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xrayvizhen posted:

I also recall, from a thread several years ago when this layout was being built, that the layout plan itself is relatively "simple" in that it's somewhat flat, with a couple of loops, a large number of crossover switches and a spur leading to a yard/roundhouse area proving that you don't need a complex design  in order to create an outstanding layout. This is something I probably should have taken more to heart when building my layout, which looks like a design a drunk pretzel maker would have come up with.

That is basically correct. Norm's layout is neither especially large or very complex in terms of the track arrangement. It is logical for the space he has devoted to it and he purposefully focuses more on realism and attention to detail in every aspect of his modeling. As is apparent from photos and videos (a recent video is available from TM Books & Video), his efforts pay off in a big way. I could never hope to even come close to what he is able to achieve, but it nevertheless provides a tremendous amount of inspiration. And inspiration is a large part of what this hobby is all about.

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