@jay jay posted:I certainly have no hate for 4x8 layouts. As with a lot of people, my first layout was on a 4x8 piece of silver-painted plywood, which accommodated my original O-31 layout, with a couple of O22 switches making a nice through siding. My present layout is just a magnification of that, and includes those same switches. And, yes, I have a lot of Plasticville, too.
This is the only photo I have of my layout, as it was back in 1961. This version was on a 4x8 plywood table, and had two O22 switches back to back at one end, allowing an inside loop as well as the outside loop. The first version of this layout had an O22 switch at either end, allowing for a passing track. The signal bridge and the light tower still serve on my present layout, along with the Santa Fe F3s and all the freight cars, etc. As can be seen, "scale" was not much of a concern. We had fun with these small layouts for years.
