NZMRJ Issue 403 September 2018

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Grocery store. Adding extras produce, delivery bike. The Grocer & staff enjoying the sunshine. Certainly it’s a little restricting in train makeup but the whole scene looks cohesive and photographs well plus it gives me a reasonable operating potential. I believe the main reason I’m happy with what I’ve created is because I didn’t just drift into building a layout.

Country township “realistic flavour”.

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NZ Model Railway Journal September 2018

I decided what I wanted from it visually and operationally, and by modelling familiar buildings and features I can identify with, and in some instances have had actual memories of association with them. It is very difficult to be patient and plan a layout but it’s also a good idea to think before you jump.


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