Guest ShildonShunter Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Hi Luke i like the ballasting and the building of the hut, the grass work looks just right. Great modelling on the wagon Luke and enjoy your weekend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted May 26, 2018 Author Share Posted May 26, 2018 Hi Luke i like the ballasting and the building of the hut, the grass work looks just right. Great modelling on the wagon Luke and enjoy your weekend. Thanks Kevin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted May 26, 2018 Author Share Posted May 26, 2018 So the layout has arrived in one piece and after quite a chilly night ive got the layout to run alright. The track, wheels and pickups were all cleaned. The wagon isn't running very well so ive put that away until I can get home to a proper tool box and have a look at it. My only equipment which ive brought with me is a track rubber, screw driver, a piece of card and a small piece of plywood. Who says you cant take a layout camping?! 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ShildonShunter Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Hi Luke your little layout looks great and I love the little loco. Great work on taking your layout into the great outdoors. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted May 27, 2018 Author Share Posted May 27, 2018 Hi Luke your little layout looks great and I love the little loco. Great work on taking your layout into the great outdoors. Thanks Kevin. This layout is all about being unusual so I hope to take it to more unusual places than this! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted May 28, 2018 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 A quick update - the layout has survived the camping trip and is in one piece. I need to modify the couplings between the wagon and the loco but apart from that the stock behaved itself. The battery pack worked really well and im confident that the layout will survive more outings. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted June 5, 2018 Author Share Posted June 5, 2018 Sorry for the lack of updates guys. Suddenly im back into the world of GCSE exams and revision. At least it'll all be over by next friday. I haven't really done much on the layout apart from take some close ups of it. Here are some of the close ups: After speaking to a fellow 009 modeller, he mentioned that there should be a foot crossing to the hut. After some persuasion I agreed with him and he very kindly did an 'artists impression' for me. Anyway, I've got that to do then i will be taking the layout on the NYMR at the weekend for a bit of a laugh with some friends. I'll make sure that I take some pictures of it to show you. Thanks for looking. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyram Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Looks good. I look forward to seeing a picture of the layout operating on the NYMR. Perhaps we should challenge you to photograph it at certain locations along the line. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted June 5, 2018 Author Share Posted June 5, 2018 Looks good. I look forward to seeing a picture of the layout operating on the NYMR. Perhaps we should challenge you to photograph it at certain locations along the line. that sounds like an I interesting challenge.... Challenge accepted. I will actually be working in the mpd on saturday but getting the train to and from it. Any requests for particular locations? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyram Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 that sounds like an I interesting challenge.... Challenge accepted. I will actually be working in the mpd on saturday but getting the train to and from it. Any requests for particular locations? Ok - I will give you five locations to be getting on with - varied difficulty. 1) Pickering platform 2) Grosmont Coaling tower. 3) Loco running plate. 4) Inside a loco's firebox (obviously one without a fire in it!!) 5) Newtondale Halt platform How about those? 5) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted June 5, 2018 Author Share Posted June 5, 2018 Ok - I will give you five locations to be getting on with - varied difficulty. 1) Pickering platform 2) Grosmont Coaling tower. 3) Loco running plate. 4) Inside a loco's firebox (obviously one without a fire in it!!) 5) Newtondale Halt platform How about those? 5) Im up for the challenge! I think i can do everything except on newtondale halt platform as there is quite a wait between trains. Everything else should be fine I think. Putting the layout in a firebox might be interesting! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ShildonShunter Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Nice pictures Luke I really like this little layout and I will be looking forward to seeing your adventures with the layout. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyram Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Im up for the challenge! I think i can do everything except on newtondale halt platform as there is quite a wait between trains. Everything else should be fine I think. Putting the layout in a firebox might be interesting! I thought number 4 and 5 would be the hardest of the five. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted June 6, 2018 Author Share Posted June 6, 2018 Quick little update, i have installed a basic wooden crossing. This was made out of coffee stirrers and was glued down with some pva glue. Im still to weather it. As a bit of an experiment, I laid stuck another coat of static grass down on top of the current layer. This has been a success and a failure I think. The success is that it looks much more wild and real but the failure is that certain areas have matted together and gone flat ans it looks like the colour pigment from the red fibres have leaked slightly. No big deal but a bit annoying. Anyway, I'll keep you posted and thanks for looking. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted June 7, 2018 Author Share Posted June 7, 2018 I just thought that i would take a quick picture showing the actual size of the layout. It is so small i can fit it in the palm of my hand! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted June 7, 2018 Author Share Posted June 7, 2018 I just thought that I would take a quick picture of the layout to show its relative size. Here it is in the palm of my hand. I know that that's not a very accurate measurement but for those who like the numbers, the layout is just under 6 inches square. Thanks for looking. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyram Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Great picture, it really shows the diminutive size of the layout. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonestTom Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 The layout's looking great. Hope the GCSEs go well! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted June 7, 2018 Author Share Posted June 7, 2018 Thanks everyone for your kind comments Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ShildonShunter Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Hi Luke this is a beautiful little layout hats off to you mate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted June 10, 2018 Author Share Posted June 10, 2018 Well the layout survived its 'adventure' yesterday and made it back in pretty much one piece. In the morning i accidently broke the loco's coupling off so it couldnt pull the wagon. A bit of a homer simpson "dope!" moment as I had spent a fair bit of time getting the wagon just right so it could run then I go and break the coupling which it needs. With no super glue to hand I had to let the loco loose as a light engine for the day. Anyway, here are some of the photos. Firstly, welcome to pickering. I did the layout running on the train to grosmont and ive got a couple of videos of that which I will put on youtube at a later date. Next up is grosmont coaling tower. The next place the layout was put was on the running of the recently over hauled j27. The loco dwarfs the layout so I have taken a few photos. The layout is just above the right buffer by the way. And for the grand finale, the firebox. I chose to put the layout in the firebox of the q6 63395, one of my favorite locos of all time. That's the conclusion of this adventure and I look forward to the next one! 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyram Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 Well the layout survived its 'adventure' yesterday and made it back in pretty much one piece. In the morning i accidently broke the loco's coupling off so it couldnt pull the wagon. A bit of a homer simpson "dope!" moment as I had spent a fair bit of time getting the wagon just right so it could run then I go and break the coupling which it needs. With no super glue to hand I had to let the loco loose as a light engine for the day. Anyway, here are some of the photos. Firstly, welcome to pickering.WP_20180609_17_39_30_Pro.jpg I did the layout running on the train to grosmont and ive got a couple of videos of that which I will put on youtube at a later date. Next up is grosmont coaling tower.WP_20180609_13_10_21_Pro.jpgWP_20180609_13_10_36_Pro.jpg The next place the layout was put was on the running of the recently over hauled j27. The loco dwarfs the layout so I have taken a few photos. The layout is just above the right buffer by the way.WP_20180609_13_11_49_Pro.jpgWP_20180609_13_11_59_Pro.jpgWP_20180609_13_12_15_Pro.jpg And for the grand finale, the firebox. I chose to put the layout in the firebox of the q6 63395, one of my favorite locos of all time.WP_20180609_13_15_50_Pro.jpgWP_20180609_13_16_03_Pro.jpg That's the conclusion of this adventure and I look forward to the next one! Wow. Excellent stuff. Shame about the coupling. I look forward to seeing the YouTube videos. Please share the link when you have done them. Next time you are out I am sure some of your RMWeb friends can set you further photographic challenges. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ShildonShunter Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 Luke thanks for sharing such wonderful pictures of your layout when you have been out and about. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted June 26, 2018 Author Share Posted June 26, 2018 Hi guys,the last visit to the NYMR was quite a success as I managed to take all but one of the required pictures. I still need to take one of the layout at newtondale halt which is what i intend to do on my next visit. I'm currently planning my next trip which will be later this week so do any of you have any more photo requests? I wont be working so some shots will be difficult to get but the newtondale halt shot will be a definite. The nice weather as well should make an enjoyable day out too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyram Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Tempted to suggest a video of the layout working at Skelton Tower with a NYMR train passing in the back ground - but I will let others have their turn at making suggestions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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