Modules
Several years ago when the Club retired the old portable layout, the members decided that in order to be able to promote the hobby, we needed a presence in the public. This would be accomplished by building a modular layout. This means that as a club, we have built a portable, transportable layout made up of several scenes which are self contained.
The members are responsible to build the straight sections and the club has built 6 outside corners and 2 inside corners. This allows us to set up in several configurations. We can set up in a square, a rectangle, an "L" shape and even a "U" shape. This gives us flexibility to set up anywhere.
Currently, we can put together a layout that has 236 feet of frontage, double that to 472 feet of running main line as the modules are built with a double main line. The modules are a mix of 4 foot, 6 foot and 8 foot lenghts and we even own a 2 foot piece to balance out everything. |
