Another roundy-round layout

[Halsted]

Hello all MRF members.
First thing first, I would just like to say hello. MRF is an excellent (the best ?) site for us newbies/returners to our great hobby. Thank you very much for bringing us all together.
I'm a big fan of roundy round layout and I don't have (and probably will never have) ) enought room for a big layout. No particular era or area in mind. Here is my little project (1.25m x 0.90m). All your comments are welcome. Thanks.

1117 125 x 90.jpg

[IanS]

Welcome - yes it is a great forum!

Be aware that some locos won't go around the inside loop as R605's are radius 1 and too tight.

0-4-0's and 0-6-0's will cope ok, but longer ones may not.

An interesting idea I've seen on the Tube is that a back board is placed over the centre line (right to left in your image) with two different types of scenes, one on one side of a 'tunnel' (say industrial) and a different one (say rural) on the other.

You could also try north/south divide at the points with scenes differing east/west.

[Halsted]

Thanks for your answer.

An interesting idea I've seen on the Tube is that a back board is placed over the centre line (right to left in your image) with two different types of scenes, one on one side of a 'tunnel' (say industrial) and a different one (say rural) on the other.
You could also try north/south divide at the points with scenes differing east/west.

Something like that ?

image.jpg

[IanS]

Yes, something like that - it gives more scope too for eras, with one styled for one, one styled for another.

[Halsted]

I think I found it: Geoff's Wonderful Wilstone Layout (just scroll down a little bit): https://acu3a.weebly.com/railway-modell ... 2018.html#

[IanS]

That's not the one I was referring to, but is an example anyway.

I saw it on *tube

[Halsted]

Maybe this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_cont ... cjIAFXRSmA
http://nevardmedia.blogspot.com
A wonderful layout too !

[Halsted]

This track plan is too boring. I must work very hard on a better one.

[IanS]

I know this has been linked to before, but as you're tight on space, consider something like this: https://youtu.be/pN1qLwyn_bg

and from the same people: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWG4t68wBcU&t=69s

[Halsted]

Thanks for the links. A photo of the (maybe) "World Smallest 00 gauge layout" (15" x 27"):

WSL 00.jpg