The Model Train Nut
is Richard Havenga – aka Crewbus01
Home Layout III
Yes, "Layout II" was scrapped almost as quickly as it was concieved!
As every model railroader knows, a home layout is either never finished, or it could be built better.
Layout Mk I gave way to Mk II which then was demolished totally in preperation for Mk III. What had evolved from a square table top layout requiring considerable space around it and almost no room for operations would ultimately be known as Mk III – Going to the Dark Side… or simply put, Projekt Black.
So being an avid American Outline modeller and delighting in the varied liveries and road names, I never really focussed on any particular era. If it looked good, I “owned” it.
I’d happily run ATSF with BN, BNSF, SP, UP, WC, D&RG and INRD, mixing steam with diesel traffic.
All previous layouts had catered for the big American diesels and the huge 4-6-6-6 Challenger steam engines.
The minimum radius for a challenger locomotive takes up a fair amount of space and so my curiosity regarding smaller wagons and locos, tighter curves and layout possibilities took over.
This meant looking at some of the early European railways and my journey into the Dark Side began.