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Dance Hall Added to The C & G RR Layout

November 12, 2011 By 4 Comments
Paradise Cove Dance Hall

Chuck Shutz has added a dance hall with an outdoor eating area to his layout. Now his layout has a busy nightlife, complete with a band and lively dancers on the dance floor. This HO scale layout by Chuck Shutz of West Palm Beach, Florida, is a very small and simple oval layout with intense and intricate scenery. The layout is only 44″ by 66″, but it has as much detail as some larger layouts. Chuck’s small layout models a riverside resort set in the 1950′s complete with a picnic area, a playground with kids frolicking, a foot bridge, a backyard BBQ, and kids fishing from a … [Read more...]

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Paradise Cove Farm Added to The C & G RR Layout

September 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Just another view

Once again, Chuck Shutz has added even more detail to his  HO scale C & G RR model railroad layout. This time Chuck has added the Paradise Cove Farm to a corner of his layout. If you've been following the development of Chuck's small 44″ by 66″ layout, you know there isn't much room left on this layout but Chuck keeps finding ways to add more detail. "Believe it or not, I was able to add this farm/barn to this corner of my layout! Here are a few photos of the Paradise Cove Farm!" -Chuck Shutz Check out this new addition to Chuck's layout: Paradise Cove Farm See more … [Read more...]

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The C & G RR Layout

October 4, 2009 By 2 Comments
C & G RR Layout

I wouldn't have thought you could build much of a model railroad layout in a space this small, even in HO scale. But these pictures of the C & G RR layout have proven that it can be done, and done well. Chuck Shutz of West Palm Beach, Florida, a 70 year old retired graphic artist, sent me some great pictures of the HO scale layout he built in a very small space: 44” x 66”! He has created an entire scene around a simple oval layout. Chuck’s small layout models a riverside resort setting complete with a picnic area, a playground with kids frolicking, a foot bridge, a backyard … [Read more...]

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