ZacMDS Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Hello ladies and gents! First post on the forum, I will be creating a small layout for my own fun, and who knows, maybe it will get exhibited if I get enough interest! This will be my first ever proper layout, I used to have a large layout when I was younger however it had 0 scenery. I know very little about modelling so this will be a massive learning experience for me! I started with track and building I already owned, including a couple of metcalfe kits, I purchased a few extra of these to add extra buildings. The layout will consist of several of these 1.2x0.5m boards so that it can easily be stored and transported. This is simply the first of many boards! The idea is to do this on a budget, as I am but a poor lowly student. Anyway here's some eye candy in approximate chronological order! As you can see there was very little planning, I just sort of started! First section of the main building! Main station building with platforms as yet unballasted Got some ballast down! platforms have also been glued down and tunnel portals added Portals finished and two houses added! Added some grass that I had lying around and a random tree in a box, but the effect looks good! Added a retaining wall and a car park, I hove how this little bit looks! Just a beauty shot Added a retaining wall to the other side Next I hope to get a signal box in, and a bus station down the front! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37038 Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Looks good so far. How long has it taken up to now? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londontram Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Welcome to the forum its got to be said you've made more progress than me. It looks a good solid start. Me I just need to stop dreaming and start building Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZacMDS Posted May 28, 2018 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 Looks good so far. How long has it taken up to now? So far probably about 5 or 6 days? However I have been doing it sort of on and off between exam revision! Welcome to the forum its got to be said you've made more progress than me. It looks a good solid start. Me I just need to stop dreaming and start building Yeah! I used to have a 20'x8' layout that took most of my bedroom up when I was younger, but it was never really more than a blank baseboard with one hill and a couple of buildings. It got put away in a box and has spent a few years in it, but I decided to get it out a couple of weeks ago and just, do! Nothing worse than thinking about it and not doing. I didn't want to over complicate it too much, and in some ways building it organically represents the real world a little better! Gonna try and get a signal box and some signals in next i think, And some OHLE, but that I am not looking forward to! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZacMDS Posted May 28, 2018 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 So, since my first post I have been doing some considering. The portal on the right, do I want to leave that as a branch line, or make it a terminus platform? Or I could just leave it for now and come back to it when I can be bothered! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammyboy Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 I like your idea - keep up the good work Sir! Sam Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZacMDS Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share Posted June 1, 2018 Got hold of the signal box today, as well as the bridge for board two, and honestly I just couldn't wait!!! So I started building, and it's making me very happy! Made a transition to peco streamline as I was unhappy with the track spacing and sharpness of the Hornby points. The bridge curves slightly backwards so that on the next 2 boards, which will be at right angles, there will be a sweeping right hand curve. Might make it harder to exhibit but will look better in a room!need to try and salvage some more polystyrene because I have an awful lot of landscaping to do! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZacMDS Posted June 6, 2018 Author Share Posted June 6, 2018 So, its been a couple of weeks since i got to do any work on the layout, but this weekend i got a good couple of days doing some work! Got the bridge stuck down, raised up so there is space for a river! The embankment is made from a monitor box, its almost the right shape Added some scatter its not permanent possibly. Added a frame and table And a beauty shot 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEOEng03 Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 So, its been a couple of weeks since i got to do any work on the layout, but this weekend i got a good couple of days doing some work! Got the bridge stuck down, raised up so there is space for a river! IMG_20180601_103645.jpg The embankment is made from a monitor box, its almost the right shape IMG_20180601_212317.jpg Added some scatter its not permanent possibly. IMG_20180602_003230.jpg Added a frame and table IMG_20180602_154903.jpg IMG_20180604_161559.jpg And a beauty shot IMG_20180604_155835.jpg Excellent work and its impressive how much you are managing in the timescales. The embankment build up is excellent work and reuse of bits around us. What is the plan beneath the viaduct and what is the plan for the other side of the Viaduct? Are you having some form of storage sidings. Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZacMDS Posted June 7, 2018 Author Share Posted June 7, 2018 Excellent work and its impressive how much you are managing in the timescales. The embankment build up is excellent work and reuse of bits around us. What is the plan beneath the viaduct and what is the plan for the other side of the Viaduct? Are you having some form of storage sidings. Cheers Under the viaduct will be a small town scene, featuring a pub, main road, church and a factory, vaguely based on the valleys of yorkshire Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZacMDS Posted July 8, 2018 Author Share Posted July 8, 2018 So, Sorry for the silence of recent on this project, it is not dead! I was moving house, but I have had a small rethink of the immediate future of this layout. I have decided that the final board will infact be a terminus station to give me as much scenic space as possible, while behind the tunnels will be a traverser, this is to make it a 18' x 2' exhibition layout. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Hi ZacMDS, I also work on quite a tight budget and its great to see this layout. You've made a real nice job with that retaining wall car park and the gardens of the houses. Keep it up and i look forward to seeing this layout develop. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean the Bob Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Great progress so far, I wish my layout would come together as quickly as this! I like the mix of traction you have there too, will be following this with interest... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZacMDS Posted November 25, 2018 Author Share Posted November 25, 2018 For all those interested, the scope of this layout has been changed. It is now known as hebble end and will have its own new topic in the very near future Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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