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The Beginnings of Something Small

Or how to avoid getting accused of stealing Luke Towan's railroad name. This is going to be a blog of my musings and adventures with building a small shelf layout of a similar name to that of the awesome Luke Towan. To explain the name I must explain he was the reason I avoided using Boulder Creek Railroad despite the fact I live in Boulder Creek. A simple google of the name to see if it was in use landed me on his Youtube which ended up being a gold mine of how to's. If you have not visited it yet I suggest you do, it is very much worth your time, if you learn a thing or two join his Patreon.  This naming issue of Yard may cause some issues in the future when I build a proper layout but maybe I will pivot to Boulder Creek Lines. Anyways the idea behind my small layout was to get back into a hobby I had been absent from for nearly two decades. The original plan was a large dog bone shaped layout in my basement but upon joining the local club Silicon Valley Lines I de...