Blogs and websites from the Inspirational Layouts thread

December 28, 2020

The inspirational Layouts thread is one of my favorites here. I love to look through the various blogs for ideas and techniques. But I find it difficult to browse as the links are spread out over a long conversation and many of the links are dead. I'm collecting here all of the blogs featured in the thread that are still viewable.

For now they're organized into two sections. One for blogs with production logs. The other for blogs with scenery only but no production. There may be some that are incorrectly classified as I easily could have missed a link to a production log.

Later I may classify them further. Urban, rural, modern, old, etc. If you know of any other blogs, please post and I'll add them to the list.

Blogs with production logs

http://shochans.jp/ small modules with good production logs

http://www.kinet-tv.ne.jp/~psy_sai/ good but limited number of entries

http://yamashiro.shumilog.com/ picture links on old entries are dead

https://enosima.exblog.jp/ This is an interesting blog. The artist seems teach model building in some community centers. His articles are very educationally styled. The logic of the blog is a bit difficult to grasp. The best way to view it is to go to the index on this page (following link) and just go through the articles all the way from 2005 - 2013. There are more exquisite examples of modeling out there, but the "how to" element of this blog is second to none. https://enosima.exblog.jp/m1900-01-01/

https://bontetsu.exblog.jp/i4/ High quality scratch-building. Great ideas. Technique pictures given in production logs.

http://rintetsu.cocolog-nifty.com/ great logs, links on some pages are dead

http://www.ta-kky.com/lrm/ good scenery making logs.

https://hamamatu-tetu.blog.ss-blog.jp/ good scratch-build logs

https://42180442.at.webry.info/201408/article_4.html excellent roadways and scenery

https://sakurayamalr.at.webry.info/ same artist as above

http://1500masa.blog111.fc2.com/blog-entry-54.html excellent scenery and foamwork

https://mdenarea.exblog.jp/10270557/ small layout with road embedded tram

https://tanu-kids.main.jp/models/railroad/n2/sub1.html some layout builds with full production

http://kunnpuu238.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-180.html historic layout with good scratch-building

http://blog.livedoor.jp/ue_r/archives/2016-07-18.html multiple tiny ultra-realistic dioramas with full production

https://ameblo.jp/nari-nori2837/entry-11451099657.html small layout with full production

https://lofthonsen.muragon.com/entry/153.html Great LED and electronics discussions

http://www.chamioka.jp/rail/model_00.html full production detail of a small layout

http://kusatan2001.jugem.jp/?eid=1162 Great layout planning and scene-building discussions

https://shin-yukari.weebly.com/ Technically advanced, very sharp looking layout. Lots of great ideas. The production logs are very rudimentary. Very much not a detailed "how to". Includes some of the best building interior detailing there is.

https://oermodel.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-148.html Excellent scratch-building

Blogs with great scenes but no production logs

https://awarail-dc26.at.webry.info/theme/7ba67f57c9.html

http://junichi1163.web.fc2.com/photo-top1.html

http://blog.livedoor.jp/ue_r/archives/1064215938.html

http://tamatetsu.com/TAMATETSU2.html

http://www12.plala.or.jp/TandP/module1.html

http://www12.plala.or.jp/TandP/

https://www.popondetta.com/diorama_order_made.html

https://www.ddwmodelrailroad.com/don-s-dream-world'

https://blog.goo.ne.jp/chamioka/e/0fe08342eb33b74d907f9355cb0d80a3

http://ngauge.blog/article/185312713.html