The Farthing layouts

Hi Seird, the cart is from Dart Castings - a very good little kit with some neat parts that go together quickly.

 

Horse drawn wagons have become one of my favourite things on the railway scene, I have built a handful so far and have plans for several more. There are two quite good books on GWR horsepower. 

Finally made it to your blog, and, as usual, it is not a disappointment.  You make it look so effortless, which I am sure it is not.

 

I know one person who uses Excel to print out slates onto the correct paper and then cuts rows out and half of the gap between the individual slates.  Paper gives you the chance to 'distress' some slates as well, or have some 'slipped'.

 

I always do my modelling on the dining room table which actually makes my wife happy as it means we are in the same room, but there is now only the two of us and it is most frustrating to put stuff away when we have visitors which is why projects seem to change quite frequently as different stuff gets taken out.

Hi Chris, thanks very much. Effortless it is not, as our swearbox can testify! But I tend to mainly post in the blogs when things are at some stage of completion, which may give the wrong impression.

 

The Excel idea is interesting, thanks for that. I am finding it more demanding to work in paper than plastics though. I'm not very good at getting measurements and cutting exactly right, and plastics are more forgiving in that way as you can file and fettle etc until things are right.

 

I do like the notion of modelling and operating a layout in the same room as my wife. I sometimes feel guilty about heading off to the basement! I know what you mean about putting things away though. Maybe a modified Ikea box of some sort might work, with a hinged lid on one side...

Dear Mikkel, I've just come across your blog and I am enjoying your work enormously - really inspiring. Could I ask, where did you get the plans for the Goods Shed at Speech House Road? I'd like to build something similar - I am just starting to scratch-build buildings and having a very small layout this goods shed would be perfect. I you can point me the right direction of any plans or photos I would be most grateful. My internet search didn't find anything. Many thanks, Jonathan  

Hello Jonathan, many thanks, I'm glad if there is something here of use.

The build was based on a 4mm drawing that was sent to me, but unfortunately I can't now find it in my files.  It was from one of the Wild Swan books on the Severn and Wye Railway.

 

You can see another build of the goods shed here, which also uses that drawing: https://www.gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=8094&sid=9af8f10bdc8cc0ee3546d6da2a384419

 

@kirtleypete of this parish also built the Speech House Rd goods shed in 7mm scale, there's a photo of his model on gwr.org.uk here: http://www.gwr.org.uk/galkirtley1.html

 

I  will keep looking for my drawing. I'll also measure my own model and send you the dimensions, though I seem to remember that I adapted it.

 

PS: A photo here, though not very good!

 

 

Edited November 7, 2022 by Mikkel

Hi Mikkel, many thanks for your notes and the various photos and links, which are all very useful. I’ll start to rough out a plan based on what you have provided here and your original post. I’ll try to track down the Wild Swan book too, but if you do come across the plans or have a moment to share the basic measurements that would be very kind indeed. I very much admire your work, by the way, and your often very original posts. Jonathan 

Hi Jonathan, that sounds good. And thanks again!

 

I've measured my goods shed:

* Footprint is 91 x 53 mms

* Long sides are 59 mms tall

* Gable ends are 75 mms tall at the roof peak (dodgy terminology I think!)

* Side apertures are 31mm wide x 38 mm tall (from the floor).

* Sliding doors: 2.1 mm wide x 4.1 mms tall, each.

 

You'll note that I adapted the prototype to have a timber base rather than a brick one. I may have lightly adapted some of the  measurements too, I vaguely recall changing my plans at some point. 

 

 

Many thanks, this is great.