(In case you think you are seeing things, I did post a similar message at the other forum in reply to a post about this layout. Please don't hold it against me 
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Mike Hamer, who is about the nicest guy you'd ever meet, gave me a tour of his layout yesterday, and it very impressive!
Here are a few links with pictures.
http://www.ovar.ca/Mike Hamer/Hamer.htm
http://members.fortunecity.com/gknowles/layout/mh/mh.htm
It is a twice around style, and Mike has used the second loop as staging, so you don't have the problem of going through the same scene twice. There is also a cut-off, so you can "short cut" the loop that would take you through staging, and come right back into the scene instead.
The main activity is centred around the yard in North Dover, and there is plenty of action to keep you occupied. If you'd rather just watch the trains go around, you can do that too. It is hard to believe that you can run 40 car trains on a small layout, but they do not look out of place. It's incredible.
Andrew
)Mike Hamer, who is about the nicest guy you'd ever meet, gave me a tour of his layout yesterday, and it very impressive!
Here are a few links with pictures.
http://www.ovar.ca/Mike Hamer/Hamer.htm
http://members.fortunecity.com/gknowles/layout/mh/mh.htm
It is a twice around style, and Mike has used the second loop as staging, so you don't have the problem of going through the same scene twice. There is also a cut-off, so you can "short cut" the loop that would take you through staging, and come right back into the scene instead.
The main activity is centred around the yard in North Dover, and there is plenty of action to keep you occupied. If you'd rather just watch the trains go around, you can do that too. It is hard to believe that you can run 40 car trains on a small layout, but they do not look out of place. It's incredible.
Andrew