... Hello Len, ... I thought about that one but the 'protoype' has four seperate buildings. I'm trying to keep that sort of 'look' without necessarily being...
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... Ah, that seems reasonable ... ... As far as I can tell, there seem to be 3 or 4 tricks involved with "getting it right" in tiny layout design: 1) think...
Hi all, I have room for a 11 ft by 2 ft layout, and I have only OO British outline stuff. I have had some ideas for a small terminal station (with a fiddle...
Del, Have you considered a "round" layout (see some of the ideas on Carl's website on micro layouts)? I would guess that a 3' diameter would be sufficient. You...
Sam - I'm not sure where you are located, so getting UK books might be a problem....but I would strongly suggest you look for two books from Iain Rice: "An...
Hello Sam: Take a look at my webpage http://www.geocities.com/jacques_gerber/jake_gwr.htm Minehead is quite a good design. I also have plans for Minehead as it...
Message: 3 Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2002 10:27:03 -0000 From: "samwblack" <samwblack@...> Subject: British Terminal Station: Any Ideas? Hi all, I have room for...
Other folk have replied with good ideas (Jaques's Minehead page is
particularly inspiring IMHO). It might help if we knew what era you're planning to model and...
Im a British railway modeller in Britain, so I have easy access to British modelling books/rolling stock. I have 3 different plans based on Minories (replying...
Congratulations on answering all my questions 5 minutes before I asked them
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2 thoughts - (1)a mirror at one end of the station will double the length, and (2)you could always run a modern setting with either a fictitious operating...
... draw ... I seem to recall seeing this plan way back in the 1960s, though it wasn't called "Minories" back then. It went by some other name. I was designed...
... I just had an idea, or the remembrance of an idea. I used to have an old mechanics book for boys. One of the ideas presented was a circular display layout...
I have actually seen a model based on a very similar scheme! It was a circular layout depicting a spiral line climbing a mountain with the train going in and...
I saw the same layout! As well there was an airplane circling circling the layout and smoke pouring out of chimneys! I believe it was called Dizzying ...
Yep - that's the one! It now lives here in Canada, although I believe it was built in the UK. I did find that if the train was travelling at a slightly higher...
Hi Guys Concerning "the Brewery Line" I was so pleased with it I have decided to build it. Much of what has been said concerning the approach to micro layout ...
It is with considerable pride that I announce the publication of my first model railroading book, "52 Micro Layouts You Can Build -- Model Railroading in...
... Most definitely, yes! For an autographed copy, just indicate that you are a Small Layout Design member in the message area of the PayPal form. I'll do the...
... The largest scale layout is 7/8"=1' (1:13.7), which uses G gauge tracks (1.75") as two-foot gauge metals. The smallest scale is HOn2. In between, there are...
Sent my order asking for autograph without indicating I am list member-- forgive me please and sign it! Bill Uffelman ... From: "Carl Arendt" <carendt@...>...
Carl.. Went to order the book via paypal, For overseas ppl it's adding the $1.75 for US shipping to the cost.. Or I have it wrong.. $14.95 for the book, $6.00...
Carl, Just sent ordered my copy without reading the rest of the posts. Please scribble your John-Henry on my issue as well. The publication looks great! ...