Making use of a corner of the layout

I had to come up with several corner vignettes:

This odd area sits above a book case in my train room.  A Walthers (now Atlas O) oil pump fits in nicely.  Couldn't help but add a trash dump.

Found this Ertl material handler at a local store.  I had to find a place to use it and this spot was empty.

Every layout needs an oil distributor.

Another find from a vacation we took.  It sat in its box for years until I built this coal yard.

I made this field from a piece of corrugated cardboard.  It fits well with my rural area.

Tom

I filled an available corner of the 15x19 L-shaped layout with an attraction inspired by my great-grandson's interest in dinosaurs. The area has a Dinosaur Park with beasts, keepers, and onlookers; also a corral in the corner for juvenile dinosaurs, their keepers, and onlookers.  A nearby siding is provided for a Lionel Dinosaur train with dinosaurs and dino eggs on aboard - "for transportation to their summer feeding grounds" according to Matthew, now age 8.

Mike Mottler   LCCA 12394

A couple of corners. Sloping ceiling added to the challenge.

OGR store front buildings.

Nice topic. I am thinking of giving each of my three grandsons a corner on the new layout and letting them put whatever they want in those pieces of real estate.

Paul

Three corners to address on my 4X8 layout.

Front right is a small Ameritown factory building served by a spur. Half of the back right corner is visible as well.

The other half of the back right. The spur serves the local scenic excursion railroad.

Back left corner is also a hillside with a road going through.

@Mike CT posted:

OGR store front buildings.

Mike, That's one heck of a curve to navigate! 

What would that radius be called?

@Allegheny posted:

Mike, That's one heck of a curve to navigate! 

What would that radius be called?

Elbow Bend?????

@Allegheny posted:

Mike, That's one heck of a curve to navigate! 

What would that radius be called?

Surprisingly on an O54 layout, one of the few O63 curves pictured. 

stangtrain - An excellent topic.

Corners present an opportunity to create scenes on a model railroad. The best scenes on my layouts are in the corners. First four photographs show the corners of my 10’-by-5’ layout with O-54 curves. Next four show the corners of my 12’-by-8’ layout with O-72 curves. An observation – the larger the curve radius in a corner, the more area in the corner…

MELGAR

@Mike CT posted:

Surprisingly on an O54 layout, one of the few O63 curves pictured.

I think he was referring to the shelf above Mike.

Great stuff, everyone.

Great topic.

Lots of great ideas and the skill level is fantastic!

Thank you for all who posted!

Peter

After only reading the title of this topic, I thinks it's a great subject for the Forum. Arnold

@Railrunnin posted:

Nice topic. I am thinking of giving each of my three grandsons a corner on the new layout and letting them put whatever they want in those pieces of real estate.

Paul

Great idea!

Let's not forget that a mountain with tunnels that trains run trains through could be good for a corner:

Arnold

A lighthouse and the Polo Grounds in another corner:

Corners are great opportunities for creativity IMO. The possibilities may be infinite. Arnold

A backdrop can enhance a corner of a layout:

Not the most realistic backdrop in another corner, but one with tremendous sentimental value for me:

Well @Stangtrain, this is a super topic, we all have corners in our lives and our layouts do also. It seems most of the folks pictured above my post have a corner on the market, well displayed, great attention to detail. And beautifully scenicked. Here’s a few of my corners for your review. Happy Railroading Everyone