cromptonnut Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Just curious if there's any definition as to what constitutes a 'large layout' and right to include in this section. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted March 18, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 18, 2013 I would say any layout too big to get to a show in a couple of cars. ore than 20' of scenic work. Jamie 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard brown Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Anything that you buy the track by cases not per piece Richard 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromptonnut Posted March 18, 2013 Author Share Posted March 18, 2013 On both of those posts, my O gauge 13 x 8 spare room layout, which will contain around 20ft of scenic area, and with O gauge track coming 12 lengths to a box, seems to "fit the bill" although in the grand scheme of things it doesn't seem that big. Interesting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackRat Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Anything that requires more than one builder or operator.......... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jim s-w Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Oh I dunno Amlwch was 21ft overall (15ft scenic) in 4mm scale and needed 3 operators and no way would anyone call it big. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talltim Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 BNS is pretty small, it only takes one builder... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jim s-w Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 exactly! LOL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 (edited) when you are packing it away and think "I wanna give this up" or "I hope its a long time til the next show" Edited March 19, 2013 by Michael Delamar 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted March 19, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 19, 2013 I think that the goalposts have moved a bit on this one in recent years - especially with some of the mammoth layouts we see now. A large layout for exhibition purposes is rather different from large if it never has to be transported. Scale of course also plays its part. 24' x 2' is large in N but small in O. It's really less about dimensions than complexity - so Lime St and New St definitely "large" but Stoke Bank perhaps not. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jim s-w Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 How about, if the length of the trains has to be compromised it's not big? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 How about, if the length of the trains has to be compromised it's not big? That would mean some serious mega-layouts from us North American fans! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 36DD ... sorry, wrong thread 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc smith Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Another thought;It also depends on whether you are a large model railway club, a small club, or an individual modeller.... As a builder of small layouts - I'd consider anything I couldn't transport, set up & operate myself as large... whereas a club would probably have a different view Marc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc smith Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 How about, if the length of the trains has to be compromised it's not big? But how long is a train? It's a bit like a piece of string..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fender Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 all I know is, our definition of what constitutes a large layout would be very different from that of our significant other's. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc smith Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 (edited) all I know is, our definition of what constitutes a large layout would be very different from that of our significant other's. How true I think SWMBO would feel that T scale in a boxfile might be too large...... EDIT: But if I could get my controller, and all my stock in the boxfile... plus all my paints, brushes and scenic items in the box too..... Edited March 19, 2013 by marc smith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roythebus Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Hmm, New Annington was large, 26'x 16', took a team of 8 to operate properly and about 2 hrs to pack the stock.It fitted in a 7.5 tonne box van. My home layout is 22' x 16' and can be operated by me and was built by me. It takes 2 hours to pack away the stock and will fit in the Chrysler Voyager! My old German layout was 16' x 2', was built on 3 levels and had a spiral, took 3 to operate properly, the stock took 30 minutes to pack away and it fitted in the back of a small van. What is a large layout? Am I missing something? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sub39h Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 I saw Dorehill St Stevens for the first time at Warley last year. That changed my perception of what "big layout" is. I think a big layout is subjective, as others have mentioned. What is big to an individual could be run of the mill for a club. I think Jim SW's comment that if you can run full length trains then it is probably a big layout. I take this to mean something like a 2+8 HST or a full Pendolino set, or 12 carriage loco hauled train. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TheQ Posted February 11, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 11, 2014 Anything that requires more than one builder or operator.......... My new layout when finished, will be 54ft by 16ft (excluding the exterior track which will be another 100 yards+) built and operated by me...... thats not big? The Q Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackRat Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 My new layout when finished, will be 54ft by 16ft (excluding the exterior track which will be another 100 yards+) built and operated by me...... thats not big? The Q Good luck with that, be interesting to see the track plan if its that size, and how you intend to run it by yourself. My 14x8 with two stations can keep 2 of us usefully engaged for an evening and we could even do with a third to do the cassettes sometime. Like I say, be interested to see what you are doing, you have a link to your layout thread? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 A large layout is one that is hyped up as the "must see" at Warley/York/other Major Show; but you can't get close to it for the crowds, & even if you do, the fantastic "lineside eye level" pics you've seen of it are unattainable viewpoints in reality.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TheQ Posted February 11, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 11, 2014 Good luck with that, be interesting to see the track plan if its that size, and how you intend to run it by yourself. My 14x8 with two stations can keep 2 of us usefully engaged for an evening and we could even do with a third to do the cassettes sometime. Like I say, be interested to see what you are doing, you have a link to your layout thread? I am doing a uncompressed model of Ludgershall station down one side of the shed which comes out at nearly 34ft long, the station plan is http://www.swindonsotherrailway.co.uk/ds24.jpg, on the other side of the shed will be Collingbourne station http://www.swindonsotherrailway.co.uk/ds23.jpg. The double track loop outside, as well as giving me something to look at in the garden, will give me an almost scale distance between the two although that is a coincidence. The layout will be comparatively simple for it's size but I want to get the correct impression of the station, which those here who are Ex- army of the 1950s will remember was large and windswept and not highly densely populated by buildings, that many are forced to model (as I was in the past) due to lack of space. There have been many delays to the build, so at the moment I'm still building baseboards and the odd model, that's when I'm not rebuilding the kitchen / motorboat / Landrover 110. Once I have something to look at I will create a thread. The Q 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Trevellan Posted February 11, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 11, 2014 My interpretation of a large layout is one where near-scale length trains can be operated, e.g. up to 9/10/11 coach rakes. By definition, this will be at least 25' long to allow for a suitable scenic setting, preferably 30+ feet. I am a fan of big roundy-roundy layouts, but prefer those where the curves at each end are generous or disguised. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackRat Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Be interesting to see how,you run it by yourself, that's still a lot of layout for one individual to run! Ludgershall in itself looks like it could keep you gainfully occupied, never mind anything else. Enjoy,the build and the eventual operation. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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