Building the D&RGW Narrow Gauge - A Project Layout
By Ryan Kunkle, About.com Guide
Concept and Planning
Deciding on a prototype is only half the challenge. Once you've decided what to model the next step is figuring out how to make it all fit in the space you have available. See the decisions and planning behind this layout.
Motive Power and Rolling Stock
The trains themselves are often one of the biggest factors in determining what and when we model. Narrow gauge equipment certainly has a character all it's own. Get reviews on all of the equipment used on the D&RGW project.
Benchwork
Get started with a simple open-grid platform and a novel support that can double as the layout's storage container when not in use.
Track
The narrow gauge track of this layout is one of its most distinctive features. Learn how to lay smooth, trouble-free and well detailed track in HOn3, or any scale or gauge.
Wiring
The electrical system on the project layout couldn't be much more simple. Using a Digital Command Control system, even with just a few basic wires, multiple trains can share the track of this small mainline.
Scenery and Structures
On a small layout like this, scenery plays a big part in telling the story. From buildings to mountains, tunnels to rivers - learn how to add dramatic and realistic scenery to your layout.