Re-thinking the Micro

Hi again,
I've decided to rethink the Civil War micro layout described in the last post. Instead of the waterfront scene I talked about last time, I have decided on a coal mining scene centered around a small steam switcher, two Tichy Train Group 22' hoppers and possibly one flatcar. The micro layout -because of the different elevations- will have to have a remove-able cassette for staging and moving the trains from the mine at the very back and highest elevation, to the 
center level (in placement and in height) and mill, and to the lowest level where various supplies and machinery are brought in and taken out for use at the mill and the mine. The year is 1906 in eastern Kentucky. Also in addition to the projects before mentioned I will have at least two brand new kits that I will show the construction of. This past weekend I assembled the Fokker D VII and all it needs now are decals, there will be a separate post about that this upcoming week. Thanks for reading!

Bold lines are track, Lighter lines show elevation

The Tale of Two Micros

Hello,

Sorry that I have not posted in about a month. I have been very busy lately so I have not had time for my blog. But anyway lets get down to buisiness, I have an upcoming series on how to build a civil war era carfloat, another series on how to build a simple diorama, two micro layouts, and a future shelf layout.

      In this post I will discuss the two micro layouts. The first micro layout is another civil war era layout depicting a waterfront industrial area. It has an inglenook type track plan and will have a separate staging cassette. The white and red areas show where the water will be. There will be a large industrial building next to the waterfront, a coal 

Civil War Micro Layout

Coal Derrick

Dock

scow, an artillery battery, a coal yard, and a dock. The coal yard has a derrick for extracting the coal from the scow. There also is a dock.

     The other micro layout is smaller and I am unsure as to what it should be about. That is why I am going to let the viewers of this blog decide, please put in the comments box what theme/ railroad to model. The layouts dimensions are 8 1/4 " by 23". Thank you for reading!