Show Us Your Layout!

[trainguy4466]

Apologies if a similar thread already exists on the forums-

We already have places on the forums to show off our layouts and models, such as the Weekend Photo Fun and the "Show Me Something" threads. But we don't really have a place where the members of the forum can come together and show off their layouts as a whole. The magazine does a good job showing us the work of other modellers, but there are many other talented people here on the forums who haven't had an opportunity to really have a place to show off their layouts in a similar way. In this thread I'd like to encourage anyone and everyone to show us their layouts. You can tell us as much or as little as you'd like, as well as showing us things like track plans and perhaps giving us a bit of background on your work. And don't be afraid to post plenty of photos! I'd like to think I speak for all of us here when I say that we would love to see your work!

To start, I thought I'd show off my current "layout"

Not so much a layout per say, it's actually my section of our local club layout. Modelling a fictional town somewhere in the foothills of North Carolina, the main feature of the scene is the interchange and junction between our clubs railroad and another unnamed fictional line. The track you see passing beneath the buildings leads into a stub end staging track where short freight trains can be kept before being brought out to work the interchange and industries. It is still very much a work in progress, but I've finally reached a point with it that I feel comfortable showing you all. I'd love to hear what you think, and I look forward to seeing your layouts!

[mikelhh]

It's coming along very well. I especially like that view up the road, and your use of contours in general.

Mike

[Southwest Chief]

That's a great start.  I like the details and the room lighting looks really good too.

Here's my HO layout.  It's a Santa Fe themed layout set in late 1950s Southern California: