Naming a Layout

How do you name a new layout ?

This can always be a difficult one, 

where to start.

 Perhaps a name from an area you are modelling. Obviously if you are modelling a real place then the work is already done for you.

Something from your youth.

Something that reminds you of a place you visited as a child.

Pine Road came about as it was where i was born.

Exton Quay came about as it was based on Topsham Quay but because it wasn't  Topsham Quay i used the next station up the line but added the "Quay"

Parkstone Goods came about, well, its the Goods area of Parkstone station.

Which finally brings us to the point of this blog post.

The Next layout.

I have come up with a name.

What is he going on about, i here you ask?

Some of you may know that i have had a long term interest in the Railways of Portland (that's the one in Dorset)

Especially Easton on the west side of the Island.

After looking at plans and drawings of the station i felt it not possible to build an accurate representation in 9 feet.

After the building of Parkstone i vow declared that i would never  build a real place ever again. Also, considering the amount of fun that was had building Exton Quay, this is the way to go, well for me anyway.

We haven't all got a huge big room/barn/loft to build these things in 

So, the new layout will be based on the 

Isle of Portland

some aspects of Easton and the surrounding area and from here on in will be Officially and here with, be referred to as

CHURCH OPE

"OPE" from the Dorset dialect meaning

" an opening down to the waterside"