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Western Thunderer
A modified Classic Inglenook (5-3-3) shunting puzzle layout in HO (1:87 scale) based somewhere in south-eastern France in the early 1970s.
I've long wanted a shunting puzzle layout and the competition provided the impetus to build one. Inspiration came from Ree Modeles' impressive ready-to-run models:
and “Le Dépôt de Poinzéraut”, a stunning HO scale model of a motive power depot located near Dijon built by Francois Dubois:
Before starting to build the layout, however, I had some requirements that needed to be tested first - namely unobtrusive automatic couplings and dynamic ambient lighting and sound...
I've long wanted a shunting puzzle layout and the competition provided the impetus to build one. Inspiration came from Ree Modeles' impressive ready-to-run models:
and “Le Dépôt de Poinzéraut”, a stunning HO scale model of a motive power depot located near Dijon built by Francois Dubois:
Before starting to build the layout, however, I had some requirements that needed to be tested first - namely unobtrusive automatic couplings and dynamic ambient lighting and sound...
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