Moving with the times
Priorities change, so when its exhibition layout became too cumbersome, Beaconsfield Model Railway Club grasped the net tle and built a lighter, more compac t layout that featured more operational interest.
Words: Chris Gadsby
What makes this layout great?
The club recognised a need and decided to act on it. The result is a lovely little layout which can be transported easily and safely, thanks to the enclosed baseboard, giving the operators peace of mind while on the road.
Pictures: Chris Nevard Artwork: Andrew Macintosh
2 Ray has done a lot of weathering without an airbrush, applying a wash and then rubbing most of it off. He avoids using weathering powder as it tends to come off when handled at exhibitions.
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Throughout our lives, our priorities change, sometimes with primary life goals and sometimes with more minor, less significant changes. The same is true with the desires of model railway clubs. What was once a superb exhibition layout could, in the future, become too large and cumbersome to be transported around the country. This was the case for the Beaconsfield Model Railway Club, whose previous exhibition layout ‘Beaconsbury’ required multiple cars and operators at every event, so in 2018 the club decided something smaller was needed and set about work on three Tim Horn baseboards.