All this on a 4x8?

[Green_Elite_Cab]

Well, it is possible to set up a two sided 4x8 for some operational possibilities.

This is how I originally planned my layout, though i used tall city buildings and Highway overpasses to block or obscure different ends of the layout. This works out pretty good. While there are definitely some "holes" where one can see through, the overall "flow" of the layout at one time would direct your eyes to the action in front of you.

I've changed some of the buildings since the below picture (taken in 2007), but this way i could avoid using "scenic dividers" like fascia that were obvious. This way, the layout seems to flow around from scene to scene.

Even though i have an unrealistic amount of engines crammed onto it, you can see there isn't much space on a 4x8 though. If i had started from scratch today, i would have changed some things, but there isn't a whole lot more that can be squeezed in without looking weird.