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As I'm starting to be moved into my apartment, I've started to think about what to do for a train layout. I could put a 12'x12' layout in the garage. Here's a possibility: (URL) baseplates mark the boundaries of the table, including the access pit (...) (23 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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I find 8' is the maximum width of a layout, as you can only reach in by 4', but then there is mainly town in the centre of the layout. Also I like to have several trains running at once, it's nice to sit back and watch them. You can only have two or (...) (23 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) ... I'd love to be able to reach four feet. That means that from one outstretched fingertip to the other, I'd have a span of nearly 10'! That would be great at basketball, as well as playing the piano (or two). Seriously, my tables are 4' deep (...) (23 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) If you put the table lower, you can get a longer reach, especially if you scatter some strategic open spots (like road intersections) to put a hand onto for bracing. 30" is the maximum recommended in Model Railroading books. (...) Note that (...) (23 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) that will be a good size layout, with a lot of possibility, like you wrote in other post, save space for buiding and other thing, what I do like with lego layout is the life that you can put in compare with traditional model railroad. Martin (23 years ago, 5-May-02, to lugnet.trains)
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