NNGC Denver Home Fn3 Layout

One of the fun things about going to the National Narrow Gauge Convention is going on tour to see home layouts. This particular home layout is 1/20.3 full size. This is a large scale normally placed outside in the garden. It is unusual to see this scale in a basement layout. The ability to super detail at this size is amazing.

Very nice models were on display in the gathering space outside the layout

Items on historical significance were on display in the family room outside the layout

A preview of the layout is found in the family room

View as you enter

Tree houses

Shoe shine boy taking a break

The brick is embossed printed paper - what a neat technique

I liked his use of space for storage

Nice blending of the backdrop just behind the fence

Buildings ready to install

Small locomotive known as a 'Critter" ready to go

You find your models wherever you can

This was quite the model railroad to see!

NNGC Ouray Home Layout

We enjoy visiting Ouray, Colorado and learning about its railroad history. Very little of that portion of its history remains and for some reason it is seldom modeled. Therefore it was with some surprise that I found a gentleman at the narrow gauge convention modeling Ouray. Here are pictures of his layout. 

He captured the engine house and tracks leading into town quite accurately

He photographed the actual canyon walls in Ouray and used large prints of same for his backdrop

He scaled historical photographs of the ice house and used them to create plans for his scale model

The Ouray Depot had distinctive angles on the roof peaks

Loading at the station

Stock pens at the end of the layout

Coaling provisions are underway

He is working on the engine turntable

Other well done models were on display in other rooms