Reworking an ‘N’ gauge station scene

Since building his first British outline ‘N’ gauge layout, which was started in 2009, REM editor Nigel Burkin starts a project to upgrade it for another decade of operation and muses on why ‘N’ gauge is not as popular as ‘OO’ gauge.

SINCE STARTING in British outline ‘N’ gauge (1:148) scale in 2009, a great deal of experience in the scale has been gained on the journey. Quite a number of exciting new models have also arrived on the scene during that time with the new Graham Farish Class 90 being the latest. Moreover, there has been significant growth of several new ranges of ready to run models. The layout, having been exhibited on numerous occasions and also used during operating nights with friends, had reached the stage where some operating limitations had manifested themselves. Scenery was beginning to show signs of wear in places too. Fundamentally, the layout was reliable and proved to be easy to dismantle and store or transport to shows, making an overhaul worthwhile. The first of several upgrading projects was…

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Rail Express (Digital) - 1 Issue, September 2023

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