The beginnings.....
Entry posted by DriffCharlie
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Time for another layout!. I wanted a round & round layout to watch trains go by... another requirement was for it to be viewable from all sides so it could sit on a table etc....
Recently I've spent much time on the Lincolnshire side of the Humber Bridge & its muddy banks. Many dog walks later I gave in to the tempation to attempt to model one of the small privately owned Tileworks that once lined this VERY muddy riverbank.....
The baseboard is 2x1, 6mm ply then 50mm "pink-foam" insulation...then a 6mm ply topping...This turned out both light and VERY rigid.
Heres the starter piccies...
The General idea is that clay is extracted from the flooded clay-pit at the right of the layout via a "JCB" type digger, this is transferred to a Hudson skip pulled by a suitably basic "critter" this clay is then taken to an "off-stage" pug mill, where it is "dealt" with , then the products find their way into the large brick kiln to be fired, thus the HUGE chimney. Lots of finished products will be stored in the yard area at the left side of the building...and in true respect of the original.. junk, overgrowth and most of all MUD!!! will be in abundance....
Heres the very first video.... Always pleasing to get the first run of a new layout, I was well pleased as this is the first time in ages i could sit & watch trains go round-and-round. also shows the first time i have really taken advantage of my DCC investment ....
Enjoy,
Charlie
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