Free-Mo S Scale

Free-moS Modules by Shane Lambert

Shane Lambert is a founding member of the Free-Mo S Scale group and is planning several modules. Below are some of the modules that Shane has planned.

About Shane

Shane Lambert at an Operating Session on the HO Scale Great Northern Mesabi Division built by Ed Klein.

I started in Free-mo with the HO Scale standard and built or purchased a total of 20 modules during a 10 year span. Sadly, as I get older, and younger members take over the HO Scale Free-mo setups running long trains and not operating, I chose to sell all of my modules and exit the HO Scale side of things. I built a large permanent layout in my home in Zimmerman, MN and was working to expand that. Then, in 2023 a job change an a move forced me to tear that down. That was not easy for me to do.

Since moving I have considered building another permanent layout in the 18x45 foot building next to my house. Then I learned that building needed a lot of work to make it suitable for a layout. So I planned to build something small in my heated two car garage. When I shared plans with others, they told me I should make it modular so I could take it to shows and promote S Scale and operations. That sounded good to me, but the lack of a suitable modular standard kept me from getting started. Until January, 2025 when I published my own standard hoping others would adopt it. Either way, I am planning quite a few modules as you can see below. Follow along as I build a fully operational, modular S Scale layout!

Module Groups

I plan to build several module groups that represent a specific railroad in a given location.

Chicago & North Western La Crosse, WI

Modules representing the C&NW yard in La Crosse, WI and the industries in the Indian Hill District.

Chicago Burlington & Quincy Zone 3 in La crosse, WI.

Modules representing the CB&Q operations in Zone 3, Lacrosse, WI.

Chicago & North Western Winona, MN

Modules representing the CNW main line through Winona in the 1960s.