Wendell1976

Amen, Ed! I really think Mal should ask Model Railroader to feature his layout in their magazine. If that doesn't work, then definitely Model Railroad Hobbyist will absolutely be interested. Not only building a large basement-filled layout takes a lot of time, but it takes a lot of money to build. Add in the cost for all the turnouts/switches that are being used on that layout and most people cannot afford to build a layout that vast. Wendell Idaho, USA

Earwicker, I had just found this thread today. I had just joined www.rmweb.co.uk a few days ago. Anyways, I have enjoyed looking at the pictures of your layout. You have done a really good job. Williams, Arizona and Needles, California is along the Interstate 40 freeway in the American Southwest. I have traversed along that highway a lot of times as a truck driver. You have captured the scenery aspect of that part of America. Keep up the good work! Wendell Idaho, USA

A model railroad that is based in my hometown of the Los Angeles area. Nice! I really would like to see this layout when it is completed(with scenery). Wendell

LNRR, as an American, I cannot agree with you more. The mainstream paper magazines here in The States show a lot of track plans with too many turnouts in it. Most Americans will support a Timesaver layout but they will frown when they see a Inglenook layout. Building trains on a Inglenook layout is prototypical! I had just talked to a professional railroader today about switching a yard. He told me that the railroad builds a train with cars in chronological order of delivery. Americans need to look at the prototype in building their layouts instead of building a "puzzle" layout. Wendell Idaho, USA

Mal, you have done a really great job with your Marlborough Branch layout. I like the second version of your layout without the runaround track. Keep up the good work! I wish the paper magazines here in America would feature more small layouts like yours. Wendell Idaho, USA

298, that is good you are building a Inglenook layout off of a paper mill from the Washington Northern Railroad layout. The WN is one of my favorite bedroom-sized layouts that Model Railroader has featured. Wendell

As always, I enjoy seeing pictures of your Chicago-based layout here in The States. Keep up the good work in model railroading! Wendell

Nice BNSF layout representing my hometown of the Los Angeles area, Dan! I love it! Wendell

There are a lot of paper mills in the Pacific Northwest region of North America(Idaho, Oregon, Washington State, and British Columbia). Wendell

I know that I am late to this thread(I had just started a new account to this website about a week ago), but I want to say that I really enjoy all of the small layout examples on this thread. I had just built a 4-3-2 N scale Inglenook layout with a switching lead capacity of one locomotive and two cars. I am using six cars on the layout. Wendell Idaho, USA