Category: Small Layout Design Ideas
Designing a Box for a Small Layout
When I design modules, I always try to make them a single element with everything required for setup in one package. The trains themselves must…
2018 Mini-Bunch Fall Meet
On September 29th-30th 2018, I attended the Fall Mini-Bunch Meet. For those who may not know, the Mini-Bunch is a small group of Narrow Gauge…
All the Model Rail Layouts
While showing layouts as part of free-mo, I am often asked about my home layout. My response is often “which one?” At any given time…
Free-mo Endings
Before you ask, I am not giving up Free-mo! This month we are going to take a look at designs for Free-mo ends. These will…
WWI Light Railways
Back in February 2013 we took a quick look at the WWI Military Railway as inspiration for a small layout. Since today is November 11, Veterans Day,…
Small Layout Meet 2017 Video Available
This years venue moved to the new home of the Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation, INC. The meet was held in conjunction with the facilities Family…
Adrian and the LS&MS
The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern main line stretched from Buffalo to Chicago by 1857. It would become the backbone of the New York Central…
Jim Sacco’s City Classics Display Layout
Many suppliers of Model Railroad materials build display layouts to show how their products will look/work on a layout. Many times these layouts are not…
Small Layout Meet 2017
The Small Layout Meet is Back! June 10, 2017, 10AM – 4PM Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation, INC 12505 C.R. 99 Findlay, OH 45840 Same people,…
PESHEKEE RIVER RAILROAD II – Learning from mistakes
Sometimes you just have to learn the hard way. My original Peshekee River Railroad design located the layout in my basement workshop. Now I do…
