These are the two possible layout ideas I’m mulling over for Brickworld this year (if I can go… gotta get those instructions ready for sale!).
These "Layouts" aren’t actually layouts, but rather static displays to show off my Texas State Railroad MOCs – the engines, the passenger cars, the depot (station) and engine shed. Simply titled "Palestine, Texas", I am considering entering it as a single train MOC.
Top: Palestine layout using custom TexLUG tables.
PROs –
* Looks better
* More accurate to the real Palestine Depot
* Wye!
* allows viewing from all sides
* In theory, the TexLUG tables would be more level (in theory)
CONS –
* Larger, may not be given that much floor space
* Requires TexLUG tables, preventing me from bringing the Cathedral and maybe the Trestle Bridge
* Longer setup
* Will have to slightly alter the Palestine Depot to allow the track to come so close (not much, hopefully).
Bottom: Palestine layout using the tables provided by the venue Hotel.
PROs:
* Smaller, may be easier to get the amount of space
* Simpler to set up
* Uses hotel tables, which means I could bring the Cathedral and the Trestle Bridge
CONs:
* Not even close to being accurate
* Trains clustered together, harder to get individual detail
* Meant to be viewed from only one side.
* In theory, the hotel tables would be less level/more lumpy (in theory)
Making a hybrid layout, using the hotel tables and creating the top layout, is possible, but it’ll have to be squished by two baseplates on the vertical table (7 baseplates vs. 9 baseplates). Plus the whole point is to let me bring more MOCs, but would the Brickworld team give me 5 tables?? (3 for the layout, 1 for the cathedral, 1 for the bridge)
