Shoebox Micro Layout

[Szdfan]

Today I spent a bit of time staring at some of my models in a shoebox, thinking about a switching layout that could fit in a shoebox, a bit like Michael Campbell’s OO9 Southon Yard (basically a small scene with an off stage fiddle yard.)

 

(And I know I’m cheating with N scale, which is easier to fit than 1:76 and my box is kinda big.)

 

Considering that I have almost exclusively freight cars, I’m thinking about some sort of industrial theme, but not sure what. 

 

I’m not sure I love the Rapido couplers, which seem to be a bit of a struggle to uncouple. Thoughts?

[MeTheSwede]

On 6/25/2021 at 12:52 AM, Szdfan said:

(And I know I’m cheating with N scale, which is easier to fit than 1:76 and my box is kinda big.)

 

Considering that I have almost exclusively freight cars, I’m thinking about some sort of industrial theme, but not sure what. 

 

 I used to get very inspired by the micro layouts on www.carendt.com .

 

Anyway, now I got inspired to play around a bit using free version Anyrail design software asuming a 35x30cm box and found a surprising amount of stuff can be fitted there.

 

(Trains enter at the lower left corner. 7cm long Fine track pieces used, meaning one car will fit one track piece.)

 

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I’m not sure I love the Rapido couplers, which seem to be a bit of a struggle to uncouple. Thoughts?

 

Nobody loves Rapido couplers, but I find them very easy to uncouple. I still use the same piece of wooden stick I bent the tip of the day my first rolling stock arrived. I just get it under the couplers, lift slightly and uncoupling takes place. Only very rarely will I make a mistake and cause a derailment.

 

 

 

Edited June 26, 2021 by MeTheSwede

[Cat]

This is indeed Carendt worthy!