Modelling Specific Locations on Layouts

[nkp_174]

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!

I was asking if the layout David is going to run is set in the Lake District. But it isn't quite clear in my response/question! I visited Windermere in 2007.

My primary layout will always be On3, but I have so many other interests to explore:
-the Cripple Creek District with the SG CS&CCD Ry, SG MTRy, and NG F&CC...I have mechanisms for both a CS&CCD 2-8-0 and a F&CC 2-8-0...so a small diorama is in order.
-The Nickel Plate is, of course, of equal interest to me as the South Park. A primary reason for my primary layout being On3 rather than HO NKP is that I can always find a club where I can run my NKP steam, but On3 clubs/layouts are few and far between. So, I plan to build a few NKP modules for Free-Mo.
-The Oahu Railway has climbed up into the next tier, along with the C&O, Colorado Central, and C&S. I've only ever seen photos of two tropical layouts (I know of others)...and so some sort of OR&L diorama seems like the perfect chance to explore tropical scenery. The question remains as to whether On3 or HOn3 is to be most appropriate.

To further the cause of HO side projects, I have $500-$1000 worth of HO track I harvest from my dismantled layout...what should I do with it?

Michael