Rather than building a new layout to replace one you're happy with, PAUL LUNN argues that changing the scene can be just as enjoyable - and much cheaper.
How many of us have found ourselves in a situation where you have a proven, reliable track plan for a layout that’s realistic to operate and fun - but despite all of that you hanker for a change of scene? The obvious thing to do is to start again, but that’s time-consuming and costly - and environmental issues of discarding material are coming to the fore. What about taking a fresh look at what you already have?
Where do we start? Firstly, look at options for change. Sometimes there will be many, but there might only be a few or even one. One thing is certain though - if you don’t spend some time looking and thinking about alternatives, you’ll never know!
Above: This is how one of my home layouts might look after reworking the existing track plan into an industrial setting. So where do we start? Look at options, sometimes there’ll be many, sometimes few, possibly only one. But if you don’t try maybe you’ll never know!
My existing, partly finished 4ft x 4ft rural layout has a large slightly diagonally positioned aqueduct visually separating two key scenes. There are numerous tr…
