Tag Archives: Layout Design

Site Seeing – January 1 – The new Everard Junction version

Posted on January 1, 2018 by

Everard Junction was a great finished model railway filling the loft of Richard Warren’s home in the UK (his YouTube channel can be watched here). However, he was unhappy with several key elements to the underlying baseboard design and issues … Continue reading →

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Site Seeing – March 18 – The ‘other’ Glendale freight layout edition

Posted on March 18, 2017 by

It’s been a while since my last post and that is thankfully due to being fully employed for the first time in two and a half years. A full-time job is a very satisfying thing. But I digress. As I … Continue reading →

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Site seeing – February 19 – The small passenger layout edition

Posted on February 19, 2017 by

While searching for ideas recently I came across a now very old set of posts from 2001 onwards about the building of a narrow yet long passenger station layout. Onto today’s site of interest. Site 1: Simon Martin’s Shelf Layout project This … Continue reading →

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Site seeing – February 17 – Alain Kap’s excellent exhibition layout blog

Posted on February 17, 2017 by

I’ve not met or talked with Alain before. But his small layout popped up on one of my regular reads, Carl Arendt’s Micro/Small layouts site, when notification went out about a page update this week. But we’ll get to all … Continue reading →

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Site seeing – November 4 – The ‘I got track plans coming out my ears’ edition

Posted on November 4, 2016 by

Small layouts are my thing. Like most modellers in Australia space here is at a premium. So a small space layout, offering lots of operating potential, is the way to go. Recently a long time model railroad friend Shortliner Jack shot … Continue reading →

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Site Update – October 12

Posted on October 12, 2016 by

I’ve created a new section for Track Plan Ideas. This section is where I’ll be posting well thought out designs that I can’t be fussed putting into the various railway CAD programs. Each is at the concept stage and I’ll provide … Continue reading →

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Site seeing – June 19, 2016 – The big city edition

Posted on June 19, 2016 by

Today’s site is a masterpiece. No more hyperbole, so let’s get straight to it. Site 1: Industrial switching layout – City Limits While the site is in French, using Google translate allowed me to get a better understanding of the content. Visually … Continue reading →

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Site Seeing – April 7 – Small O scale layouts 4

Posted on April 7, 2016 by

Ian Futers’ layouts seem to get around more than the builder himself. Probably because he manages to build great small layouts with plenty of operating potential that remain popular year after year. Site 1: Glen Bogle Ian Atkinson and Chris … Continue reading →

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Site seeing – March 10 – the Llanastr, B&MR edition

Posted on March 10, 2016 by

Small layouts really tick the box for me when it comes to model railroading and I’m assuming they tick your box also since you all keep coming back. Recently this English layout was discussed on the Prince Street blog. On … Continue reading →

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An industry you can model – Kensington Grain Siding (Victoria, Australia)

Posted on June 22, 2015 by

On June 02, 2015 I made mention in a post of a grain silo operation close to the CBD in Melbourne, Victoria that allows for interesting operation, and would keep a model railroader busy and interested for the length of a … Continue reading →

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