Bill,
Layout access was job #1 for me. Nothing else was more important. It kept me from making something more elaborate and certainly more permanent meaning screwing it to walls etc. I also made it high at about 55 to the rail. You layout has been around to where children yours or others could have been regular layout visitors. I did not that that into consideration for 1 second. My 4 year old great nephew was the first visitor to my layout a few weeks ago since it was built. No need to make it 3 feet high for a ½ hour visit per year or more. I run from the outside looking in. Everything is 30 wide. I can reach it all without a stool. I am 6-2 and still graze wires when I low crawl to go inside the layout to the center. Making it high also allows for storage under the benchwork which I have not done yet. Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1988 See my finished models at: <http://www.lanestrains.com/> http://www.lanestrains.com Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! See my layout progess at: <http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm> http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm Custom Train Parts Design <http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm> http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded (Trading is MUCH preferred) <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls> http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls ***Join the PRR T&HS*** The other members are not ALL like me! <http://www.prrths.com/> http://www.prrths.com <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf> http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society It's FREE to join! <http://www.prslhs.com/> http://www.prslhs.com Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL
