Re: blue foam sheets

In article <TfS2k.19581$Xu2.922@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Bill <res00351@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
wrote:

> 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.

....try that when you've got a derailment on the back of the layout. 
You'll have cars on their sides all over after you move the layout.

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