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You can post either a completed layout or construction photos as you build one. Just remember that by posting in this thread you are giving permission for your content to be used freely on/at his website. It is still your property and can be used by you anywhere else you want as well. Now let's see some very tiny layouts! Mike Country: USA | Posts: 10169 Graffen Crew Chief Posted - 04/04/2011 :  4:07:44 PM       I will immediately go and buy some 1/4" plywood! Be back tomorrow with update! Swedish custom painter http://sites.google.com/site/graffairbrushart Country: Sweden | Posts: 861 BigLars Fireman Premium Member Posted - 04/04/2011 :  6:57:26 PM     Four to six square feet correct? Or is it four feet by six feet? Country: USA | Posts: 7367 Tyson Rayles Moderator Premium Member Posted - 04/04/2011 :  7:49:35 PM     Four to six square feet (2x2/1x6/2x3/1x4/ect.) or smaller, the smaller the better actually. Mike Country: USA | Posts: 10169 BigLars Fireman Premium Member Posted - 04/04/2011 :  8:26:46 PM     Four square feet it is, four inches by twelve feet. ON30 Edited by - BigLars on 04/04/2011 8:30:52 PM Country: USA | Posts: 7367 Tyson Rayles Moderator Premium Member Posted - 04/04/2011 :  8:50:01 PM     Larry isn't that called a display shelf? Mike Country: USA | Posts: 10169 BigLars Fireman Premium Member Posted - 04/04/2011 :  9:00:31 PM     quote: Originally posted by Tyson Rayles Larry isn't that called a display shelf? Fully functional industry Country: USA | Posts: 7367 Chris333 Engine Wiper Posted - 04/05/2011 :  03:06:03 AM     A while back I sent Carl photos of my unfinished On30 2x3' layout. I recently re-built that same layout in Nn3 and was planning to send him photos of it as well. See it here: http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=32159 http://picasaweb.google.com/ErieChris333 http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/showgallery.php/ppuser/3174/cat/500 http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=Schmuck804 Country: | Posts: 204 shortliner Engine Wiper Posted - 04/05/2011 :  03:32:41 AM     Guys - on the front of the website homepage there are direct access addresses to send submissions. We will be very gratefull for your help - and many thanks, Tyson for setting this up Jack Country: United Kingdom | Posts: 442 Tyson Rayles Moderator Premium Member Posted - 04/05/2011 :  07:17:14 AM     Jack as stated in the first post anything you see here you are welcome to add to the website, permission was granted when it was posted here so help yourself! Mike Country: USA | Posts: 10169 slimjerkins Fireman Posted - 04/05/2011 :  09:58:10 AM     quote: Originally posted by Tyson Rayles Four to six square feet (2x2/1x6/2x3/1x4/ect.) or smaller, the smaller the better actually. Well that disqualifies my 2x6 Inglenook. Carl was at our NMRA Jamboree about three years ago when he still lived in our area. We had my 2x6 Inglenook layout and another fellow had a Timesaver. The timesaver had a frame around the front that made it look like you were looking onto a theatrical stage. Carl was tickled about this. He was a big fan of using the proscenium and other theatrical stage elements (tormentors for example)in creating the mini/micro. -slim Country: USA | Posts: 1271 Tyson Rayles Moderator Premium Member Posted - 04/05/2011 :  7:10:38 PM     Go ahead and post it slim, we will let Jack decide if he wants to use it. After all 2x6 ain't exactly gigantic! Mike Country: USA | Posts: 10169 Blackcloud Railways New Hire Posted - 04/06/2011 :  02:30:24 AM       Back in August 2006 Carl defined a SMALL layout as "under 4x6ft or 120x180cm" (Page 52 of the "Scrapbook"). The website is, and I hope always will be, primarily concerned with MICRO layouts (4sq feet or less) but has included plenty of small layouts as well. I think there is a definite Transatlantic difference of opinion on micro and small. A lot of British layouts fall into the category of under 4x6, or the same area in shelf form, but are not considered as small. My On30 layout along one wall of the garage is long and thin (actually three modules and a pair of fiddleyards) and I would not consider it as small even though the total area is less than 24 square feet (4x6). However, Carl's own definitions should be the one we take as the standard and I'll be building a micro in conjunction with this challenge. Country: United Kingdom | Posts: 34 marr5 Engine Wiper Posted - 04/06/2011 :  03:41:00 AM     just ordered some ties hopefully they will get here in a couple of weeks, then I will be able to finish my micro layout and send in some pictures before I ship to BCT. Country: USA | Posts: 107 Tyson Rayles Moderator Premium Member Posted - 04/06/2011 :  05:50:56 AM     Bob I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with and I agree with you on Carl's size definition. However anything that is close I would encourge people to post em' and Jack can chose what he feels is best to post to the website. Josh can we get some construction pics as well? Mike Country: USA | Posts: 10169 Graffen Crew Chief Posted - 04/06/2011 :  07:49:00 AM       I have to wait until monday to get my 1/4" plywood..... They have it now on special-order only at my lumberyard..... 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