I've been recently inspired by a magazine article that describes a basic 4x4' HO layout.
FYI, I currently have a small 4x6' HO (OO) layout of 1950s SW England. Because we have very little space in our bungalow, I'm limited to small layouts. I currently use our basement and, for the time being, I have to stow away my current 4x6' layout after use. A large layout that permanently takes up an entire basement is out of the question for now! :cry:
So, because I run both British and Canadian stock, I'm thinking of building a small 4x4' layout to accommodate my Canadian stock -- this would portray landmarks from Toronto's Don Valley in the 1950s. On such a small layout, I obviously would not keep the distances to scale but would simply show a few landmarks representing this region.
I'd also learn from my mistakes. I made a huge number of mistakes with my other/first layout that hopefully I'd avoid this time !!
I guess I'm worried that I'd quickly get bored operating a 4x4' layout that really has nothing more than a loop on it with 1-2 sidings. Just wondering if it's worth all the effort to create another small layout? Does anyone else have a small "side project" layout?
Thanks for putting up with another one of my "layout" questions again!
Rob
FYI, I currently have a small 4x6' HO (OO) layout of 1950s SW England. Because we have very little space in our bungalow, I'm limited to small layouts. I currently use our basement and, for the time being, I have to stow away my current 4x6' layout after use. A large layout that permanently takes up an entire basement is out of the question for now! :cry:
So, because I run both British and Canadian stock, I'm thinking of building a small 4x4' layout to accommodate my Canadian stock -- this would portray landmarks from Toronto's Don Valley in the 1950s. On such a small layout, I obviously would not keep the distances to scale but would simply show a few landmarks representing this region.
I'd also learn from my mistakes. I made a huge number of mistakes with my other/first layout that hopefully I'd avoid this time !!
I guess I'm worried that I'd quickly get bored operating a 4x4' layout that really has nothing more than a loop on it with 1-2 sidings. Just wondering if it's worth all the effort to create another small layout? Does anyone else have a small "side project" layout?
Thanks for putting up with another one of my "layout" questions again!
Rob