Eduaro's Layout

Eduardo Romo has one of the most enjoyable layouts. His compact mountain narrow gauge has lots of bridges, detailed buildings and mountains that blend in very well with the backdrop. He has a standard gauge layout in the other side of his basement. It too is well detailed.

Many of the buildings are scratch built from drawings done by Eduardo. He then makes cardboard 'draft copies' to check the size and design, and if all is well he then constructs a detailed model for the layout.

Of special interest to me is the fact he also models WWII German submarines, all scales.

'Draft copies " of cardboard buildings to check design prior to constructing final version

This is the standard gauge layout

Soggy Bottom Modules

Modules are a means for model railroaders to bring their creations to public spaces and assemble them to show their layouts to the convention attendees. These are placed in display rooms and judged for various awards. Most shown at national conventions are very well done.

One such set of modules is known as "Soggy Bottoms" This is a light hearted combination of turn of the century canal boats and early steam engines. Many of the buildings on the layout are based on real world structures.