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Category Archives: Layout Design

NST: Port Dalhousie Sub

Planning Ontario Street, and relocating the car barn

Posted byTrevorMarch 28, 2025March 28, 2025Posted inLayout Design, Layout Tour, Layouts I have designed or built, Niagara St Catharines & Toronto Railway in 1:64, Operations, Philosophy

Niagara Electrics clinic

My LDSIG presentation is now available for viewing

Posted byTrevorDecember 21, 2024Posted inAchievable Layouts, GWR Bydemill (Highworth), Layout Design, Layouts I have designed or built, Niagara St Catharines & Toronto Railway in 1:64, Philosophy, Video

Shunt with great care

No messing around

Posted byTrevorSeptember 24, 2024Posted in7mm GWR equipment, Achievable Layouts, Great Western Railway in 7mm scale, GWR Bydemill (Highworth), Layout Design, Layouts I have designed or built, Operations, Philosophy

Elevating the hobby

Who are we exhibiting for, and why?

Posted byTrevorMay 11, 2024Posted inBenchwork, Conventions and Train Shows, Layout Design, Lighting and Presentation, Philosophy

Take that, you horrible, “daring”, forgettable accent pillow!

A unique staging idea for a show home in Australia.
Remember: It’s not about the layout!

Posted byTrevorNovember 29, 2023November 30, 2023Posted inLayout Design, Layout Tour, Philosophy, Shout Out, Video

Better than 4×8

It’s past time to dump the “Sacred Sheet” from the hobby

Posted byTrevorJune 29, 2023July 11, 2023Posted inAchievable Layouts, Layout Design, Philosophy, Shout Out

Pondering packing sheds

Accidentally designing an SP layout in Proto:48

Posted byTrevorJune 2, 2023July 11, 2023Posted inAchievable Layouts, California Dreaming in Proto:48, Layout Design, Layouts I have designed or built, SP Hacienda Branch in P:48

The car barn in eight pages

The NS&T hits the April, 2023 RMC

Posted byTrevorMarch 15, 2023March 27, 2025Posted inAchievable Layouts, Layout Design, Layouts I have designed or built, Niagara St Catharines & Toronto Railway in 1:64, NS&T Car Barn, Philosophy, Publications, Railroad Model Craftsman, Structures

“Layout” space – or “layouts” space?

Why not scratch multiple itches?

Posted byTrevorJanuary 24, 2023July 11, 2023Posted inAchievable Layouts, California Dreaming in Proto:48, Great Western Railway in 7mm scale, Layout Design, Layouts I have designed or built, Niagara St Catharines & Toronto Railway in 1:64, Philosophy

A car barn in 2×8

Designing my first step towards a traction layout.

Posted byTrevorJuly 14, 2022July 11, 2023Posted inAchievable Layouts, Layout Design, Layouts I have designed or built, Niagara St Catharines & Toronto Railway in 1:64

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