François Fontana: Hallo Thomas, this layout is a family story, so tell us how it started.
Thomas Gallé: At first, we advised my mother to opt for reasonable dimensions, as space wasneededtoaccommodate the layout. We left it up to her to imagine the scenery: she drew the outline of a pond, of a clump of trees, a stretch of path leading to a future station, a field... and two bridges. To give all this some meaning, more track and rolling stock was required. Three weeks later, my mother came with us to a swapmeet, returning with various items that she then completed by purchases from retailers and online throughout the construction phase. My father, for whom technical drawings are a second nature, determined the final trackplan on screen via drawing software.…
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Voie Libre International (Digital) - 1 Issue, No.112