04-18-2009, 09:13 PM
RMWeb recently had a thread on cliches by layout nationality. This is probably more notable where you can easily see a variety of layouts.The one I remember is an obligatory house on fire on a German layout.
The (Welsh) narrow gauge layout stuffed with winding track and tunnels was given the name "Rabbit Warren".
A lot of John Allen's brilliant ideas come close to being cliches -- sagging and humped truss-rod cars, the bridges (see above), the dinosaur switching the yard. I haven't seen too many Diesel salesmen being lynched lately, though.
Is my flock of sheep blocking the road a cliche, a joke, or an excuse for none of my cars moving?
The (Welsh) narrow gauge layout stuffed with winding track and tunnels was given the name "Rabbit Warren".
A lot of John Allen's brilliant ideas come close to being cliches -- sagging and humped truss-rod cars, the bridges (see above), the dinosaur switching the yard. I haven't seen too many Diesel salesmen being lynched lately, though.
Is my flock of sheep blocking the road a cliche, a joke, or an excuse for none of my cars moving?
David
Moderato ma non troppo
Perth & Exeter Railway Company
Esquesing & Chinguacousy Radial Railway
In model railroading, there are between six and two hundred ways of performing a given task.
Most modellers can get two of them to work.
Moderato ma non troppo
Perth & Exeter Railway Company
Esquesing & Chinguacousy Radial Railway
In model railroading, there are between six and two hundred ways of performing a given task.
Most modellers can get two of them to work.