Cardiff Canton

This was my first proper modelling project in 7mm scale.  I was invited to bring a layout to a local model show & only had 6 months to do it.

I’ve always heard people say you need a lot of space to model in 7mm. I wanted to prove you could effectively take a real location and model it in a small space or the Hollywood Approach IE take reality and bend it to suit your needs.

I settled on 6 foot X 2 foot as that was the exact size I could accommodate in my car.

I had a timber tracks coaling stage kit from a stalled project & my dad & I scratch built the engine shed.

The most iconic feature of Cardiff Canton is the foot bridge that I scratch built out of plastic I & T section.  Jon Fitness again made  the signal based on pictures of the actual prototype.

The project accumulated when it appeared in Model Rail Magazine.

This layout has now since been sold

Tags: Cardiff Canton, Model Railway