| My Railroads | ||
| Dreamland 2004 |
Area
51 Groom Lake 2005-06 |
Storage
Depot 41 - Kingman AZ 2006- |
| Layout
Size 6 x 2 feet
N scale, US railroad
near to Area 51 in the Nevada Desert. The railroad was part of the old
mine line that was abandoned and reinstated to supply troops and
materials to the base in the 1960's. |
Layout Size 8 x
2.5 feet
N scale, US
railroad set on and around the Area 51 facility in the Nevada
Desert. This layout was basically a slight redesign of Dreamland to
give a larger yard area and reduced inclines. |
Layout Size
11.5 x
2.5 feet
N scale, US
railroad set at the US Army 'Storage Depot 41', near Kingman,
Arizona. It is just after World War 2 and thousands of US warplanes are
flown to Kingman for scrapping. |
 Kelly Mine |
 General View of the Yard at Area 51 |
 Baseboard with Cork Trackbed |
 SW9 Switcher at Kelly Mine |
Two lines operate, one dumbbell shaped and the other a figure eight with a 60 degree crossing between the two lines. There is a small yard at the front of the layout for the outer line, a three track yard and passing loop in the airbase rail yard, and a two track hidden yard at the rear. |  Wrecking cranes and B-24 Liberator |
| Features a crashed aircraft on one hillside and recovery crew. Two lines operate, one oval and one figure eight, with a small yard for each one. Sold in early 2006 |  Two SD-7's and the White Sands Tunnel |
 The Smelting Plant |
 Looking along the Yard |
 SR-71 Blackbird on Area 51 Apron |
The layout will feature rows of bombers waiting and being cut up for scrap and the smelting plant turning the planes into ingots of aluminium. Railcars were used to take away the ingots and scrap steel components. Frequent trains are seen carrying military vehicles away from the west coast now that an invasion of Japan is no longer needed. |
 General View of upper and lower level |
 Area 51 Yard |
 Five Steamers for Kingman |
 Loading platform |
 Three Track Control Panel |
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| The layout appeared at one exhibition in Hull, where one of the spectators made enquiries to purchase the layout. It was sold and delivered just before Christmas 2006. |  Coaling and Water Tower |
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 F-7 on the main line |
 Yard Area at Kingman |
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