A four-by-eight is just a teeney bit too small. Adding a six-inch strip on the long side or the short side will add greatly to the visuals (or eight inches or 12 inches) and the pleasure. Finally consider a single extension between six-by-twelve inches wide by three-to five-foot long for one end as a storage siding. It can be raised up with a hinge. The only thing going for 4X8's is that plywood comes in that size, unless special ordered. I am a fan of a simple double-tracked oval with the largest radius possible. I think an O-54 (or 0-48) curve is about right for a beginning oval, single or double tracked, and that won't fit on a 4 X 8. The difference in running and visually observing between 0-27 or 0-31 and 0-54 (or Lionel fastrack 0-48 just a little bitty big for 4X8) is quite significant. Small engines, short cars (ore cars, for example) and the largest radius possible works best for me.
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