The Model Train Nut
is Richard Havenga – aka Crewbus01
The Desert gets an extension
With enough materials on hand it makes sense to extend the first module we created.
After having had so much fun with 3 generations all joining in to get their hands dirty on the first module, we just had to build a second one. As I’d doubled up on the raw materials for the frame and top, this module would eventually be just as heavy as the first.
It started out with the basic idea of a waterfall cascading into a pool at the base of a cliff with a small but rapid-flowing river running towards the front of the module. I’d just recycled 3 bridges from my home layout and wanted to put them in somewhere and this seemed the ideal place.
I’ve added a close-up of the bridges, mountain, waterfall and river with just a glimpse of the hidden city of Petra in the background.
What we didn’t take into consideration was the height of the “mountain” and it would cause problems later, especially when “boxing” the two modules for easier transportation but thats another story – read it in “Exhibition 2” if you’re up for a good chuckle.
I have to admit, for a second attempt by a family just venturing into the art of module building I think we did very well.
Update:
December 2022 – in anticipation of joining a new model railway club, Peta – my long-suffering spouse, and I started to dismantle the desert modules. All the new modules for the Gauteng N Group are fremo and the old N-Track modules are not compatible.