I have also seen the ideas of Gerd on youtube and think they are very interesting. One excellent part of this idea is that you don't need to complete all the modules before you can take it to shows. I have seen an idea on the internet for a switching shelf layout to fit a 14 X 10 foot space and be an L shaped point to point, then can be rearranged into a 12 X 4 ft. continuous run for shows. It consists of two modules of 2 X 8 and two modules of 2 X 4 feet.
Ian McKinley
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On 5/4/2018 9:54 AM, occupant@... [small-layout-design] wrote:
I, too, am glad to see portable, larger "small" layouts. Though I greatly admire the micro layouts, I'd like something with more potential for a longer run.
A few years ago, I came across a wonderfully simple, yet versatile system of building a small layout. There's a fellow in Germany, Gerd, who created a system of 20cm x 40cmx/~8" x 16" modules which can be connected in several ways, for his H0e/HOn30 railway. He has a website at 's an English language blog. He's got a YouTube channel too. His track plans are simple, can be arranged as either point-to-point or continuous running. For his modules, he's using ready made "art boxes", which look well made and just a few inches high. He suggests Rex-Art as a source in the U.S. for similar boxes. They're reasonably priced, sold either in pairs or sets of 6. He's only got 7 modules, which includes 2 for staging but he can make 11 different configurations. He gave up on DCC since H0e locos are pretty small plus he's the only operator so electrical connections between modules are simply 2 banana plugs, which also align the m odules.
