Second Thoughts?
Having spent today working on the first baseboard joint, which in theory means that I can now start work properly on the first baseboard, I'm now having 2nd thoughts.
As ever its coming down to space (or more to the point the lack of it). Have an interview next week, and should I get the job its going to be yet another move (and even less space than I have at the moment). I could still keep the layout at my parents house, but to be honest I know they would rather not have a room cloged up with layout, and despite it being close to where I will be working I know full well that storing the layout there will just mean its barely ever worked on. The other problem will be that if I get the job I will be buying a new car, (which will have a lot less space in it for moving bits of layout around than the current one...)
Of course if I dont get the job (and have to wait for September when the rest of the stuff I have applied for starts), then its not such a big deal as hopefully the layout will be pretty much complete by the time I move to start work (and hence could be stored at home and only taken out when going to a show...)
Anyway, the next result of this (combined with the 2010 competition) has got me thinking about looking to see if I can come up with a smaller design that fulfils my requirements...
However todays efforts havent had a great deal of luck, the Bodmin plan matches all of my operational needs so well whilst keeping a prototypical track plan, everything else I've come up with so far either looks like a model, or would be too boring to both build and operate.....
In the background of all this is the nagging idea of 2mm scale, (all be it at a cost of clearing out the vast majority of my 4mm scale stuff),
The idea appeals, but the lack of flat bottom track components along with a slight doubt at my ability to finish to the standards I would like (particularly with painting) do put me off. As does the significant lack of modern air brake wagons.
Either way, must make a decision soon either way as there are a couple more bits of RTR due soon that I have my eye on (Management train and the Wessex 153) which I want to buy, but aught not to if theres still a risk of a scale change.....
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