Model Trains as Decoration

Many, if not most, railway modellers have too little room to build their dream layout and many has very little room for just a small layout and their collection of locos, rolling stock etc. I'm no different. I had been wondering if by making small dioramas or miniature settings I could enjoy some of my models in a different way. A 1/87 scale speeder, due to its small size, became the first of my model trains to appear outside of the model room. The small diorama on a slice of birch has been exhibited in our bed room on a low cupboard. It's small, green and kind of cute - not too different from a small plant. 

A mini diorama as decoration.

I have even taken the liberty to drag one of my 1/10 scale skips into my office at work, where it due to its large size is perfect as a conversation item. Not least because I work for a company building railways.

My next project is a narrow box diorama to fit between books on one of my shelves. A mine addit with track, lights and a underground skip - and maybe even forced perspective.