Large scale indoor club layout

This small large-scale layout resides in the clubhouse of the Southern California Live Steamers. Photo by Dale van Ingen

An engine pulls up to the station. Photo by Dale van Ingen

A railway within a railway! The N-scale circle of track represents the live-steam group that owns the layout. Photo by Dale van Ingen

Another view of the layout. Note that the outside circle of track is elevated. Photo by Dale van Ingen

A switcher approaches the station. Photo by Dale van Ingen

After purchasing this layout from a private collector, the author added details to it to create a city scene. Photo by Dale van Ingen

Small artificial Christmas trees stand in for the plants on this indoor display. Photo by Dale van Ingen

This large scale indoor club layout started life as a custom build of a local large-scale collector.

The 8-by-11-foot board had been unused for at least a decade and I immediately knew where this display would be best displayed — at the 7.5” gauge, 1.5” scale live-steam train club that I belong to. Many of its members also collect large-scale equipment.

This large scale indoor club layout resides in the clubhouse where we hold our meetings. I have spent time decorating and making the layout look like a fictional local town. Within the layout, there is a N scale loop, a little homage to our club. Eventually we will open the clubhouse to display the layout as well as some of our collectible live-steam models.

The club is the Southern California Live Steamers in Torrance, Calif.

See another portable large-scale layout built by the author.