Island layouts

[Spitfire]

Gee...Whats up MM?
You keep talking about "conservative modellers", and new and inovative ideas.
I see a lot of folks here trying to help, and you keep saying "Not good enough". Besides...won't using a pulley lift system put holes in your rented ceiling?
You keep touting invoation....lets see you come up with some "inovated and out of the box" thinking.

If your looking for something that won't ruin your security deposit, maybe a modual type design would be more to your liking. Maybe something on casters so you can roll it out the U-Haul when the time comes for you to relocate.

This kind of comment is exactly why I am reluctant to discuss anything here. Sooner or later, someone finds a reason to become insulted.

I'm interested in practical suggestions to utilize the space that is available to me, not in discussing my personal philosophy of modeling. Is that open and honest enough for you, 88?

Well, if you call people "conservative" and "boring", I don't think you should be too surprised if they are a little insulted.

I note that you have discussed your personal philosophy of modeling, thus inviting responses.

I note also, that while trumpeting your high degree of creativity, you are entirely relying on others' suggestions, and have yet to post any layout drawings of your own.

I would suggest that you consider something simple to start with, based on the fact that this is a rented space. The "beginner" 4 x 8 is something you can easily take with you if and when you move to a more permanent space, and can form the basis of a larger layout. If this is your first layout, then you are a beginner and you know what? There's no shame in that.

And remember, there's a difference between conservative and realistic.

Val