06-25-2010, 06:36 PM
I think you are right about a 4x8 Fred. I had originally planned to use a wireless walk around control for my 7x9 foot "L", but I've since come to the conclusion that a 7 foot cable tethered to the inside of the corner will easily allow me to reach both ends of the layout without needing to try to restore the hook up. On the other hand when I operated on the La Mesa club's Tehachapi layout at the San Diego Model Railroad Museum, with a 240 foot long operators walkway, the need to be able to unplug and move to the next station was absolutely essential.