Richard has been in touch with his N scale small layout.
“Al,
I have been working on my small N-scale layout.
I have accumulated approximately 30 locomotives and somewhere around 110 to 120 freight cars and some 20 passenger cars.
I have not modeled any particular location but have mostly late 1950 to 1970 rolling stock.
The structures are mostly card stock with two plastic kits and several scratch built ones.
The 4 ft by 7 ft 6 inch layout table is framed with 1 x 3 limber and the topography is mostly foam building insulation.
I have found your site to be most helpful, as I am an amateur when compared to many of your contributers, but I am certainly having fun. Living in an apartment, space is at a premium and my train room is in one of the smaller bedrooms. I am thiknking of getting rid of the bar in the room to make room for an L shape addition in the future.
I have a few photos and any sugestions are more than welcome. Thank you for all you do for this wonderful hobby.
I look forward to your daily emails every morning.
Rergards,
Richard “Dick” Coerse
Lexington Park, Maryland, USA”
As far as I’m concerned, Richard is living the dream, because it’s all about having fun.
And all if you have to do is make that start, which is why I’m always banging on about it.
Remember, it’s the start that stops most people, which is a great shame. There’s fun to be had.
That’s all for today folks.
A big thanks to Richard for sharing his N scale small layout.
And don’t forget the Beginner’s Guide is here, if you want to stop dreaming, and start doing.
Best
Al
PS Latest ebay cheat sheet is here.
This looks really great, I do like the tunnel and street area, looks real to me.
Nice layout you have build there Richard …plenty of detail and Depth ..all adding to the scenics ….Dangerous dave
Wow – Richard does not have to make apologies to anyone. That is a great busy layout with tons of activity and interest built in. Keep up the great work.
Nice work!
When a train goes past that grave yard it must vibrate the teeth out of the corpses’
Lol. Nice layout Rich
The Critic
Richard great layout, a little bit of everything I love it.
Some people have a gift from God to be able to see things before they are, this layout is proof of this, thankyou for showing it,Pete Vonk of Rose City Michigan
Hey Richard, Nice work. I really like all the details. Keep on having fun.
Reminds me of my old n scale layout. Very nice.
I like it. Kinda what mine going look like.
Richard your layout is beautiful, I have n scale Amtrak & Union Pacific City Of Los Angeles & your’re right it is fun. and I’m 65.
Richard,
You should be real proud of your work, looks like your a pro at asking your layout. Good job and thanks for sharing this.
Richard. A very nice layout indeed. We may have crossed paths as I was often in town to meet with the people at Mattingly’s, as they were customers of mine. The manager, Al, used to also sell model trains, maybe Lionel, mostly.
Enjoy your layout!
Mn Dan
Dick
Do not get rid of the bar.
If necessary lower it a bit and build s brewery, winery or bar on top.
The basement will add so much to the realism of the model.
nice layout I like the service station by the tunnel
Enjoy your great work
bob from florida
great use of space. interesting terrain. nice tunnel, well done.
rob McCrain – Farlad Howe
I love the layout, although not in HO scale (smile). You have done a great job at multi-layering the terrain. This is the most difficult phase of the planning of my layout. I have basically laid out, on paper, my first layout in about 30+ years, and even then, it was a 4 x 8 foot table top for the four children to run and “play” with. I have been planning this layout for nearly two complete years. I have a very good concept in three dimensional paper model (8×11.5). It has a lower deck to house up to seven consists (circus train, coal train – full, coal train emptied and several passenger – B&O and PRR trains, along with a few freight trains). I have two upper mainlines that will be on several berms, trestles or bridges. Again, its only conceptualized and subject to much change as it is eventually built. I have been picking some nice vintage items off of eBay over the years and have amassed most of what I will need as far as track, switches, etc.
It is the most difficult phase of starting that i fear the most. I may never see my wife of 36 years again, once I commence my train room construction! I may not even get to my PC again………… Oh what a wonderful world this will be!!!!!!!!!
Kudos to you for making that start and achieving such great results!
From another 65 year old (re)beginner!
Really busy layout. I especially like the use of “card” buildings. This makes our pikes, personal. Plastic kits are good, but to work on paper buildings takes patience and every one of them is unique. Nice work!
Richard, what a great, richly conceived, layout! As I Lionel O gauge guy, I am very impressed with the level of detail and realism you have wrought in your much smaller scale. Well Done.
Thank you Alistair, for the many hours each day that you put into this wonderful site. Garry
A lot of us are limited by the space available. You have done a fantastic job with a small area. Very impressive!
Richard, you have done a great job. I really like your layout
Great looking layout, you certainly have lots of detail going on there. Very well laid out.
Cary New Market, Maryland
Very nice indeed Dick. Lots to see, lots to like, fun to study. It really is well done. Thank you for sharing with us and thank you Al for all your continual work to bring us together to enjoy our kindred spirit.
Dick(little r) from Hardin Mt
An excellent layout ! I bet it gives you lots of fun ! Well done !
I like your use of shortened buildings in the town with the hill and trees behind them. It inspires me to try something like that on my layout.
Good work! However, I don’t know how you could in any way, and in good conscience get with of your bar!
Great job, N is one of my favorites and you have done a bang up job presenting it. I love the downtown area with the rr station and the shops.
Miniature Worlds look good on camera but I thought that there would be quite a
few more trains that would be running on this site . My trains run and that is all I
care about … I intend not to build a movie set !
hi there young man. Gosh from what I have seen this layout has had a lot of woork . You did great. Some day could you please give us the trak plans. Roger
Your layout has a “cluttered” look, but that is what makes it interesting. My layout is a bit larger than yours in HO and I am getting the cluttered look. That tends to hide the mistakes that would stand out if in plain sight.
Never have I seen so much good stuff in such a small area, Very good job
Jim
Wow!!! That’s a really GREAT job on your layout!!!!!