Layouts

Our layouts

From the award-winning Wilkins to the HO and N scale club layouts, there's always something being built at SARMA.

Exhibition layout

Wilkins

In January 2026 Wilkins travelled to the Warrnambool Model Train Exhibition in Victoria and won two awards: the Greg O'Flynn Memorial Award for Best Layout, and the Wayne McSween Memorial Trophy for Best Exhibition Layout as voted by club members.

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The Best Layout award for Wilkins
HO scale

The HO club layout and Port Able

Members have been extending the HO club layout. Port Able is a movable extension that attaches to the middle of the layout, with grain silos and a fuel depot.

Port Able under constructionGrain silos on Port AblePort Able fuel depotA cattle train on the club layout
N scale

The N scale club layout

Scenery on the N scale layout has progressed, and the tiny population now has a place to live.

Main street on the N scale layoutA factory on the N scale layoutN scale scenery in progressA scene on a SARMA layout

People on a layout

One thing that really helps a layout come alive is people. They carry out their mundane jobs, keep the industries working and live their lives out in miniature. Some scenes may take a keen eye to find.

A figure chopping woodA farmer on a tractorPassengers waiting on a platformA mechanic at work
See them in person on a club night