Label: Module has begun!

Yes, the long awaited first module has been started. As previously stated, this module will be a partial section of Murphysboro, Illinois. A once important hub of the old Mobile and Ohio Railroad. Then later, the Gulf Mobile and Ohio Railroad. Designing the module has been very challenging. I must admit. But the reward outweighs the difficulties. The hardest part was determining what to include and what to leave out. A scale Omega Scale mile is thirteen and three quarter feet long. The section of downtown Murphysboro I was looking at was just over ninety percent of a mile in length. The old railroad shop area was several blocks wide and even more in length. I am going to use a module size of three feet by one foot. This situation mandated eliminating and rearranging actual physical elements of the actual town. Model railroaders call this “selective compression”. My goal is to capture the flavor of this location. I believe it can be done. Until next time, omscaler