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Ideas Wanted For Rural Layout
Keith seeks some suggestions:
“Hi everyone, I am relatively new (4 years) to this and have an unfinished 8.5ft x 5ft layout based around a rural theme. The track is in place with basically two ovals running around the perimeter with a couple of sidings and a passing track. I still have space for more structures (towards the center) and scenery features so am looking for ideas. I already have a small train station, a couple of farm buildings, and a small lumber yard. Just wondering what to add next to bring life and activity to my small-town rural community? Good to get some thoughts.”
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A lake or a stream with a bridge over it always looks nice and you can put a couple of fishermen there too – they’re ideal because, even in real life, they don’t move much so would look completely natural.
People will, of course, bring life to the scene but I think that the trick is to build little cameos around the fact that they don’t move. Groups of people standing still having a chat or even a window cleaner or house painter up a ladder look completely natural because, even in real life, their movement would be limited. Trying to model people running for a bus wouldn’t because they’d look like they were in suspended animation!
A good rural building could also be a small 2/3 tower silo. Depending on your rolling stock or theme it could be used for anything from cement, grain or whatever you want. Also allows for additional offices, sheds etc.
Silos and different kinds of farms, pig, sheep, milk cows, beef cows, bank, small stores, Main Street.