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From now on the entry title will be Le Focq, not La Rocque, because I am now modelling Le Focq station. The blog name will still be La Rocque.
As you can see from the photograph below, there is indeed no corners in my sky. The back scene support is now in place. On to which a photographic back scene will be attached.
The tabs at the top of the back scene support, are to ensure that when the glue sets a gap will exist of 0.5 mm to allow the insertion of the sky exte
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Location, choosing a location to model, which can fit into the space available. The Jersey Eastern Railway is an interesting prototype was not a sleepy branch line, but was a suburban railway. Trains ran at 1/2 hour intervals at peak times.
The model is now based on Le Focq, which is a station, just before the main passing station of Pontac.
Normal view of the layout
Sorry the locomotive and rolling stock are not correct.
Location, locating the fiddle yard access boards
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I been working on La Rocque, the scenic section of the layout is contained in a box, which acts as a view block.
The front of the scenic section of the layout
It will have a folding section of the front panel, with the layout name, which has been changed to Le Focq. If you are puzzled by spelling of the station names, they are written in Jersey French.
The completed underside of the baseboard
The locators will also act as the DCC bus transfer from the main, scen
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What is an armchair modeller? To many the answer is a sign of disapproval, someone who thinks about building a layout, but does little real modelling.
Many of my previous modelling projects have failed because I didn't do enough thinking, before starting projects.
This time round I did, and this think before you start model, makes the actual project execution easier.
I have now made the main baseboard, yes it is a micro layout. But it is designed to be a complete layout, with
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I have built the main baseboard and I am currently building the fiddleyard approach boards.
When laying out track, I realised that although the track, it would fit, but I was unable to fit the necessary point motor in, without either not including the culvert or cutting the length of the platform.
As a result I have decided to model Le Focq instead. Because of the box size being fixed, and the need to be able to take the layout on the bus, ferry and trains.
My design eboo
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In order to design any layout, especially a micro layout, like La Rocque some compromises have to be made.
Starting from the right hand side, the cottage has been moved towards the railway crossing and turned through about 15 degrees, to make the back parallel with the railway. The cottage then acts to screen trains as they enter the scene.
The platform at La Rocque, could accommodate 6 carriages, but on the model this will be reduced to about 3.5 carriages, due to space and bala
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I've done some experimentation with a short length of Easitrack, a small piece of plywood, double sided tape and three wagons, to determine the minimum radius which 10' wagons could negotiate, without coming off. The answer is 75mm radius, if I slightly gauge widen the track.
Initial design of the baseboard, the main baseboard will be 380mm by 140mm, with two add on boards 185mm by 140mm and a hinged flap to support the cassette at the back of the layout.
The scenic area will be p
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I am building a layout, but in order to test the locomotives, and rolling stock I need a test track. The prototype is an intermediate station on the Jersey Eastern Railway.
The station had a single platform a level crossing and a siding facing St Hellier.
I am intending that the test track will pack into a plastic box with internal measurements of 380mm by 140mm by 160mm. This will include a loco and rolling stock, and maybe the controller.
I don't have transport, so
