One layout i've always had a soft spot for is Dulas which was a layout based on the Corris Railway in Wales. It was totally different to any layout i'd seen before as it was presented as a series of modules, each of which portrayed a distinctly different section of the line and were linked together by small black box sections with backscenes dividing the module scenes from one another.
This is an approach to layout design that i've always considered trying, and as my initial thoughts of a layout are as a series of small scenes, is something that i think would suit my style of modelling. Recently i've mentioned building an 009 modular layout with some friends, one of the ideas is to set it on a scottish island. If this goes ahead then PnC may become divided into several small modules, but form part of a much larger layout.
The scenes i'd particularly like to model are the tidal inlet with the bridge and the curved frontage like that of Plockton. If this modular idea doesn't go ahead then i expect i'll just carry on with the PnC idea as i, i think it will lend itself to both modules or one whole layout...
If the modules go ahead the they're likely to be in a box format containing each scene, perhaps i could make my boxes removable to allow PnC to be 'built' from the contents of each box...
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