I will on this Blog, show the build of my HO scale US prototype layout, and the various items that have to be constructed on it.
I will also show a lot of Airbrush painting and weathering as well.
I will, in a few short captions bring you up to speed how far I have come on the HO scale M-K & E. It is meant to be set in the northeastern USA in the late 40´s, early 50´s sometime.
It is a small shortline that has a Carfloat as the main connection with the rest of the railnet.
I started on my current layout after I got tired of my previous layout, a basic 4X8:
I wanted another , easily managed type of layout, where the maximum reach was 15", instead of 24".
Therefore I decided on a shelf layout instead.
I made a LOT of designs before I decided on this:
It is 315 cm x 42 cm.
As I like to be able to work on my layout whenever I feel like it I got "permission" from my wife to build it in our living room.
As we live in a 1850´s farmhouse, she thought it would make a nice compliment to the setting .
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I started the build in january this year (2010), and had the basic shelf ready in a week:
In the next posts I will go into the actual rail-laying and building of the houses.
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