Model railroads - sweet, cute and tiny!
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My model railroad layout
A model railway layout with a huge dead end railroad terminus station and a nice trackplan that fits the size of a bed mattress?
Impossible, you might say. Nevertheless, I tried it, because I like long trains on a compact sized layout!
Impossible, you might say. Nevertheless, I tried it, because I like long trains on a compact sized layout!
About: model railroads - and the task
Model railroaders know it: In the beginning there is... no, not the light. It´s the task. (Although we create universes, we are not God....). So here you are:
"Hey guy: Please create a model railroad layout, which features an urban scenery, including a dead end railroad terminus station. And, most of all, make a trackplan, which offers a lot of fun for long trains. And make it look realistic."
No Problem. Give me 5 years, a sports hall, and one million dollars.
"Sorry, but you´ve got only 5 weeks and 2 meters x 1 meter!"
Oh damn, who gave me that. Here some photos....
"Hey guy: Please create a model railroad layout, which features an urban scenery, including a dead end railroad terminus station. And, most of all, make a trackplan, which offers a lot of fun for long trains. And make it look realistic."
No Problem. Give me 5 years, a sports hall, and one million dollars.
"Sorry, but you´ve got only 5 weeks and 2 meters x 1 meter!"
Oh damn, who gave me that. Here some photos....
N scale model railroad layout
Model trains on the main line: my big steam locomotives.....
Steam locomotives, N scale
Railroad terminus and city
The complete left side of the layout is covered; the terminus station (as well as the city) is placed on that cover above the tracks. Streets are paper prints which I made on the PC.Trains and locomotives run under the city, but, please: Don´t call my huge, huge central station a subway layout....!
Model railways and MUSTHAVES
I am German (yes, I know, my English...). What does that mean?
1. We invented wonderful companies such as Fleischmann, Trix, Arnold or Märklin
2. We all live in half timbered houses
Did anybody say, each model railroad layout is a little universe? Or just a big cliche?
YES! Half timbered houses are my personal MUST HAVE for model railroading. End of discussion.
1. We invented wonderful companies such as Fleischmann, Trix, Arnold or Märklin
2. We all live in half timbered houses
Did anybody say, each model railroad layout is a little universe? Or just a big cliche?
YES! Half timbered houses are my personal MUST HAVE for model railroading. End of discussion.
Model trains or model cars?
On the back side of the city, of course, "backstreet ambience" in 1: 160. Cars and trucks on a grubby bridge. For me it is important to create scenes, each telling a little story. Watch the worker on the picture above: any idea what he has to do? A kiosk completes the scenery, but it seems, that it makes not a big business.
N scale cars and trucks
Model railroad layouts: planning and design
As I don´t want to see narrow track bends (even in gauge 1:160 this looks awfully....) I put on the complete right side of the layout a wooden cover, too. There is also a kind of highway bridge, where the rails "disappear" (or do they come out there?)
However - what you don´t like - hide! Furthermore, this gives plenty of space for landscaping, like this little lake, shown in the following photo:
However - what you don´t like - hide! Furthermore, this gives plenty of space for landscaping, like this little lake, shown in the following photo:
Ahm...... and where is the train?
The track plan
So my model railroad layout has the size of a bed matress (which is, by the way, the reason, why I prefer N scale. For THIS layout in H0 you better have an extra room.....).You are interested in the complete trackplan? Let me welcome you on my website: Model Railroads. It is in German language - but the pictures, of course, not.
More stuff for model railroads in N scale:
Links
- Ship models for model railroads
- My little diorama in N scale, featuring a harbour and self-made ship models!
- Andrew Martin Layout Design
- Website featuring a lot of model railroad layouts
- N scale
- Read more, how my N scale hobby started
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