An existing track with a new lineside industry provides more switching possibilities for more interesting operation. Recently I added a stone / aggregate storage area next to the Team Tracks lead track on my HO scale Pier 39 micro switching layout. This means that the Team Track lead track can Read more…
Adding realistic scenery to a micro model railway layout gives the miniature trains some scenery to run through, and increases operating pleasure. On micro layout, scenery seems to be more important than it might seem to be on a much larger layout. This might be partially because of the sense Read more…
OO Scale British outline Ruston Light Railway model railway micro ‘layout in a box’ now fully operational, and scenery progressing along nicely. After doing a lot of work on the Ruston Light Railway micro layout, I have now finished the wiring and had a few operating sessions on the layout. Read more…
How small can a micro layout be in HO/OO scale, using ready to run locos and cars, and standard track, and still be interesting to operate? A lot of Micro layouts I’ve seen on the internet that cram a lot of operating interest into them seem to require either narrow Read more…
High rise model railroading, 2 HO scale micro layouts in 4 square feet using a bookshelf Since my last blog post, I have been enjoying operating my 3 micro layouts, but have also been busy with minimising layout space. To that end, I built a bookshelf specifically to house the Read more…
Continuing conversion of single model railroad to multiple micro modules in HO scale. Following the Pizza Layout reaching operational status and it’s scenery being more or less finished (except for extra detailing work), I recently got the Box Street 4×1 feet micro layout operational and some basic scenery completed on Read more…
Pizza and 4×1 feet HO scale micro layouts for minimal space model railroading. 4×1 feet micro layout plan finalised, track laying started. Pizza Layout scenery. Over the last couple of weeks I have made good progress on the first 1200mm x 300mm (4×1 feet) micro layout, tentatively called “Box Street” Read more…
Big model railroad layouts equal big headaches to move, small or micro layouts lessen the brain strain! With the possibility of a house move, even a long distance one, always threatening on the horizon, I had only recently finished the scenery changes to an extension to my Dolton / Illinook Read more…
Making my HO scale model railroad Dolton Junction module a junction in more than just name increases operating interest. Ever since the Dolton Junction module was built some years ago it was nearly always a non-operational “junction”. That is, a junction in name only with only one leg of the Read more…
A visit to my layout by a local model railroader motivates me to complete some half finished model railroad layout projects. There’s nothing like a visit by a fellow model railroader to motivate someone to pay some close attention to their model railroad layout. That’s what I found over the Read more…