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Graded on a curve: The Westie Line
Scale: Large Scale
Lego Trains for Large Scale Rails
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Focused on camera cars
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Lego Trains for Large Scale Rails
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Graded on a curve: The Westie Line
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Focused on camera cars
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Design your railway, Part 1: Organize the plan
1. Retired but still active, Jerry and Alison Ogden maintain their Possum Creek Railroad to stay lush, with wall-to-wall plants they bought from Miniature Plant Kingdom. At this stage, six years after its initial construction, the trackplan still works and access is easy, but several unruly or languishing plants have been replaced. Jerry started with […]
Design your railway, Part 2: Focus on a theme
1. Near their back door in Nevada, a railyard introduces viewers to the theme of Joe and Mary Schrock’s highly detailed railway, Bulldog Junction. This picture communicates the teamwork necessary on railroads. All parts support the main theme. The distant backdrop of pointed dwarf Alberta spruce (Picea glauca ‘Conica’, Zones 4-8) suggests the scale world […]
Design your railway, Part 3: Detail with pairings
Photo 1 Standing on Scott Gould’s lawn, visitors look up at Ballachulish & Pitlochry Railway. Structural spruce trees contrast low native moss that Scott transplanted onto riverbanks and lawns. We’re able to peek under the bridge for the reflected view of the truck farmer’s home as he loads up for deliveries. The paired detail of […]
Doubleheading on the Mystic Mountain Railroad
Name: Ray Turner Railroad Name: Mystic Mountain RR Location: San Jose, CA Scale: G Theme: Steam era Description: Two Bachmann Ten-Wheelers double-head a long train around this layout. […]
Doubleheading on the Mystic Mountain Railroad
Name: Ray Turner Railroad Name: Mystic Mountain RR Location: San Jose, CA Scale: G Theme: Steam era Description: Two Bachmann Ten-Wheelers double-head a long train around this layout. […]
A snowy morning on the W&Q
Name: Eric Schade Forum User Name: captain perry Railroad Name: Winnegance & Quebec Location: Phippsburg, Maine Scale: 1:20.3 Theme: Maine Narrow gauge Description: Even with little snow this year, there has been enough for some good plowing sessions. this is my new plow being pushed by my two radio controlled live steamers. SR&RL 24 is […]
