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Reply to "Starting a modular layout club in Western Pennsylvania"

I'll give you one piece of advice... well maybe two.

Spend some time on the module design, and specifically the ease of setup, teardown, and transport of the modules.  I know that there are tons of things I'd do differently if our modular club were to start over and build all new modules!  Things like a separate power station, better wiring standards, better module track mating standards, etc.  We also went with two mainlines, I'd go with at least three if I had it to do over again.  Most of the visitors to modular layouts like to see lots of action.

When you get to the point you're thinking about what the modules might look like, I'd start a discussion thread and get input on what other clubs have done, what has worked, and what has been a problem.  It will be time well spent and likely minimize the issues you may have starting a new club.

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