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A car barn in 2×8

Designing my first step towards a traction layout.

Posted byTrevorJuly 14, 2022July 14, 2022Posted inAchievable Layouts, Layout Design, Layouts I have designed or built, Niagara St Catharines Toronto17 Comments on A car barn in 2×8

Lumber baron

Price be damned: I bought wood.

Posted byTrevorJuly 12, 2022Posted inAchievable Layouts, Layout Design, Layouts I have designed or built, Niagara St Catharines Toronto11 Comments on Lumber baron

Achievable layout: the NS&T car barns

A good start on a more extensive model railway under wire?

Posted byTrevorMay 24, 2022July 14, 2022Posted inAchievable Layouts, Layouts I have designed or built, Niagara St Catharines Toronto2 Comments on Achievable layout: the NS&T car barns

Edwardian Interlude Redux

A return engagement with the GWR in 7mm. The fleet has grown…

Posted byTrevorDecember 4, 2021December 4, 2021Posted inAchievable Layouts, Great Western Railway in 7mm scale, Layouts I have designed or built8 Comments on Edwardian Interlude Redux

Pinsly Railroad Company

A new book that might just inspire your next Achievable Layout.

Posted byTrevorNovember 5, 2021November 6, 2021Posted inAchievable Layouts, Influences, Publications, Railroad Model CraftsmanLeave a comment on Pinsly Railroad Company

MET(RR) some old friends

Photographing the same locomotives in California and Saskatchewan.

Posted byTrevorOctober 11, 2021October 11, 2021Posted inAchievable Layouts, HO Scale Equipment, Influences, Locomotives, Publications, Railroad Model Craftsman4 Comments on MET(RR) some old friends

An Edwardian Interlude

Exploring the GWR at Tetbury in 7mm scale

Posted byTrevorAugust 6, 2021December 4, 2021Posted inAchievable Layouts, Great Western Railway in 7mm scale, Layouts by others, Layouts I have designed or built21 Comments on An Edwardian Interlude

That’s just ducky

How low can you, er, stoop…

Posted byTrevorDecember 12, 2020December 12, 2020Posted inAchievable Layouts, CNR Ferguson Avenue in 1:64, Layout Design, Layouts I have designed or built, Philosophy15 Comments on That’s just ducky

The CNR on Ferguson in 1:64 – Sketch 1

How does one design a layout to showcase a busy chunk of street running? Here’s a preliminary sketch…

Posted byTrevorDecember 11, 2020December 21, 2020Posted inAchievable Layouts, CNR Ferguson Avenue in 1:64, Layout Design, Layouts I have designed or built, Philosophy19 Comments on The CNR on Ferguson in 1:64 – Sketch 1

Concept sketch templates

Exploring the new layout space, and a first look at the room itself.

Posted byTrevorDecember 5, 2020December 8, 2020Posted inAchievable Layouts, Layout Design, Philosophy19 Comments on Concept sketch templates

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