Category Archives: Layout design
Another Minories
Last layout from the Southampton show – Spanker Lane, a Minories layout under construction in ‘N’. The show guide states that: Spanker Lane is found in the north of England, where green DMU’s are the order of the day, although … Continue reading
In defense of the roundy-roundy #4
For my last post of 2018, a few final comments on layout design. As a member of ESNG, a modular club, where do parts 1-3 of the series leave me? It sounds very much as if I have abandoned the … Continue reading
In defense of the roundy-roundy #3
In my earlier ramblings about continuous layouts, I missed out one excellent example, and a concept for such designs. Chris Morris’ Little Aller is based on Aller Junction in Devon in the early sixties. The area of the layout is … Continue reading
In defence of the roundy-roundy #2
It was before Stuttgart that I posted some thoughts on ’roundy-roundy’ layouts. In the past month I have been looking at my modelling direction yet again. I’ll explore my thoughts a little more over the next few posts – and … Continue reading
In defence of the roundy-roundy
You may recall that I have recently been rather critical of continuous run (roundy-roundy) layouts, especially at exhibitions. The criticism has perhaps been less of the concept, and perhaps more of the fact that there has been a ‘sameness’ between … Continue reading
Where is the ‘wow’ factor?
My visit to TINGS and the various forum discussions that followed provoked a certain amount of thought. The NGF threads on the exhibition really just showed that everyone is different, and different people like different things. So some people disliked … Continue reading
Bembridge, Isle of Wight
I keep returning to Bembridge, on the Isle of Wight, as a near perfect small branch line terminus. A scale model fits within 4′ in ‘N’ gauge. And with the beach directly to the left, a sea backscene would be … Continue reading
