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Display layout HO scale

Brian’s been back in touch and shared pics of his display layout HO scale:

“Hi Alastair,

Attached are a few photos of the HO scale 6ft X 4ft display layout that I built for the Hobbies fair that I mentioned in my previous post.

This was a working HO standard gauge layout to give the public an introduction to the world of model trains.

It was an oval with two sidings and did allow for expansion on the one side as seen in the photo top left.

A divider was added off centre down the centre to split the layout to have different view points. A foam mountain was added as there was to be a mine next to it as well as a river.

A road was carved into the display layout mountain to give the impression that it went somewhere. Plaster was used to cover the mountain, riverbed and a small hill in one of the corners.(bottom left). Woodland Scenics ground foam and Talus was added where required.

The mountain continues around the divider with a tunnel at one end. The tracks for expansion at both ends can be seen below.

More ground cover and trees added and Woodland Scenics realistic water will be added last.

Display layout HO scale:

The mine was assembled and added to the layout. This photo shows the water added.

A small deck was added to the ‘lake’ and a boat.

Overall view of one side.

An HO Rivarrossi Heisler has just crossed the bridge with rake of cars behind it.

Another train crossing the river with the mine in the background.

A diesel locomotive pulling a train around the layout.

This is the town scene on the reverse side of the divider. To give the illusion of a larger town, the assembled buildings shown here were cut in half and the back half was reversed to face the front and modified slightly to give the impression of full building. They were the placed up against the divider.

This is a photo of the display layout stand at the Hobbies Fair. It won first place for the best stand on the show.

Again, this HO scale layout was built many many years ago and was sold after the Hobbies Fair was over. I kept getting asked during the seven day show if the layout was for sale.

It was actually sold on the second day but could only be collected at the end of the seven days.

I really had a lot of fun building these layouts for the Fair.

I will post some more photos of the next one that I built which was a bit bigger – 8ft X 4ft one.

Brian – the HOn3 guy from Knysna RSA”

A big thanks to Hall of Fame Brian, for sharing his display layout HO scale. It reminded me of Dan’s:

Model train display.

That’s all for today folks.

Please do keep ’em coming.

And if today is the day you get started on your layout, the Beginner’s Guide is here.

Best

PS More HO scale train layouts here if that’s your thing.

Need buildings for your layout? Have a look at the Silly Discount bundle.

Disney World model train

Scott’s been in touch, he’s shared pics of his Disney World model train layout:

“Hello Alastair!

I wanted to share pictures of my Disney themed layout.

I call it “The Mostly Magic Kingdom Railroad”.

It’s approx. 5’ x 7’ with a loop of HO scale life/like track for the Walt Disney World Railroad set they used to sell at the parks.

It also has a loop of track for the Walt Disney World Monorail Playset.

I make a lot of my scenery from found objects like packing foam and containers along with bottle caps and things like that.

Buildings are a mix of scratch built, n & Ho scale kits, Disney Playsets, and dollar tree Christmas village accessories.

Happy modeling!

Scott
Milton, Florida”

A huge big thanks to Scott for sharing his Disney World model train – I do love a layout theme.

It’s also a great example of two of my fave sayings:

1) Your layout, your rules.

2) A layout can be whatever you want it to be.

If you want further proof of that, have a look at another Disney themed layout:

Track wiring for model trains

Or how about a Harry Potter themed layout:

Harry Potter model train

It really is ‘your layout, your rules’, so if you want to add a lego staduim to your layout, there’s nothing stopping you:

Model train fun.

It doesn’t matter whether it’s a Disney World model train, Harry Potter or whatever, just have fun folks.

Some like doing scenery, some like just running trains. It really is just up to you.

That’s all for today folks.

Please do keep ’em coming.

And if today is the day you get started on your layout, the Beginner’s Guide is here.

Best

PS More HO scale train layouts here if that’s your thing.

Need buildings for your layout? Have a look at the Silly Discount bundle.

HO logging equipment

Gary’s been back in touch with an update on his latest HO logging equipment:

“Al,

I apologize I haven’t sent you any pictures lately cause I really haven’t had a lot time to work on the layout. Too many other things in life, taking the place of train time.

Wanted to share some current pictures and a couple of things that a friend of mine made for me for my Layout.

I’m still in benchwork stage. Haven’t finished getting all the track laid out for the main lines yet.

Once I get that done, I’m planning on trying to get all my buildings out and figure out where everything‘s gonna fit before I start putting in my spurs and sidings.

I’ve started building a a peninsula out in the center of the layout for my logging operation.

HO logging equipment:

A friend of mine, who is a retired Air Force Colonel, Bruce Sanders made me a working log swing that will swing from side to side and raise and lower the logs with rope and pulley for the loading operation on top of the mountain where the hole is in the plywood.