My HOn30 Microlayout

[Vitto]

I started this a while ago but I never posted it here so let me fix that, this is a micro I built its a whoping 9" x 11" enjoy.

I started this back in 2004 but due to the crap drives then available in N for small critter type engines I never finished it. Recently I tried using a battery powered XTC Train Sytems toy train and found it worked pretty well so I'm going to finish it

The Micro as built to date.


The idea was an easily portable self contained display layout. Front view showing the base built for it, the grey paint is just a base coat, it will painted closer to my large scale southwestern themed portable layout.


Base holds the powerpack and a storage drawer for trains.


Overhead view of the town area.


Eye level shot, think I need to consider a better camera for close in shots.


Just thought I’d include these, the original train, a Bachmann Docksider rebuilt to Hon30
 

Yes, those are N Kadee’s on there, still figuring how I managed to put them on.

Not a bad looking little critter. The idea is that with both the B’mann and the XTC, I can take this setup anywhere and just set it down and run, if I have power, I can put the B’mann on or if its somewhere without power, use the battery XTC train, either way a great little way to put the word to the streets!

BTW heres a graphic depiction of the shear size difference from what I’m now used to.


That’s the battery XTC Train System unit newly rebodied in front of a G gauge mining critter

[Vitto]

First scene, sometimes you get the bear, sometimes...well




More plants added, been staining the roadway darker, I wanted a gravel road but I think I used too large a ballast rock, maybe I can add a finer layer on top, maybe I'll paint it darker.


Details, need to add some racoons or dogs to the trash cans


Sleepy Pete outside his favorite watering hole


Might want to shut the door their buddy.... This is the figure from the above "something you get the bear sometime the bear gets you" Woodland Scenics scene, I just switched the participants. This is incomplete as I need to find a couple more very specific figures to finish off this scene, trust me... it will be funny
(BTW anyone know where I can find a female aiming a gun figure???)

PS anyone who thinks this is offensive needs to remember, its mearly a peice of painted metal that is WIDELY available.

So relax a little.

[Vitto]

Yet more Progress...



One of the townsfolk getting her afternoon Whiskey Sour, Sleepy Pete is still sleeping off Saturday night and old hound Nemo has joined him in slumberland



Waiting for the afternnoon train to arrive.



More townsfolks shopping



Biggests news seems to be ol'Ward Kimball getting Queened to Ollie Johnsons dismay



Rex is King of the trash heap!



UH OH ! Old man Ferdman has found unexpected guests in the honeypot house !!!

I changed the roadbed by painting it then adding the brown ballast to the wet paint, smoothed it out alot.

Also added two facades to the rear to help terminate the road/walkway and help give the town a forced perspective of more depth.

All the major left is the track ballast. I dont know whether to do it in the grey rock or just continue aounr with the brown.

Also I dont have a clue what to do with the left foreground next to the station, I'm thinking of somekind of minehead, but its such a small area I'd have to scratch it. Oh well balast first then I'll worry about that corner.



I'm actually having a whole lot of fun with this dinky little layout

[Vitto]

I finally finished this project.

Welcome to Furlow Corners





The daily local pulling into town



Gotta hike up to the towns hotel



but its always a lively place



if you consider checkers a lively game...



Apparently the sports page is of more concern



Some local boys decided to go rabbit hunting



But our wascaly wabbits are safe of the other side of town in their Detroit Condo...

Well thats it for now

[route29]

I love it!  Great job, Vitto! 

[JoeCool]

I have built a couple of mini layouts. I really enjoy them because you try different techincs. One of the first was a n scale in side a suitcase, then a Gn15 and a 8x8 G-scale w/ 4 running trains (stacked 3 tall) at one time. All of these are on Carl's small layout pages. Just search "Small layout", then you can search Joe Lockhart.

I teach clinics at local shows, one topic was "but... I don't have room for layout."
I believe alot of us fit that group. You can build this empire in the basement or outside, but us that still work for the man find it hard to maintain and fund such a project, that is where the minis help.

I have read some the primer books where it tells us HO takes 36" radius to turn a train... but when I discover I could take HO flex track and make a 18" radius and run G-scale trains on it that was just NUTS... I quest that's why I am here.

I have also ran an On30 on a 6" radius.