Re: blue foam sheets

Puckdropper <puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com> wrote:

>Joe Ellis <synthfilker@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in news:synthfilker-
>7B3A1F.23485407062008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> One thing... a 4 x 8 layout in ANY scale is a mistake... it's far to 
>> awkward to work on in the middle. Rethink to a 3 x 8, or an "L" shape. 
>> You'll find it much easier to work on and run.
>> 
>Agreed.  I'd also like to recommend using a CAD program like XtrakCad 
>that allows you to run virtual trains before you start building, to get a

>feel for how your layout will operate.

Like anything else in life, there are plenty of exceptions.
I agree that 3 feet is a practical limit for any layout up
against a wall.  In this case though, foam construction
makes it a lot easier to pick up the layout and move it to
the center of a room so that you can work on all sides.