COLORADO HERITAGE RAILROAD On30/O9
As the model is of a Heritage Railroad, it will have 'set scenes' as above. Think Beamish, Blists Hill, Ironbridge, etc. This is a scene of an actual theft and recovery of a racing saloon, somewhere in the USA.
This layout consists of some of the modules built for and used as part of CRM's Ferrocarril Internacional and currently is in module form in my spare room. It is intended to join the modules together, possibly taking them out of 'module
UPDATE: 25th October 2015
Unfortunately my 'feeling better' situation, was NOT carried over to today and I haven't done any modelling, just watched Formula E and tried to find 'lost' model railway items (not actually lost, just unlocated!)...
However, I did recover a couple of Class 37s, so I stuck them on the layout, now less the buildings and took a couple of snaps two of which are shown below - I see the aerial needs straightening... and yes, there is another board which will make the la
Update 24th October 2015
Feeling a lot better today, so I've added some old and new track to a four foot by twelve inch board and roughly placed a couple of buildings to give an idea of what I'm looking to build.
The bridge is taken from an old layout and is to show the position of where a bridge might be on a 4 foot layout. The Peco engine shed will roughly be positioned where it will be (only bedded in properly!) and the low relief warehouse will be along the background, only
As most of you know, I tend to model narrow gauge, except when I don't, like now...
CREWE CORNER 00 gauge
As I've now got at date (19th November 2015) for my exploratory operation to find out what the problem is, I feel like I can see light at the end of the tunnel...
I've had a couple of days feeling slightly better from my ongoing medical problems and have been undertaking a modelling project...
Crewe Corner was originally a micro-layout, built by Tom Davidson (shown below), which
I've decided to put all my model layouts on one website: www.tonysmodelrailways.co.uk, which will make life easier for my and, I hope, my viewer(s)!
New pages include Layout Ideas and more photos on Reference Pictures
Tony
For its exhibition appearance at Apedale on 10th/11th September, it will become Staffordshire Wetlands Light Railway and will be some 24 foot (or so) in length.
I'm currently finishing off the scenics on some boards and I have now incorporated the fiddle yard and station from "Tramway de Gare Tigre" into it. The station has now become a through station and leads past the engine shed/works to the mill (which is currently just a baseboard) and riverside sections.
The fiddle yard at the far end i
I've decided to rebuild my 09 "Wetlands Light Railway" as 0n16.5 and relocate it "somewhere in France".
This is after some poor running problems with my 09 stock and, as I've got a reasonable collection of 0n30/0n16.5 stock, it seem the right decision.
Consequently, I've renamed it "Tramway de la Zones Humides", which may or may not be a correct translation. No doubt someone will correct me. It is now some 21 feet in length, stil by its 1 foot width. Now to start on the tracklaying...
Progre
The track layout is inspired by Railway Modeller's Roy Link's 'Upwold', a version of which I built a long time ago.
Basing the layout in the Wrexham area means that certain ex-GWR, ex-LMS and even ex-LNER locomotives could be seen.
Tony
After a long tiime, I've started work on this layout and have just completed the baseboards. It is 8' x 18"' on two 4' x 18" boards.
I borrowed the name from the TV series 'Marchlands' as it is set in my home area of Wrexham - Marcher land.
Progress will be on my website: www.tonysmodelrailways.co.uk - and apart from 1960s steam - diesel transition, it can be used as a preserved railway!
Tony
Although I usually stick to the CRM's 0n30 modules, I decided to construct a section for the OO gauge modules, for a change. It will (not surprisingly! be based on a scrapyard/metal reclaimation yard and will comprise of a through line, loop, headshunt and sidings. As it will sometimes be used as part of the OO modules and sometimes, by itself, the electrics will have to be arranged so that through running for the modules is not affected by shunting in the yard. As it isn't narrow gauge, I've ad
I've had a busy day today working on various layouts, but mainly "Tramway de Gare Tigre", which I've renamed from Chemin to Tramway. Apparently, 'tramway' in French can mean 'tramway' or ''light railway'. I hopefully french speakers amongst us will either confirm or correct! More details on my Tram Modelling website: www.trammodelling.co.uk or www.narrowgaugemodelling.com
As some of you know, I'm caretaker for a couple of the modules which make up the 0n30 "Ferrocarril Internacional" - a set of modules by some members of CRM - Connected Railway Modellers (http://c-r-m.webs.com/), who get together quite regularily to exhibit said modules. The two I'm responsible for are "Calle de la Coronacion" - a layout based somewhere in Mexico in the late 1960s and "The Shed" - a locomotive depot, again based in 1960s Mexico. In between my other projects, I have been progressi
Managed to do a bit more on McHale's (a lot less than intended!), but I've now got the track fnished and gunged, so I'll be starting on the replacement buildings soon. Latest pic on my website (www.narrowgaugemodelling.com)
Owing to getting the Xmas flu bug (after having an anti-flu jab before), there was no modelling over the Xmas/new Year period. I did, however, catch up on my reading and DVD watching!
I've just commenced the rebuild of McHale's Yard, which is something I've been considering for a while now. A decision which was brought to a conclusion on Saturday 22nd January, when I was unloading it out of the car for the C-R-M members meeting in Sandbach. Unfortunately, or fortunately - depending which way
My Gn15 layout, McHale's Yard has been accepted as a replacement for the unfinished Crewe Corner, which now may return to its mini-layout format, or something near...
Although it won't be featuring a cut up G scale Class 37 (Do they do one?), it will have some Class 37 representation... Think miniature railway....
Anyhow, why not pop along and see for yourself!
Tony
Unfortunately, the adverse weather destroyed our rear conservatory and caused my shed to leak gallons of rainwater (well, it seemed like that amount!) on my models (luckily, "McHale's Yard" was covered by a tarp - no, I don't know why I covered it that night - I just had bought the tarp at a £1 shop and thought I'd put it to use (luckily!). The amount of time taken to effect a repair, combined with a new position working as a consultant with a wildlife charity means that I won't have time to co
As some of you know, I acquired the micro layout, 'Crewe Corner' from Tom Davidson a few months ago and I have been trying different ways of extending it. I originally thought of adding the diesel shed from 'The Berwyn Railway', my preserved railway set in North East Wales, which was dismantled after its appearance at GWR175 (which I still haven't received my 'token' expenses for!), at Winchcombe on the G&WR, back in July. After trying it with a centre fiddle yard, I decided it would be bett
I spent the last week or so in Norfolk, which turned out to be a lot wetter than North Wales is. Anyhow, I managed to spend some time visiting miniature railways, which have given me some more ideas. Also, I found time to visit the Broads and took loads of reference pics for the Wetlands Light Railway. Finding time to turn the ideas into a decent model will be the difficult bit!
Now I've eventually been told the Hagley/Stourbridge exhibition has been cancelled, I've decided not to finish off the extension, but progress further on Wetlands Light Railway. Unfortunately, from a modelling point of view, there's Rallyday at Castle Combe on Saturday, followed by The Moseley Railway Trust's 2'0" gauge Apedale Valley Light Railway's Grand Opening Gala on Sunday 19th (also on Saturday 18th). So there won't be much modelling done in the next few days, but I hope to take a fair fe
Whilst looking through a box of my old slides for some I had taken of Horwich station, before it was demolished,
I came across one I had taken of Caia Road Goods yard looking from the yard towards Hightown Halt and another with a two tone green Class 47 and four ball clay wagons looking towards Wrexham Central. Unfortunately, neither of them include the goods shed. My slide/neg copier is with my son in Epson, so I'll dig out the old projector (I thinks it's still around!) and take some digital
In between the motorsport on ITV4 and Dave, I managed to complete the frame for the first of the two baseboards for Caia Road Goods. I'm not sure when I'll have time to complete the secound though! At least I have purchased the wood for it!
I've now acquired Rally Magazine (www.rallymagazine.co.uk), which means most of my time will be tied up producing that. Bearing in mind most rallies are at weekends, my exhibiting/visiting exhibitions will be heavily reduced. I'd still like to build Caia Road Goods in EM, but as I now have an "Endurance Rally" Peugeot 106 to fund, most spending will have to be thrown in that direction. I also have the extension to Crewe Corner to complete, along with my 09 layout, Wetlands Light Railway, which I
Currently, I'm sorting out the loco fleet which now comprises of four locos pictured below:
Front left: 'Mordred' - A Pepper7 Centre Cab Diesel 9mm gauge, the design based on the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railways home built internal combustion locos. Built in the 1920's these locos featured Lanchester or Model T Ford engines.
It is fitted with the recommended N gauge Bachmann Brill Trolley.
Pepper7 can be found at www.pepper7.co.uk
Front Right: 4 wheel diesel, based on a prototype loco (whi
I've added a (rather rough) picture to my website: www.narrowgaugemodelling.com to give an idea of the overall size. It's still in the planning stage and will - no doubt - have some changes before the track is laid!
