).

Tom

[Anonymous]

1) When Uncle Pete or one of his lawyers knocks on your door looking for Trackage Rights on your system or he's trying a Hostile Take Over.

2) Your wife is going for the hostile take over.

3) Your offered shares by Walthers

[cnw4001]

QUOTE: Originally posted by METRO

I know it must sound like it's not even a question, if I could have my way my layout would BE Southern Ontario, but in these days of selective compression and appartment layouts...

HOW BIG IS TOO BIG ON YOUR LINE?

For me, it's prototype length, I'll settle for a 6 car GO commuter rake, instead of the prototype 10, my platforms just won't fit em.

Actually doesn't GO run some trains shorter than ten on lines other the Lakeshore? I have two six car rakes and they really look neat sitting side by side on our club layour.

[ClinchValleySD40]

Layout size? No such thing as too big as long as you don't quit because you tried something you couldn't finish. Big enough would be when you're done building you are satisfied with what you have. And no such thing as too small if you realize and accept your restrictions.

[Anonymous]

How big is too big? Trying to run a Big Boy on a 5x8 layout.

[Anonymous]

The golf cart one!

[Anonymous]

when you run out of time/money/energy to complete the scenery, then the layout's too big. At least, unless you have it professionally built, in which case it's too big when their estimate is more than your bank balance!

[Anonymous]

The golf cart answer.... maybe.

Actually, if we had to build a "zoo" railroad to view the layout, it might be getting a little extreme.

[Anonymous]

For me, its the point when money, Ideas, willingness to try things and talent all run out at the same time.

[EL PARRo]

QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

If you need a golf cart to get from one side of the layout to the other???

lol, that is pretty big.

[vsmith]

If you need a golf cart to get from one side of the layout to the other???

Actually i would think if you cannot see the whole layout from one command spot then maybe its too big, at least for one person to control.

[METRO]

I know it must sound like it's not even a question, if I could have my way my layout would BE Southern Ontario, but in these days of selective compression and appartment layouts...

HOW BIG IS TOO BIG ON YOUR LINE?

For me, it's prototype length, I'll settle for a 6 car GO commuter rake, instead of the prototype 10, my platforms just won't fit em.