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coombe junction - 4mm


bcnPete

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Happy Christmas to all! The title is not a misprint, early April fool, nor the result of too much red wine but an exercise that has been flying around in my head for a while and I just wanted to see how feasible it would be.

 

On the last RMWeb3, there were comments that it would be interesting to build Coombe Junction in 4mm - Seeing as how I have started to build up an appropriate amount of BR blue rolling stock for the layout I am building my sons [i will set that blog up next year] it occurred to me that again using one of my preferred IKEA shelves , then a reasonable model of Coombe Junction could be made - Size a mere 1900mm x 260mm.

 

Using some left over Hornby set track, some Peco flexible, a Hornby hut and a cardboard platform knocked up last Christmas day for my sons I mapped it out earlier today on the shelf, if nothing else, just to get it out of my system. The layout would use Coombe Junction crossing and Lamellion bridges as scenery breaks at either end, with simple trains loaded on Cassettes. Although it is represented with proprietary track, it would be nice to handbuild the trackwork, to Finescale standards and also detail a small fleet of rolling stock.

 

I attach a sketch done a few months ago and a couple of pics from today which if nothing else, demonstrate that a small extract from the branch could make for an interesting layout.

 

Am I going to build it??? Well, never say never but with 3 layouts currently under construction in our household, that's just say that I don't really want to start 2010 with my wife divorcing me ;)

 

Thanks for all your support and comments throughout the year on both RMWeb 3 and this forum which have been informative, inspirational and motivating. Very best wishes to you all for 2010 <img src='http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':icon_biggrin:' />

 

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Original sketch...1900mm top and tailed with cassettes...

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Overall...Coombe crossing at lower end and Lamellion Bridge at the upper end as scenic breaks...

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37 on clay hoods passing 121 Bubble at Coombe...

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Looking towards Coombe Station...

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  • RMweb Gold

Very best wishes for 2010 from here also icon_wave.gif Coombe Jct in 4mm, eh? Sounds good. But you're worried about your wife calling it quits? Here's a plan: Challenge her to build it! laugh.gif

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  • RMweb Gold

Mikkel - Thanks...already relayed your suggestion...and the look in response said it all!

 

As I said, CJ in 4mm would be an interesting project but I have a couple of 2mm FS projects which have been neglected of late so I am hoping to get cracking again with them in January 2010...

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  • RMweb Gold
...and the look in response said it all!

 

laugh.gif That sounds just like what happened to me when I tried the same ploy biggrin.gif. Oh well, looks like you've got enough on your plate already with the 2mm layouts, looking forward to seeing more progress. Have a happy new year icon_wave.gif

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Hi,

 

looking good, may I suggest a larger radius curve for the point?

 

looks like there's plenty of room for it?

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  • RMweb Gold

Thanks 18B,

 

Agreed - it was just mapped out with leftovers from the boys set-track but a medium or even a large turnout would allow a more graceful approach for the siding.

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Thanks 18B,

 

Agreed - it was just mapped out with leftovers from the boys set-track but a medium or even a large turnout would allow a more graceful approach for the siding.

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Thanks 18B,

 

Agreed - it was just mapped out with leftovers from the boys set-track but a medium or even a large turnout would allow a more graceful approach for the siding.

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