From idea to the layout
It was a fairly simple matter to identify the key elements in the
Randolph scene, and incorporate them onto the paper plan
“full-size.” You’d think I would have thought about it for a few
days, ruminating on the positives and negatives. I think my
crew is still shocked at how quickly I made the decision. I just
knew the mill scene had to go. In retrospect, it was an easy
choice to make. After years of struggling with the paper mill
7. To see if the Randolph scene would fit I covered the
layout with a large piece of paper and used the under-
construction Waterbury station as a “stand-in” for the
Randolph depot (the two are very close in size). Other
structures were either sketched on the paper or vari-
ous boxes and cutouts were used. The 1x2 indicates
the main line route through town.
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Getting Real Column - 5
MRH-Dec 2014
