How many of us feel like this..?
Morning all,
So, I'm blogging. Let's see how this turn out.
As the title suggest's, I'm on the plain of indecision. I get so many idea's that I feel swamped, then I decide on one, get to the point of starting something, then change my plans again. Permit me to elaborate..
I have "The Mall" in the pipeline for the 2010 Challenge..
Now, this has kind of stalled due to a constant lack of funding and time. I may as well just admit defeat with the project and get it off my mind.
On the plus side of things, with the recent 2mm release's from the likes of Dapol and the apparent ease of use with EasiTrack, 'N' gauge is definatly a route I'm considering. This plan based on a combination of St. Margarets and Rye House on the Hertford East branch is definatly one I keep looking at..
The layout is 12' x 1'6" (144" x 18"), of which 7' (84") is scenic. What I'm not sure on, is where to set the layout. One thought that keeps popping up is the Cumbrian Coast, between Barrow and Sellafield, giving me the excuse to run a range of DMU Classes and a few 'Nuke' workings. Other than that, my fancy takes me to East Anglia, the South West and the South East. If anyone would fancy picking one for me, I'll gladly oblige. B)
Then, of course, there's my interest in Narrow Gauge, 2' gauge in particular. This is represented by 7mm stock running on 14mm gauge track, known as 0-14 or 0n2. A major supplier is KB Scale I have a spare board laying about in my room, 37" x 15" iirc, and this could form the basis for a trial in 0-14 using a simple 'fork' layout, such as the North Pole Railway This simple layout would be fun to operate. A loader at the rear would load a few hoppers with sand/gravel/coal, the loco would then drag the hoppers to the spur at front left and propel them into the siding to be tipped into a waiting truck. To break things up a bit, a line of tree's would run between the siding and rear trackwork.
An alternative is this little layout, an idea from Ian Holmes.
The whole layout is 16" at it's widest and 10" at it's deepest. The trackplan is drawn using 0-14 templates, available from KB Scale as a .pdf file
So that's pretty much the extent of my toils in the hobby. Hardly nothing compared to what some modeller's seem to go through, but enough to grind on my doo-dah's!
If you've got this far: Congratulations! If you have any thought's or comments, as always, don't hesitate to leave something. Let me know what you think regarding which direction I should be taking.
ttfn,
Sam.
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