Modelling Specific Locations on Layouts

[RobertInOntario]

Windermere, as in the Lake District? Cool place!

Robert, my future layout will be entirely based on real places. My current layout has drawn inspiration from a few real places, but I'm not modeling any scenes exactly. It is really just a generic, freelance somewhere in the Rocky Mountains layout. Still, my rolling stock construction plan is based on my long term prototype modeling plan. I'll probably build a few dioramas once I finish this layout. One diorama will be in Cripple Creek, CO. Another will be in Hawaii. And then there will be a few modules that will be as close St. Marys, OH on the NKP as possible.

Yes, it would really be neat to see a layout modeled on the Lake District -- that's where my wife & I had our honeymoon 12 years ago!

Interesting plan to build a series of dioramas. I would think that would keep you busy for awhile. Perhaps you could post pics here as you go?

Cheers,
Rob