Layout Design - 5 - Vignettes

In Layout Design Process 4 - Railroad Modeling I identified that the layout design process can be broken down into three primary functional areas: Concept, Structure and Layout Detail.

Layout Detail. Layout Detail identifies the parameters within which the layout must be designed. It is broken down into two main elements: 5) Layout Design, and 6) Construction to build the railroad.

  

Under the element Layout Design, the following area is considered: Vignettes.

A vignette is a scene or a descriptive sketch. It might focus on a single moment or an image, or it may give a particularly distinct impression of a character or setting. A vignette is a snapshot or a glimpse. As a reader, you may get a distinct and rich impression, but you’re limited in terms of what you see or experience.

I have identified several scenic vignettes that I wish to incorporate in the WWSL. These scenes include:

1. A slough - wetlands area
   
2. A tunnel 
3. A bridge crossing a stream
4. A bridge crossing a river
5. A main line weaving its way through a canyon.
   

 I also have identified people oriented vignettes. These activities fall into the following categories:

1. Car movement
2. Locomotive and caboose servicing
   
3. Car inspection, repair and rebuilding
4. Track maintenance