I'm building quite a decent collection of OO gauge locos now, with most being 0-6-0 or 2-6-2 tank engines, with a couple of Dean Goods and a Collet Goods tender engines too.
In fact, I have enough to think about a branch line engine shed layout, both as a learning tool for construction and wiring but also as a way to actually run some of my locomotive stable. The basic plan is outlined above, as a simplified version of my Moorswater inspired layout design. The engine shed itself acts as a scenic break and backdrop for the branch line, with a possible dummy exit scenic break at the other end, probably using a tunnel mouth or over bridge.
The engine shed would be an extended version of the Wills single-track model, with the rear wall replaced with plastic card, so that the front side can use both of the textured plastic card sheets provided in the kit for a longer building. Either that or a similarly modified card kit from Scalescenes, which would be easy to customise to fit the layout design. There may or may not be an additional lean-to style extension. It's all a bit sketchy but I think it would make a nice and compact layout, with some scope for further development.
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