For many model railroaders, the end goal of the hobby is the creation of a layout.  This working diorama places the model trains into an environment where the imagination can run free, showing the trains as something approximating the real world. 

     Since Arnold rapido was a new model train in a new proportion (of 1:160), it was necessary for Arnold to produce everything necessary to recreate a scene such as above. Within a few years, other manufacturers would also produce both model buildings and accessories for the N-Scale layout, but Arnold would continue with its own series of model structures.