Hi all,
Bit of an odd one this, I seem to recall some time ago now, that there was a highly modular 009 layout of the East Midlands 009 Group that could be kept in box files, they were basically like small tiles for track and some very basic scenery to be placed on and could be set up and taken down on a table top.
I am curious how such a thing could be achieved as I am unlikely to have much space for the old, conventional plans I have had in the past!
Failing all that... perhaps some details on Dr Insley's Cranbrook End?
Kind regards
~JD
I was hunting for a message and came across your post. I see it has been a while and no replies.
For very small and light modules that you are able to set up on a reasonably flat surface that you can clip together like "Lego bricks", you might consider Kato N-gauge Unitrack. The clips are fairly robust and self-aligning, though obviously not up to supporting a free-hanging baseboard.
If the track is inset or ballasted over the sleepers then the track can be disguised, otherwise just short sections of Unitrack could be used at the joins. Minor alignment mismatch could be dealt with using what Iain Rice calls a "floating trackbed" using something like camping mat as underlay, or as the whole baseboard is effectively floating, foam rubber feet at the corners of each module should take up minor irregularities.
An alternative is the old method of stopping the track a little way short of the baseboard edges and using short floating joining track pieces.
Hi. I saw this website quite awhile ago - it might give you some ideas on small modules that may suit your situation.
http://www.japanrailmodelers.org/pages/modelingjapan/minimodules.html