Richmond 2mm Finescale
The inspiration for the layout was the station building which still exists at Richmond and has been converted into a successful Arts Centre. An exact model of the station and sidings would need a bigger baseboard than I was planning and would involve few buildings and lots of open space. Artistic licence came into play. The track plan was simplified, and the position of structures was changed. The biggest change of all was to relocate the centre of Richmond to be next to the station, rather than some distance away. Every building is scratch-built and is based on an actual Richmond building with a view to creating a sense of place and to try to catch the atmosphere of the town. The finescale track is all hand made with Code 40 rail but is N Gauge rather than 2mm Gauge. The period modelled is late steam and the transition to diesel DMUs.
The layout was featured in Railway Modeller in August 2024, 2mm Society magazine in Oct-Nov 2024 and in BRM in December 2024. The station building and church have won 2mm Society virtual model competitions in the buildings category. Articles on individual buildings have appeared in three Railway Modellers in addition to the main featured article.
