The Sincerest Form Of Flattery

There are greats in the world of model railroading. Some are better well known and some are less well known. Two are John Allen and John Armstrong. Both have designs very worthy of copying in whole or in part. The original Gorre and Daphetid has been copied many times in many scales (I’m even considering it myself) and the Timesaver switching game is everywhere in many variations. John Armstrong’s Candaigua Southern, quite the signature rail road and his many writings on model railroad design have far reaching effects throughout the hobby. Both have plans published in Linn H. Westcott’s “101 Track Plans for Model Railroaders” including the original G and D plan with a turntable the paradigm breaking Quachita and Ozark which is a clever rearrangement of standard four by eight beginner layout to a one foot wide seven by ten foot doughnut of a shelf plus a ten foot yard section, absolutely brilliant. So, to all of you who are have copied their layout plans, way to honor the legends!