Improvable
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This is mostly directed at HO but I think it might also apply to smaller scales too. Not sure on that.
Assuming I disassemble the O scale layout I currently have running, I'll have an 8x8 square tabletop space to work with. So I check the internet for some track plans that could work in this scale but a lot of them are in unusual configurations like U or L shaped layouts. Even when I watched a video titled "How to build a HO layout" by TM Books and Videos, the layout they used seems to be some kind of cloverleaf design for the base. However this only applies to larger layouts as for smaller floorboards, usually 4x6, 4x8 and rarely 5x10, it's always a rectangular setup. So what's up with that? Is it because it's not a good idea to build HO in a big rectangle or something?
Assuming I disassemble the O scale layout I currently have running, I'll have an 8x8 square tabletop space to work with. So I check the internet for some track plans that could work in this scale but a lot of them are in unusual configurations like U or L shaped layouts. Even when I watched a video titled "How to build a HO layout" by TM Books and Videos, the layout they used seems to be some kind of cloverleaf design for the base. However this only applies to larger layouts as for smaller floorboards, usually 4x6, 4x8 and rarely 5x10, it's always a rectangular setup. So what's up with that? Is it because it's not a good idea to build HO in a big rectangle or something?