Back in the summer I built this little customer layout to fit in 3 of those popular plastic storage crates that are a little under 3 feet long and around 10 inches wide and deep.
I was supplied with detailed plans of what should go where by my customer stipulating buildings and track required. Due to his excellent planning it all worked a treat, as well as being great fun to build. I tip my hat to you sir if you read this post.
The build time of this fun little layout was 87 hours spread over a month or so.
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A run around loop allows for a short train and small tender loco, the loco here being a Hornby J15. Much use was made of ready made items, this can be a more affordable option than scratch or kit-building for those on a limited budget.
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Looking through to the terminus - Hotchpotch Road.
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Both scenic boards - the scene here is around 5 feet long split over two boards.
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'The Smoke Junction' - the recent run of exciting ready to run smaller locomotives being ideal for a layout like this.
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'Hotchpotch Road' - the buildings are from PECO and Ratio kits, the track is PECO set track. The wonderful laser cut sign on the signal box is from www.scalemodelscenery.co.uk
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The layout can be stored in 3 boxes, the left hand box being used for the fiddle yard and storage.
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