Yahoo Layout Groups

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Layout Construction — 3789 Members, Archives: Membership required

• The Layout Construction list is an e-mail community for anyone designing, building and operating model railroads of any size. It is a forum for discussing materials and techniques to get your layout past the planning stage, with an emphasis on practical advice. Do you have a better way to build benchwork? Have you figured out how to fine tune a given model for optimal performance? Did you overcome a major obstacle in designing your layout? Share your experiences so others can learn from them.

Layout Design Special Interest Group — 3973 Members, Archives: Public

• This discussion forum is for members and friends of the model railroad Layout Design SIG . Membership in the Layout Design SIG is encouraged, but not required. Discussion on all aspects of model railroad layout design and construction are welcomed, ranging from design procedures, techniques, computer software, train operation — to most any aspect of how to build the model railroad you've designed.

Small Layout Design — 4010 Members, Archives: Public

• Discussion of the design and construction of small model railroad layouts. This group is intended for the average model railroader who does not have an entire basement or even an entire room to devote to a layout. Here we will discuss smaller layouts — table-tops, shelf layouts, micro-layouts, modules and modular layouts — and how they can be ...