Modeler and layout designer David Popp walks you through the exciting world of layout design, sharing a wealth of his favorite design and planning tips along the way. As David plans an HO scale 1950s Chicago & North Western layout for a 10 x 16-foot room, he shows you where to find good prototype information, how to reduce full-sized railroading into something manageable to model, and how draw an accurate plan that can be built into a working model railroad. The DVD includes a 3D tour of the track plan!
- Part 1: Research
- Part 2: Aerial Photos
- Part 3: Deciphering Maps
- Part 4: Sharing the project with others
- Part 5: The Doodle Phase
- Part 6: Drafting a Plan
- Part 7: Using Curved Turnouts
- Part 8: The Plan Comes Together
- Part 9: Operating the Layout
- The C&NW Wisconsin Division 3D Tour