Englewood step one…

Whilst holidaying in Scotland last week I consumed the book ‘Last of the Railway Loggers’ I’d bought from the Campbell River museum. It got the creative mojo fired up and I reflected on my N scale experiments and where to take them next…

This is just a short post to share that journey. Having considered models, track and ballast the next logical experiment in more scenery and structures. I need a small board to work on, both for storage and to allow completion in a short period. However I also wanted something that could perform other functions, such as a photo plank and backdrop, perhaps also allowing reuse of the scenic elements on the long term layout…

There seem to be two options which are level pegging at present, these are the car repair shops at Nimpkish or the ‘roundhouse’ (neither round nor a loco shops) at Woss. These structures are neat and easy to work on, yet will allow me to try my hand in the smaller scale. The Nimpkish track plan arrangement might edge it, but the Woss structure is more interesting. We’ll see what falls out in the wash… for now, here are my doodles sketches from the sofa with a view. Until next time, more soon…