Customer Layouts

Are you particularly proud of your layout handiwork?! We would love to see your layout and even showcase it here for all to see and admire! If your photo happens to include a KMRC Exclusive - well we won't be complaining! Please send photos into sales@kernowmodelrailcentre.com and pop in the subject line 'FAO Hayley Newsletter'. Please note that it's me, Hayley, so don't expect any 'professional' opinions :) 

Mr Baird's layout, in his words, "The station is very loosely based on Reading Southern. The layout represents circa 1963. In 1965 the station closed and trains were then run into Reading general. The site was completely demolished in 1966." Wonderful!

Mr Willcocks has just refurbished his N gauge American layout for his club exhibition on 1st June. It is called Rosebud City on The Great Northern Railroad in Montana. What a fanatatic layout! Thank you for sharing it with us :)

Mr Balk, from The Netherlands, presents to us his freelance Scottish OO-9 Narrow Gauge modular layout Port MacArthur! In his words, "I've been building it from July 2022 until quite recently, and the only thing to be done right now is adding a backdrop and appropriate lightning. Everything you see is card & paper, mostly Petite Properties, Scalescenes and Smartmodels heavily kitbashed, and also a lot of scratchbuild structures." Absolutely awe-inspiring!:

In Mr Mathieson's words, "One of your Railmotors at Chelford - based on Chalford in the Golden Valley, where the GWR introduced a Railmotor service in 1904.":

It's a dirty job on Mr Calverley's layout, but somebody's got to do it!:

This Railmotor looks very much at home on Mr Squirrell's layout!:

A big thank you to Mr Caldwell for sharing his "wonderful addition" (his words!) to his layout. We think your layout is wonderful!:

We have a team effort this week! These photos are of the layout Mr Hurst built with Mr Green. Mr Green has recently purchased a KMRC GWR Steam Railmotor, so Mr Hurst gave it a run on their Wadebridge and Bodmin North layout!:

A couple of photos of Mr Bye's wonderfully detailed "Underwood" layout:

"The newly built Steam Railmotor arrives at Shillingston Parva and a workman in the doorway of the Goods Shed is wondering just how long will that white roof, stay white?" Thank you Mr Grant for a photo of your outdoor imaginary bucolic terminus!:

What a realistic looking layout of one of our GWR Railmotors! Thank you for sending it in Mr Finding:

Thank you Mr Doran for your layout photo showing off your new Railmotor!:

Mr Storey, in France, has let us know that... "This railmotor has just entered the station at Much Piddling, on the branch from Iwerne Minster, where the Southern also has a goods line and a narrow gauge line remarkably similar to the L&B. Ah, fantasy is everything in modelling!":

Here is Mr Willoughby's layout, which is a mixture of the North Eastern and Western region:

Mr Hall is sharing photos of some of his Christmas presents!:

Mr Gunstone has shared images of his latest layout! In his words, "in the 'Sheep Chronicles'... Ewe. Inspired by the Wisbech and Upwell Tramway, as it was in the early 1950s. It features three of Model Rails J70 Tram locos. Weathering by yours truly!":

Mr Pedder shows off some of our KMRC releases - 37670, clay tigers and weathered silver bullets, giving them pride of place on his layout Wheal Imogen, which was on show at the DEMU show back in June. Thank you!:

Mr Willetts has sent in his new layout! It is a work in progress - a back water mineral line on Ynys Môn. In his words, "This is the main station and workshops at 'Llanble' (Village where). Still working on a better name for it! May go for a longer name than 'Llanfair PG.!'. Looks great Mr Willetts.

Mr Turton has been working on his layout the last few weeks, updating a number of bridges and tunnel mouths on the layout 'Yeovil Central'. He says, "It shows Hendford Road bridge, with 3D printer bridge spans suitably weathered. The second image shows the revamped 'Bank' tunnel entrance."

The Beattie on this layout, by Mr Howell, is an EFE Rail model with the other rolling stock models all Bachmann:

This is Mr Squirrell's small twin-gauge layout “Porthgarrow”. It features a small branch line terminus in OO, and a OO-9 gauge industrial line bringing crushed rock from quarry to quayside. The location is north Cornwall and the time period is mid to late 1960s. 'Porthgarrow' has been exhibited at Twickenham & District MRC, and is scheduled to appear at Hayle Railway Modellers event in November! 

Mr Mathieson, a member of the Model Railway Club in Queensland Australia, bought one of our KMRC van models and took it to his club for some photos! OO scale locomotive in the front with HO locomotives stock on the higher level:

Mr Rowlinson's O gauge layout is under construction, but loosely based on Cressing on the GER Braintree branch:

Old friends meeting, from Mr Caverley:

"Oxwall Junction" - a combination of Mr Miller's home county, Oxfordshire, and his wife's, Cornwall:

The latest small diorama from Mr Howell - "An AC Cars Railbus and a Sentinel driver from the Eastern Region, who appears to have got lost and ended up on the Western Region".

Mr James let us know where your Kernow Van has been getting... out and about in some of his diorama's! Getting off the Appeara Ferry, waiting for the pub to open at The Gate Inn, stuck behind sheep at Peeksan Troughs, in the snow at Gumcatchalp, and passing the pub at the village of Ytsyorownd. Brilliant!:

A father and son layout looking absolutely amazing! They recently received their order of three cement tankers, two brake wagons, the police box, and the Class 92 in N gauge. I can't believe you say it isn't finished!:

'Factory Sidings' by Mr Howell. In his words, "As you can see I am a fan of Metcalfe kits!". Superb as always, Mr Howell:

Mr Hall has sent in these artistic shots of his layout:

Our very own (well we claim him as our very own!) Simon Paley won the Best in Show for his layout at the Basingstoke Exhibition! Thank you Daniel Smart for taking the photos :)

Mr Ford, from Suffolk, has sent in his fictitious Gosport Road layout that has seen some improvements. In his words, "The storage sidings now form part of layout, so a small maintenance depot provides a resting place for my original Kernow thumper unit and a 2HAL unit between duties. A footbridge has been added linking Alverstoke halt with the road bridge over the loco depot. Town scenes and street scenes have also been added. The shed scene shows a B4 on pilot duties, the 28xx arrived on the Banbury goods, and as for the B1 61008 "KUDU" must have come in on a troop train." Definitely worth your efforts!:

Mr Davies has sent in photos of one of the wonderful layouts at his club, Blyth & Tyne Model Railway Society! He says 'Roundtrees Sidings is based in the mid 1980s on Tyneside; featuring the unique Tyne & Wear Metro light Rail trains and BR Freight that ran along the same tracks at that time. It is built to EM Gauge and is DCC controlled':

Mr Creasey has sent in a photo of our LSWR Road Van on his micro layout, which Chris Nevard made in 2017! What a beauty:

Mr Ruming's layout is based on the Miami Down Town Line. In his words, "You could say the layout has been trashed!". That detail is spectacular!:

Mr Lynn

Thank you to Mr Skelton, on behalf of the NOEL GROUP of RAILWAY MODELLERS, for sending in these amazing photos (courtesy of Chris Nevard) of their North of Engand themed N gauge layout "Scarlington". The layout is owned and built, over the last ten years, by members of the group based in Scarborough, North Yorkshire:

Syd

Mr Mumford

Mr Squirrell

Mr Howell

Mr Watson

Phll

Mr Dodd

Mr Monk

Mr Savin

Mr Calverley

Mr Ker

Mr Foster

Mr Barnard

Mr Howell

Mr Evans

Mr Grant

 

Mr Nye

 

Mr Gott

Mr Hall

Mr Gigney

Mr Garnor

Mr Gunstone

Mr Javan

This is a special model railway layout, sent in from Anthony in Canberra. I think it is extra special as it has been in progress since the 1990s and is a family affair, with his nephew, niece and mum helping out! Absolutely wonderful!:

Mr Haigh

Mr Scott

Mr Davis

Mr Lenz

Mr Hall

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Syd

Mr Simmonds

Mr Bourne

Mr Squirrel

Paul from the KMRC warehouse

Mr Strickett's happy little grandson

Mr Weager

Simon Paley

Mr Calverley

Mr Wright

Mr Ganley

Mr Kay

Mr Howell

 Mr Calverley

Mr Davis

Mr Boffy

Mr Simmond 

Mr Self 

Mr Yates 

Mr Guess 

Mr Blackb

Mr Mumford 

Mr Woodward

Mr Roe

Mr Warren

Mr Saunders

Mr Moon

Mr Kennedy

Mr Nye

Mr Pestell

Mr Boffy

Mr Howell

Mr York

Mr Calverley

Mr Sheppard

Mr Gower

Mr Trethewey

Mr Mytton

Mr Griffin

Mr Bottomley

Mr Lenz

Mr Mytton

Mr Gower

Mr Lowery

Mr Allin

Mr Grant

Mr Boffy

Mr Read

Mr Coote

Mr Krill

Mr Mathieson

Mr Young

Mr Turner

Mr Howell


Mr Calverley


Mr Maltby


Mr Au

Mr Ball

Graham

Mr Young

Mr Ryders 

Mr Howell 

Mr Bracking

Mr Gower

Mr Boffy

Mr Grainger

Mr Hunt

Mr Mepham

Mr Gunstone

Mr Willcocks


Mr Jones


Mr Hastings

Mr Burgess

Mr Sinden

Mr Dear

Mr Ruming

Mr Calverley

Mr Davis

Mr Faulkner

Mr Squirrell

Mr Nall