First off apologies for this entry taking so long.
Whilst the 00 NDHR layout has no progress being made, progress on my 009 layout (now named Cwm Cloch) has had some progress made.
The base boards have been built and the 00 track has been laid a wired up. This was done back in August just before the clubs open day where I tested it using my arriva 150 and my Bachmann Percy:
Work on laying the 009 track should take place tomorrow at the club (due to having little experience with fl
The materials have been purchased and alterations to the plan have been made (it was actually 5 x 2 ft) ready for construction of the base boards to begin.
As you can see the plan has changed somewhat from the original to actually fit on a 5 x 1 ft board. Whilst I will have to compromise on the scenery i believe having both lines closer is more realistic as it allows the "passengers" to move from the standard gauge to the heritage narrow gauge line. I have an idea of adding a pic
Whilst the 00 layout (Sempach Station) is still far from being started I've decided to start work on the 009 layout as due to it's size and it not being a permanent layout (as in it will be stored away when not in use) and will be about half the size I thought it would be good to start building it. I have got the track for the scenic section and the left over flexi track can be used for the 009 fiddle yard whilst the set track used on the 00 part can be complimented with by abundance of Hornby s
L&YR 2-4-2 Tank 10713 LMS Crimson - This loco was one I was going to get on multiple occasions but either the model shop did not have it in stock or I saw something else to spend my money on at an exhibition. Then last year I went to a local exhibition and saw this at the kernow stand and saw it was at a very reasonable price. The livery on this locomotive is really nice and LMS crimson is probably one of my favorite of the big 4 liveries. USA class 0-6-0 Tank 72 'Worth Valley' Black and Si
So the apart from a minor update to the plans of the NDHR (which is a simple extension of the layout to allow a larger station) there has been little progress on the actual construction of the layout. After seeing a fellow club member's 009 layout it peaked my interest and now Bachmann have announced more stock for their narrow gauge range, I have decided to build a 009 layout that if it turns out well may become an exhibition layout. This will be more of a side project whilst I will mainly focu
While my model collection seems to keep growing and space seems to be diminishing I did a very minor edit to the plans of the layout:
As you can see there is going to be some modern image stock on my layout this is mostly because of the upcoming arrival of the Class 450 which runs local to me and as most heritage railways seem to run by the main line (e.g. Watercress) I decided to add a double line for some modern image stock to pass by. Another task with this layout is coming up for a name
Whilst the house is being cleared I decided to play around with my layout design and here is the result:
The set track level crossing has been taken out and an annotation on where the level crossing will be placed has been added as I plan not to use the set track level crossing. It has also moved to the right slightly allowing me to extend the restoration shed which has now got an extra siding. The points to the goods siding have been moved back and the siding has been extended
As college is nearly finished for the year I will be able to go to my local model railway club for a couple of weeks. With this I hope to try and get some of my locomotives chipped (at least 4) ready for the layout which may have to wait until the weather warms up to begin any sort of construction. So I'd thought that I would give you a glimpse into some of my collection that I am planning to run on my first layout.
<Hornby R3354 0-4-0 DIESEL "BARABEL" SENTINEL LOCOMOTIVE>
When I
The first design of the layout has been altered slightly after some feedback (thanks RJS1977) as seen here
Due to the run-round being to small and not really serving a purpose as this is not a terminus station it has been removed. Platform 1 (shuttle) is still entered from the 2nd fiddle yard side.
The goods shed has been renamed to a restoration shed where rolling stock is restored.
The goods siding still exists but will mostly be used to place any type of rolling stock that is wai
Hello everyone below is an image of my first layout design currently named as the North Downs Heritage Railway. (Made with AnyRail)
The layout is a fictional preserved line set in the heart of the North Downs.
The design is relatively simple as i am quite new to the modelling scene. The scenic part of the layout is 6ft x 3ft (fiddle yards are yet to be decided) and will be DCC controlled on 00 gauge. Most of the fleet will consist of 0-6-0 tank and diesel locomotives and single/2 ca
