04-01-2014, 09:50 AM
Here's a link to a video of a layout a guy has been posting about on a couple of other forums: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWdVeBlc8p8">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWdVeBlc8p8</a><!-- m -->
There's a well-known professional layout builder who has a blog, and who so far this year has posted that (1) a layout should have no more than 12 (0r is its 15?) switches; (2) a layout should have no grades; (3) an operating session should last no more than 45 minutes -- and so forth. Takes about 12 minutes just to run one train around this layout. I say go for it, and I tend to wonder about the cultists who insist this isn't the kind of layout to have. There are times when I wonder if some of these guys would want to ration our hobby.
There's a well-known professional layout builder who has a blog, and who so far this year has posted that (1) a layout should have no more than 12 (0r is its 15?) switches; (2) a layout should have no grades; (3) an operating session should last no more than 45 minutes -- and so forth. Takes about 12 minutes just to run one train around this layout. I say go for it, and I tend to wonder about the cultists who insist this isn't the kind of layout to have. There are times when I wonder if some of these guys would want to ration our hobby.