This is a forum post showing how I went about reducing the size of my HO scale model railroad layout. The process took a little over a year, required a lot of thought and planning, and now I feel that I am at the right size that matches my lifestyle. At the same time, I decided to adjust my model railroad prototype while keeping the central theme. I’ll explain everything that went into this and show what the layout looks now. I hope this post shows that you don’t need a large layout for your dream layout and that small layouts can be fun to build and operate as well.

You can see photos of our modular club layout, the A&LC here, here, and here, and a video here.

I would appreciate feedback on my layout. you can see the track plan here, the video here and the photos here.

Good evening all,

Saturday, September 22 from noon – 4 pm. Akron Summit-County Public Library’s Main Library – 60 S. High Street, Akron, OH 44326.

There will be a joint Western Reserve Free-mo and Ohio Valley Sipping and Switching Society layout operating in the corridor between Security and the Children's library.

We'd love to see you and chat about this wonderful hobby!

Respectfully,

Tim Moran Akron, OH