It is very rare for train modellers to attempt city layoutsI think this has come out pretty well thanks to the extra time I had because of the lockdownsituation in the countryThe trains you see are mostly Tomix from JapanThe buildings are a mix of structures donated to me by my students and scratchbuilt by methe station is scratch built and the steel trusses are laser cut board

Morning commuter snaking it's way thru the city the view of the cathedral from the railway tracks Scratchbuilt modern railway station Oil storage Shunting YardIndustries still under construction

A small diorama I made for my niece to get her into the world of miniature make believe.Hopefully the start of bringing life to another world where you can be in charge of it's destiny

The trains are running on both mainline tracks and the landscaping is coming to the stage when small details need to be added for making it "Real" the station canopy done and a lot of work has gone onto the indutrial/shunting areas

An update.Main street is nearly done

The layout is now turning into a true urbanscape with the addition of some some very tall high rise buildings

The model is developing slowlylittle details are beginning to be added

this post is going to be showing about six months of work on my new layout Starting with the Benchwork .and then some structures, starting with the station buildingThe trackworkand then the background (backdrop of an urban setting)was addedI then started on the CityNow to complete the City and run the trains

The layout isNearing completion. The final touches to the track and scenery needs to be added . I am quite happy with the completed trestle bridge The first trains are on track

After what seems like ages I have an update to the scheme Actually a lot has been accomplished with all the buildings in the town More or less nearing completion and the baseboard is alsonearly doneI am now thinking and planning a much bigger layout to run all my trainsBut that will be for another posting

The first finished products of my town the general store and another building maybe a store not sure yet

I model 'N' gauge trains which work out to 160:1 scale .I think this is the second most popular gauge after 'HO' which is 87:1 scale . N gives you the ability to model realistically large areas in limited space The trains running on this layout of which I don't have many rolling stock as they will have to be ...

We have a interesting view from our balcony But our neighbor really really! likes the view

Some pictures of a Layout that ran around my work desk.Never got to finish it but it had some interesting areas.

A sketch of how the Layout might look like,A typical small town somewhere in the untamed frontiers  of the west  The steel tracks pushing further west to the promise of gold and Californiarailway workers  and ranch hands sustaining the  small town economy.

The first buildings are taking shape and as you can see from the pics they are alright but needs to be a little neater but that might come with a little practiceThe first one I don't know what it's function is yet, the second is the general store

The Bases for the layout  have arrived courtesy of a timber furniture and all other things in timber manufacturer  who is currently doing lots of work for usthere are two of them and I will have to choose the most suitable, in this case  the one with the bigger circumference and smoother under side.

When I was about five years old, my cousin who was around twelve at the time used to create matchstick towns to complement their matchbox vehicle collection. I remember the whole floor of their bedroom except for the furniture was a miniature town, the roads were drawn with chalk from school. This was the inspiration that drove me to what ...