Readying myself for another 4x8...

As some of you might remember, I purchased a 4x8 layout a few months ago, and this weekend I took delivery on that layout. Needless to say, it could be seen as worth what I paid, but overall it was a disappointment. I am not going to talk about that though, I can salvage some of it, and am going to completly rebuild this layout. I have a track plan in mind, its one that came with the atlas RTS freeware program, named HO 18 I think. With a few mods, it will be ready to apply to my layout. I am in the process of ripping away the old crap off of the existing layout and am shooting for a small switching layout. I’m don’t have plans to integrade it into my current layout, so it will be a stand-alone. I’m pretty excited, my dad might not be happy on me ripping it up so early, but I have big plans for it. Just thought I’d let you guys know… Comements welcome as always! Thanks,

-beegle55

Way to go Beegle! [8D]

For your design, is that the layout that has a slight figure 8 shape with a turntable?

You may want to consider the alternative 4x8 concept shown in the link below. Quite a few of us around the country (world?) are building our own unique versions. Additionally, there is a Yahoo web group dedicated to this project where many of us share ideas. Check it out.

http://www.layoutdesignservice.com/lds/samples/betterbeginnerlayout.htm