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    Well, I have gotten a 3'x4' board, which means it is 1' short. The thing is, it was free! YAY! But, that meant I had to re-do the layout. Here it is. Remember, I will be using flex track on this, so the sectional track idea is just used as a reference. There will be no switches, and the slope...
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    I'll remember that, ir maybe just make it straight instead of an S curve.
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    Holy... that was a lot! Well, I don't even have a board to build on yet. I am doing this for fun, and half the fun is figuring out how to use what you have. My engine clears the 4% grade with ease, and so my next step is getting the wood, track, roadbed, and whatever the heck I need. ONE STEP AT...
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    You don't have to worry now. I just tested the 4% grade with some bachmann track I have (just like 50" of straight track), and it works. No problem there.
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    Don't worry about it. I'll just double the 2% and make it 4%. It it doesn't work on tests, I'll just get 3%. Nothing harmed there.
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    I got the starter set. I spent like an hour at the hobby store trying to understand what was in the package, and the Shop's owner wasn't there to ask, but his wife was, and she didn't know anything about it. I made sure my engine could do the 4%, too. I've been in this hobby for a few years...
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    Well, I actually put my foot in the door today! I have made my first step to my layout! I will in fact put insulating joiners there, but I have refined the layout a little more. Here it is. I went to my local hobby store, and I figured, Hey what the heck, I'll get something just to try it out...
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    I have one train, and I plan on maybe getting a small switch engine for the heck of it, and store the main train on the siding.
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    I'm going to stick with this layout, and I have calculated that if I buy through my local hobby shop, I can afford the track, cork roadbed, and risers for just a little over $50, due to that they sell everything under the retail price. Man, that's lucky! And, I think I'm just going to beg my mom...
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    Oh, I forgot to ask. Were can I get those risers and how much are they?
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    Holy crap, that was a lot. O_o OK, um, yeah. I'll try to keep you 2 updated on this, but this might be like a 2 or 3 month project for me, since I am in school and don't have a job (I have to wait till Christmas, and I also want to get a new ukulele, too!)
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    Well, I looked at those layouts, and I'm just thinking to myself. I don't have enough money for all of those switches! I am looking at like a $50 budget here for the track, base board, and cork roadbed. I looked at your HO layout thinking if I could make it in N, and I came up with my version of...
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    My Layout - Scottland

    Oh man, I wish I could do something like that!
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    OK, I have got it. I can't do a door layout, because I don't have that much space in my house for the door, unless it's used like a door. HA HA! Oh come on, that was funny! Well, I have come up with a space of 3' by 5', and I was wondering if I could use plywood or something. Would that work?
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    I think Im going to start with sectional track. How would a door layout sound? I've heard that they are easy and fun, but I really don't know how big doors are. Im not the person that goes around to hardware stores, although that would probably be a good thing.
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