As some of you may know, I'm slowly working on a new, small/portable HO layout.
But I've also been reading about HO shelf-sized switching layouts, i.e. 4' long by 12" wide, with 3-4 sidings. I've been reading about this in a couple books as well as this helpful website -- Timesaver Shunting Puzzle - Track Plan & Layout Size
Most of these books and websites rave about how much fun these layouts are -- yet I think I'd get bored in a very short time! Are these layouts really that much fun to operate and is it worth tinkering with one?
(FYI, I'm more used to running passenger trains on a "tail-chaser" oval layout .)
Thanks for any feedback -- just curious!
Rob
But I've also been reading about HO shelf-sized switching layouts, i.e. 4' long by 12" wide, with 3-4 sidings. I've been reading about this in a couple books as well as this helpful website -- Timesaver Shunting Puzzle - Track Plan & Layout Size
Most of these books and websites rave about how much fun these layouts are -- yet I think I'd get bored in a very short time! Are these layouts really that much fun to operate and is it worth tinkering with one?
(FYI, I'm more used to running passenger trains on a "tail-chaser" oval layout .)
Thanks for any feedback -- just curious!
Rob