Strikes me that Coombe Junction would work in this aspect.

How I hear you ask.

It looks to me that you have already planned a nice section of double track on Coombe, on the viaduct. With a bit of ingenuity this could be converted to your wished for continuos run. This might mean having a replaceable viaduct, and I haven't thought about the scenic break bits, but just imagine how this could boost the potential for Coombe as well.

The other thought is, that I hope you have lots of space in which to store all of these

Graham - Agreed! - In terms of the min radius, I am not too sure - I was using my old set track as a guide which is approx 600mm diameter - I forget to say that the overall size of the above is 1200mm x 800mm giving interchangeable diaroma areas of approx 600 x 300mm. Gentle curved track scenairios, such as Dawlish could be implemented by using the 'tunnel black boxes' to straighten the track back for alignment with the standard curved end sections...one of my earlier sketches shows the introduction of additional non scenic boards which would allow full length trains to be accomodated.

Kris - Now there's a thought...but I think having a continuous run section of the London to Penzance mainline would push my wife over the edge...some ideas are best kept at 1:10 scale

EL - Thanks - Even if mine does not progress beyond this stage, I am happy if it has triggered something for someone - I shall keep an eye on your blog!

Nice plan pete.... any plans for spotters peering over the bridge on the A273?

Ah hah...you recognise it!!

I grew up spotting around here and I remember that we were bored seeing mostly Cigs and Veps so it was pretty exciting to see a class 73 or the 33 on the weekly oil train or the daily 47 on the Brighton - Manchester Picadilly service.

20 years ago I started a N gauge conversion of 4 Mk I's to an EMU but it was put on ice. Even though my main railway interest lies in china clay, I kinda feel I ought to make something one day that nods towards the days when I spent time chasing trains...when I should have been chasing women...mispent youth and all that

Pete

Minimum radius for mainline stock in 2mm finescale is generally accepted as 600mm. That's what we use on Copenhagen Fields.

It could possibly be squeezed down to 450mm if mainly bogie stock is being run. This might require a degree of gauge widening which is achievable with soldered track but not with Easitrac.

Mark.

Hi Pete

First there was Coombe Junc', then Kyle, then the OO one, also some O gauge?, and now this.

Missy

Hi Missy,

Your absolutely spot on with all the projects you listed - Nice to know that someone reads my drivel

Thanks - I am always thinking and drawing in my sketchbook and sometimes I just need to get it out of my system...hence the mini models.

I did think of another idea for a 2FS boxfile layout based on Meeth yesterday...

The focus is definately now on Coombe - Moorswater, so expect some more updates on this soon

So many potential models, so little modelling time and space!

Mark - Thanks - I think the set track I currently use as a test track is 450mm but I wouldn't want to go tighter than 600mm.

Marc - Thanks also - nothing wrong with zooming in and out of scales...keeps the eyesight in check!

Edward - Hello again! Your right, the ratio of scenic to non scenic is about 25-75...it really developed from a desire to run in locos...but then I got carried away with it! As I said, it may not happen...but I had fun thinking it, drawing it and modelling it

So many potential models, so little modelling time and space!

...so little money to spend on them too

Andy, Hi

Thanks - had an unforseen couple of hours modelling opportunity crop up last night so I thought I would pull together a few models to test the drawings.

When I showed my wife them last night, she commented. " Why are you still making models...I thought that had all finished after that trip to the Oxford the other weekend?"

Good job she has not opened all the boxfiles on the office shelves yet

normal service will resume on Coombe - Moorswater shortly...

When I showed my wife them last night, she commented. " Why are you still making models...I thought that had all finished after that trip to the Oxford the other weekend?"

That sounds familiar. I think you need to hope that she doesn't look on here ! At least yours are in box files at the moment though. I'm trying not to mention the 6' section of baseboard that has somehow turned up ready to extend Avonwick onto. Once the other boards are there as well....

That way you could turn it into 75/25 scenic and keep the same ideas.

Graham

Hi Graham - Thanks - another viable and interesting option...but not for me I feel

After I returned to the hobby, I realised that my interest lies with making models of prototypical locations/areas that have had an impact on me, hence the 2 suggested diorama locations. I know what I am like...and I can see myself losing interest with forming scenery for scenerys sake...if you know what I mean.

The other thing is storage - when I drew it, I always imagined 75% of it being relatively thin...something like foamboard construction stored against the wall - Developing the ends suddenly means 'another layout' and I can imagine the Divorce Lawyer reading aloud all my current projects in court

That said, I could see another scenairio for this proposal which keeps 75% of it relatively flat (stored discretely) and the dioramas as 'Boxfile layouts' which would dimensionally work with the 600mm module, as well as solve the storage issues