jwb's 2012 New Year's Resolution Challenge

[jwb]

Thanks, Reinhard -- I'm not sure if the issue is just space. What I learned at the Colorado Blvd Slim Gauge Guild was more of a philosophy of not being afraid to push the limits of L-girder, not being afraid to go vertical, and designing things so the layout more or less surrounds you. If you think about it, you could use vertical scenery techniques on a version of the Gum Stump and Snowshoe style mini-layout, and John Allen's original G&D, which was something like 3 x 6 feet, also shows what can be done in a small space. Certainly a permanent location is a nice-to-have, but it doesn't need to be as large as some might think. In fact, I notice that David Popp in the April installment of the MR Virginian project series notes that hillside slopes are a real dividend for adding space to a small layout. Visitors to my layout have certainly noticed this, though my layout is a medium-large.