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Instead of a large warehouse, I decided to go for a Grain Transfer facility where grain barges bring the load in, then are unloaded by pneumatic un-loaders which is then transported out of the port by the grain hoppers.

I decided to move at least 20 years ahead of 1941 of course because I wanted to have the option to model in Diesel, but primarily, because VMC requested for one thing that I could not refuse (or even wanted to)-A container ship! To model a container ship it was important to move the era to past ’60s because before that they didn’t even exist.

So, the plan had to be readjusted for longer turnout lengths. I neither had the time, nor the patience to hand-lay tracks.

Ian Rice made this plan keeping mostly hand-laid tracks and turnouts in mind, whereas for me it had to be off-the-shelf.

However, I did not adopt the exact plan, rather, I could not I had just been inspired and heavily influenced by it. Adapting this design in N scale had actually made the layout in small to medium size category with much less than 18 sq ft area, and also a unique and fascinating look with a curved bench work that can replicate the feel of novelty furniture! Also, if you try to imagine how the trains are going to run on this layout, you realize that even though this is a small layout, that reverse loop can create a sense of distance that is generally not present in most switching layouts. Considered to be a small size layout in HO, designed over just one wall spanning 9 ft in a room, Coalport, MD layout had everything I dreamt of, and liked in the real life – Large water body, interesting switching, a draw bridge, a trestle, a lighthouse, decent scenic modeling opportunity as well as that rough, old town feeling and the most important part was that even though this was a pure switching layout, it had that depth of field, that very interesting and intriguing entry and exit. I converted that design into a 6X3 N scale layout. My own layout, Wrightsville Port is not my own design – it is based on Iain Rice’s Coalport, Maryland in HO Scale. Wrightsville Port: N Scale Waterfront Layout

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So, you are free to use and modify the below plans – no strings attached, but I would appreciate if you let me know how you are using them. If anyone wishes to use them, I would love to hear about it and will be curious to know how my visions are interpreted.

Here are some of my selected plans that I have enjoyed drawing and I am sure will be enjoyable to build too. Plans that don’t require a lot of space, can be built easily and expanded with a modular/sectional approach to give the builder clear goals and achievements. Hence over last over a decade I have designed many model railroad layouts and plans that fit an ‘average’ man’s life. Over the years I have taken great interest in Model Trains, however, I always had significant constraints while designing one – size, portability, cost, everything had to be taken into account while being sincere to satisfy my artistic interests. Small and medium sized, affordable model railroad track plans If you want my help in designing a specific layout for you, please feel free to get in touch. Below are some of the key examples of plans that I’ve made over the years for myself, friends, magazines and clients. So here’s my first 5 videos as I’m a bit slow at getting this post on to my website – it’s novel having someone else post everything up for you! Just click on the picture to take you to the video.Making Model Railroad Plans is a hobby within hobby for me.

My first videos are based on my layout, which is certainly a challenge for filming, and will all be on scenery.

They do some free videos that you can find here.

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Now I have to warn all of you that are used to my free YouTube channel that MRVP is a subscription service so you do need to pay to subscribe to see the videos but it’s been great fun working with such a professional bunch. With a lot of help from Gerry Leone, we came up with the name Let’s Make a Scene. I was really excited to be involved with Kalmbach so said yes straight away.

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In the Summer of 2017, David Popp asked me to consider producing some videos for Model Railroader Video Plus (MRVP).

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