persistent_bodger Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Well here is my entry, it's been a while since I have been on here but this little project is too much to turn down My inspiration is the locomotive Shed on The Fairbourne railway, but instead of having the transfer plate outside it will be housed inside the shed. The idea is it will be an excellent photographic booth for all my miniature locomotives and also allow storage and display for locomotives not used on the miniature railway I am also currently building. I plan to electrify all sidings so it can be used for shunting and perhaps become something else at a later date. The shed will have a half roof and an open side so locomotives can be viewed inside and it will be detailed throughout. The outside area will have the remains of locomotives and current projects for the railway, this will all be slightly overgrown. Track work will be a mixture of modified N gauge and 009 with many sleepers removed to represent 15inch gauge "> I have attached an image of some of the stock that will be used in the shed, although most of these are Groudle Glen prototypes I also have a number of tender 15inch gauge locomotives currently in the paint shop " Comments Welcome Best Tim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted May 23, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 23, 2011 Hi, If the sketch is indicating the size of baseboard you intend to use, it's too wide - it can only be a maximum of 11 inches. It is also shorter than the 20 inches allowed, but it's a maximum, not a mandatory value. HTH Stu Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
persistent_bodger Posted May 23, 2011 Author Share Posted May 23, 2011 Stupid me, thanks for pointing that out I was going of a piece of ply I had spare in the workshop, no matter I will chop it down a bit. So I think my layout will be 11icnes wide x 19inches long and 8inches high. It all depends on the shed end, I wouldn't want the locos not to fit! Thanks Best Tim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
persistent_bodger Posted May 23, 2011 Author Share Posted May 23, 2011 Well after another sketch and a trial fit with the track this is what the layout will look like. Its alot squater but there is now more room in the shed Best Tim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
QRModeller Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Looks good. Hope it works out for you. Matt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
persistent_bodger Posted May 25, 2011 Author Share Posted May 25, 2011 Thanks Matt Over the last two days I was able to begin construction ofthe baseboard. I started with a basic rectangle made from 2 by 1 with apiece of 6mm plywood screwed and glued on top. The dimensions being 11icnes x18inches, because I had very little wood left I attached a piece of 2 by 1 atthe end giving me a baseboard length of 19.5inches (the space underneath willhouse all the switches and electric for isolating the track and for lights inthe shed. The next job was to think about the ground level and then the sunkenpits. I had some old mdf panels made for an old College project, both measured11inches by 7 s and had a slim piece of batten around the outside underneath asa frame. One was glued straight to the board on the left and the other had a holeand one side removed and glued to the right. This gave me a locomotive pit, atraverse pit in the middle and solid ground on the left. I decided to prime theboard to seal everything in (the railway room is a bit damp in winter) and leftto dry. " Next the track plan, this has changed again! I realisedperhaps it would be better to have two sidings either side of the running lineto add some interest on both the foreground and background. These two sidingswill have locomotive wheels and wrecks parked waiting to be rebuilt. Track workis very simple I have a small piece of 009 track, one 009 point, a length and ahalf of peco streamline and a section of joeuf. All will have the sleepersremoved and spaced out to represent 15inch gauge track. I will also use some ofthis to build the traverse track; I think I might use 2 n gauge coach bogies tomove the traverse backwards and forwards ""> Hopefully get the track laid later this week Comments welcome Best Tim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Hilton Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 I spotted this on NGRM Tim too - looks a really interesting idea. All this 2011 challenge talk had me measuring up just how much space it is in G-scale (about 1:20ish) - answer - not a lot! I reckon I could do something though, and probably fairly quickly, which could do for a 'photo plank' for finished stock conversions at the very least. Just need an interesting concept now as obviously track plan isn't really an option in this scale! Hope to see this in the flesh soon! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
persistent_bodger Posted May 28, 2011 Author Share Posted May 28, 2011 Hi James, photo planks are always the best way to photograph locomotive and stock builds. I have one in 00 but none in 09 so I thought it best I had something although this is probably a little over the top! Look forward to seeing developments So some progress on the shed The track has had some of the sleepers removed and glued to the board. This needs wiring in but I will finish the inside of the shed before any of this is attempted. The traverse track has been made using n gauge peco steam line with most of the sleepers removed. This will be buried in the ground and hidden so as to look like its sunk in concrete. The traverse will run on two carriage bogies both being hidden from view underneath. Next Jobs: Begin work on the inside of the shed Lay track Begin the Traverse I have also ordered a Britains Farm building set that will be modified to form the shed structure Comments welcome Best Tim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
persistent_bodger Posted May 29, 2011 Author Share Posted May 29, 2011 Ok so progress to date, I was able to begin building the floors and lay the rest of the track. The floors are made using thick plastic card glued to the baseboard. The track was then laid on top of this and glued in place using super glue. The next job will be to trap the tracks in using thinner sheets of plastic The pits and traverse were treated to some slaters brick inlay. The inlay being painted before installation to save hassle later in the build. The sidings need to be reinforced with plastic strut, which is currently on order. The idea behind using plasticard as the floor will allow construction and firm installation of the RSJ to support the lighting structure and engine lift. I will also glue all machinery and tools to the floor, previous experience proved this would be a suitable way of insuring details don’t drop off or go missing. The traverse is only a rough mock up and will resemble more of a turntable construction. I may buy an N gauge turntable and modify it but I am still unsure. Next Jobs Wire up track Build a mechanism to move the traverse Begin construction of the sidings over the pits Comments welcome Best Tim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
APhilip Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Am new to RMweb Looking really good by the pictures, Where did you get the Groudle Glen Engine from? Been looking myself for a while I can't find anything so far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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