Hi

The next stage of the design process was to decide how the layout would look. The real location has a pair of cottages backing on the railway, but I've moved them closer, modeller's licence and all that. BUT there is only room to model them in half relief. The fascia will form the back of the them.

The other side of the station site there is a small wood, but I've found it necessary to move them closer to the station to squeeze them in. The line at this point does go around a sharp curve, but the curve on the model is too sharp, slightly, even for an HF Stephens prototype.

The tress behind the station are added to make the train travel through the scene, and not around it.

The drawing below shows the completed scene with all the major features inserted.

The illustration below shows how the whole layout will look when completed.

Using a computer graphics package, gave me an idea how the completed layout will look, even before a single cut is made to make the baseboard.

Track and Baseboard Design

http://www.rmweb.co....-model-railway/

David