I will leave it up to you as to what it is 
Gary
Right now it's only track on top of plywood, so, a 2...hope to turn it in to a 4-5!
Probably a 6-7
Doug
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I'm not sure I understand this scale. Is a one saying that you have no scale, and a ten saying your layout is perfectly scale? Or is it level of completion towards what the owner wants?
Don, your layout rating of 7 might be correct but your location in Maui, Hawaii has to be a solid 90. If I could be rich and afford to live where you are I would be spending more time at the beach looking at swim wear 
and drinking Mai Tai's at the local watering hole. Between those two activities there would be little time for trains. Oh, the hill country Ulupalakua Ranch Winery makes the best raspberry wine.
TEX
Steve
From pictures I have viewed of other OGR forum members layouts mine would rate 1-
I think I'm making the most that anyone could hope for on a small 5x8 layout. BTW, I have no desire for a larger one.
Probably a 5. I have an 8x20 with three interconnecting loops, two sidings and a dedicated trolley line. My layout is very eclectic in nature because it has a little bit of everything to include post-war accessories, tinplate and some scale structures. A purist would think its kind of goofy but I love it.
A solid 4. Fun factor 11.
Originally Posted by Scrapiron Scher:
Love it, but you are not at level 1 I think more!
I am a 4 because I mix scale, non-scale and hi-rail with Rail King trains. My interest is to have the illusion of passenger and commuter trains that served the New York Metro Area in the steam era.
My space and wallet put O-scale out of the question.
Originally Posted by CarGuyZM10:
Or is it level of completion towards what the owner wants?
I think that sums it up best, I agree it can get a bit muddy trying to place your layout on the scale based on 1 being No Scale and 10 being O Scale since the majority of us tend to mix it up when it comes to what we have and what we run and our skill levels but if you're happy with it that's what counts.
Jerry
Probably somewhere around a -3 or -4. But to steal a saying from a good friend here on the forum; "I am 5 years into a 34 year plan and I'm right on schedule."
0=No Layout since my grandsons transitioned to gaming and sports from their 4x8 Lionel. Still love reading and talking about trains though. Wish we had something like this forum when I was a kid. I was always the odd train-nut with only one other railroader who was in my cub- and boy-scout troup.
Zero if the criteria is scale. But the thread struck me as perhaps unintentionally humorous as I have three layouts ( Garden , Clockwork and Tinplate) and if the criteria is how complete or how satisfied I am with any of them, it depends on what mood I am in..Sometimes they look just o.k Sometimes I am struck by my own brilliance. Sometimes I think I could throw it all in the trash and start over. I think we are the worst judge of our own work and it's an assessment fraught with subjectivity but the bottom line is that I enjoy them, so if enjoyment is a rating..( if everything is working as it should, otherwise then the rating plummets) I would give them a seven. I redid a Marx Crooks and one commenter said "You ruined it but it looks great" So where does that fall? Your guess is as good as mine.
Bruce
I thought mine was a 3.5. But friends who have seen it are blown away...they keep using words like "impressive" or "Oh my god" or "holy &#%!". Bottom line is, I don't know and don't care so I guess it's all in the eye of the beholder.
I'm going to say mine is a 2, based on your scale. I run, and greatly enjoy, a carpet layout. Mine is more than track on a floor; I have operating accessories, passenger stations and some other structures on my loops of O60 and O72 track with sidings.
One day, I plan to raise it all on two inch foam so I can add some scenery. It will have a rock edge.
One day, I plan to raise it all on two inch foam so I can add some scenery. It will have a rock edge.
6.5 striving for 8!
I guess I'm a big, fat 2.
(Painted homasote on old Mainne benchwork, un-sceniced Fastrack and buildings.)
You are a true advocate for O-gauge Popi
! Being my layout is only 6'x8, I'd say a 3. But as the saying goes, it's not the size, but how you use it
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Stack
Compared to Patrick H's layout (12+)....I'm a 3.14 (pi) Fun factor entered into the equation .....10+ for me.
King Mouse and Neal Schorr are also "over the top" with their layouts. Tom in PGH
3
My layout is under construction and there are a couple of realities that have me striving to be a 5 or 6. First,the trackage is in ovals and not point A to point B. Second,I have no desire to take the time or spend the money to convert my couplers to the more realistic Kaydee type. Third,there is a lot of action packed into my platform with the potential of 6 trains of varying length running at the same time which is probably unrealistic.
Since I run scale only except for the Aero Train,I'll rate my setup in the middle of the pack,4-6. But,I am having some fun.
Norm
I'd say a 2.
Single-track loop around the living room. It's elevated, but no scenery.
I'm planning what would amount to maaaaybe a 4 if I manage to complete it, but the right-of way is competing with a lot of clutter that isn't mine, so actually getting it to the point where trains can run on it is still a question mark.
---PCJ
I am at P48
I'll let others be the judge, as frankly i don't give a d***!
jackson
CEO, The Not-So-Great Eastern RR, aka the Never Done Lines
Division of the Southern Adirondack Railway Cartel
I have 3 enlarged sheets of plywood 63" x 9 ft in the shape of a "U" 2 outer loops (inclosing the "U" (a duck under) and 2 dogbones. I can run 4 trains and a trolley
Scale- Compared to the layouts on the forum it is a (0) but in my mind it is a 6 with improvements all the time. I just do not know how to to senery.
Brent
Stack
my mobile layout is only 8'x 12'
and you see how much I have cramed into it.
Lots of action and interest for toy train
enthusiasts of all ages.
I'd say at this time a 0. Just collecting trains and material (building & scenery) for my layout. As soon as our addition is done I will have a 20' by 60' train room.
Oh happy day!!
Still a 1. ...for too long!
Per your comment on a Marx layout being eligible to be a 10, I'd say the scale is more of how close the end result is in relation to the original vision. Personally, I'm rebuilding my layout, but the last one was probably a 5, mostly because I never really finished the scenery and never wired the building lights. So here I go, aiming for a 10 with the new effort, I'll start judging the outcome say around Christmas.
IMHO = 10
Originally Posted by garyg:
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I'm happy with what I have and that's all that really matters. Anyway yesterday it was 4, today it's a 5 and tomorrow it'll be a 6.
Same as my grand point average: 0.0
JohnB
Zero,just dismantled the O gauge test layout.Taking a break from O gauge trains for the forseeable future.Big project overseas this fall.
A solid 1. Carpet Central and enjoying train time with my daughter.
I'm going to guess a 7.3 however your all invited over to judge and then I will know.
Always excepting ideas for improvement.
Clem
