Construction

Layout

Bringing a layout into the world is rarely a straightforward process, and despite its small size, this one has been no easier or quicker to build than a layout ten times larger. The steps—as well as many of the missteps—are documented in the following chapters.

Design

• Modeling Background
• False Start
• Revised Plan
• The Prototype
• Location & Lighting

Benchwork

• Base
• Roadbed
• Backdrop

Track

• Sectional Track
• Handlaid Track
• Code 25 Turnout
• Access Panels

Power & Control

• Power Supply and Wiring
• Control Panel

Design Revisions

• Fine-Tuning the Town
• One Thing Leads to Another
• The Town That Wouldn't Stay Put

Scenery

• Rock, Part 1 | 2 | 3
• Terrain
• Ballasting
• Greenery, Part 1 | 2 | 3
• Streets and Roads, Part 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
• Sidewalks and Foundations
• Water, Part 1 | 2 | 3

Specific features of the layout are detailed in the following project pages.

Bridges

• Mirror Road Bridge
• Plate Girder Deck Bridge, Part 1 | 2
• Plate Girder Through Bridge

Structures

• Abandoned Factory, Part 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
• Canal Street Crossing Shanty
• Dick's Auto Salvage
• Dot's Diner, Part 1 | 2 | 3
• East Theater, Part 1 | 2
• Emma's Cafe
• Franklin's Five and Dime
• Front Street Bank, Part 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
• Gilmor Hotel, Part 1 | 2
• Heritage Crossing Apartments
• Jim's Trains/Don & Stan's Barber Shop
• Landsend Farm, Part 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
• Naughtright Library
• Naughtright Passenger Station, Part 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
• Naughtright Volunteer Fire Company | 2
• O'Malley's Triangle Bar,  Part 1 | 2
• Rexall Pharmacy, Part 1 | 2
• Spano's Service Station
• Stephen A. Greene Building Supply, Part 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
• Weller Fuel Oil Company, Part 1 | 2 | 3

Scenes and Details

• Bug Light on the Porch
• The Bus Stop
• Cable Guardrail Along River Road
• Canal St. Crossing Flasher, Part 1 | 2
• Canal Street Crossing Relay Box
• Canal Street Grade Crossing
• Canal Street Storm Drain
• Coal Trestle Switch Ground Throw
• Farm Details
• The Hotel Fire Escape
• A Junk Pile Under the Coal Trestle
• A Light Over a Door in a Dark Corner
• An N Scale Layout in Z Scale
• The Old Billboard
• Passenger Station Renovations
• The Railfan
• The River Goes 'Round the Bend
• Signal Relay Box
• A Stone Wall Along Poor Farm Road
• Storm Drains
• Streetlights
• The Token Telephone Pole
• Type "G" Signal
• Water Main Backflow Safety Valve
• Water Tank with Aircraft Warning Beacon
• A Working Barber Pole

Rolling Stock

• Reading Caboose, Part 1 | 2
• Reading GP7
• The "Two Beer" Modeling Challenge

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