‘N’ GAUGE LAYOUT PORTMAURWIN
Small… but perfectly formed
Taking advantage of having lots of spare time, Chris Sykes indulged his love of BR blue diesels – and a desire to create a narrow-focus, ultra‐detailed and compac t china clay works.
Words: Chris Gadsby
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Photography: Chris Nevard
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What makes this layout great? The change in elevation at the right-hand side really draws your attention at this layout. Going from the lowest point to the highest point in such a small area really gives the impression that ‘Portmaurwin’ is cut into the hillside, and makes it appear to be part of a much larger world.”
There are three words on the cover of every issue of Model Rail: ‘innovative’, ‘in-depth’ and ‘independent’. Then, on the contents page, there’s another: ‘inspiration’.
Within the pages we produce every 28 days we aim to provide you with photographs and articles designed to get your creativity flowing. It’s lovely, therefore, to see layouts inspired by projects we’ve previously featured. Readers will remember Chris Sykes and his ‘Amberfield’ layout from MR296, and now he’s back with another ‘N’ gauge layout inspired by Chris Nevard’s Cornish commission to Kernow Model Rail Centre.