YOU’VE GOT A CLEAR TRACK
Building a model railroad layout is for most model railroaders the ultimate project with in the hobby. Having scale models of massive machines operating in an animated miniature recreation of the natural environment is one of the major factors that differentiates our hobby from all of the other construc- tive hobbies. This above all other factors explains why model railroad- ing frequently has a lifelong following among its adherents. Most modelers begin with a train set
that is set up over the holidays before migrating to a ping pong table or a sheet of plywood where a complete world exists in our imagination. Slowly imagination succumbs to real- ity and more track, rolling stock, buildings and accessories are semi- permanently added to flesh out what is the nexus of a layout. Sadly, as the holidays end the various pieces and parts are gathered up and stored until the next event. This cycle of setting up and taking down may go on for years before a permanent model railroad layout project is undertaken. Obviously a model railroad layout is
a place to operate ones model trains. However, a layout consists of much more than the mere mechanics of run- ning a locomotive and string of cars over sections of rail, it should tell a story. This story can be about a proto- type railroad or location, a fictional free lance railroad transportation sys- tem or as a vehicle to display and in- terpret a toy or model train collection.
Model railroads can take many forms, such as the famed Tehachapi Loop modeled in HO scale by the La Mesa Model Railroad Club of San Diego, Calif. (TOP LEFT), or the modern urban scenes modeled in HO scale by the RIT Model Railroad Club of Rochester, New York (TOP RIGHT), or the rural countryside as modeled by Tom Picorillo on his O scale Somerset Traction (ABOVE).
To accomplish these goals a layout
can be as small as a few square feet in size constructed over a few days or weeks by a single individual or a massive undertaking of hundreds of square feet built over a couple of decades by a group of like minded modelers or a club. If you are new to the hobby or have never built a layout try a small project to get started and over time see where the experience takes you. Our goal at RAILROAD MODEL
CRAFTSMAN in publishing the Train Set Gazette is to show new model railroad- ers some of the methods and products used to achieve the journey from train
set to model railroad. In doing this our hope is to assist the budding novice in developing the skills and knowledge to embark on a rewarding life long hobby as well as a path of personal growth. Your railroad models and layout are the ultimate display of self expression. This year’s Train Set Gazette project,
the Dover Branch, while built in S scale is designed as a project for all scales ranging from N to Large Scale. This model railroad is quick and easy to build with a great deal of operating potential in a small space making it perfect as first project or for the hobby- ist with limited space. – George Riley
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT TO RAILROAD MODEL CRAFTSMAN MAGAZINE • 2013 TRAIN SET GAZETTE S5
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