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Brewhouse Quay: 5 Months On


Chris Nevard

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For want of a BLOG post, rather than dwell on pretty photos and blarney, this one is about the journey so far, for Brewhouse Quay has to be one of the quickest layouts I've been able to get together. There is quite a bit more to do, but I think that layout at a push has reached the stage where I'd be happy to take it to a show. That however won't be until September at Model Rail Live in Barrow Hill Roundhouse. Any spare time over the next few weeks will be taken up tweaking Combwich for RAILEX, for that layout is 30 years old now and is a bit like running a classic MG or having a high maintenance wife - constant TLC required!

 

I digress.....

 

Whilst the track is handbuilt, the buildings are 50/50 ready to plop/scratchbuilt, that definitely is has a speed advantage. Whether I'd use such a large ratio in the future is debatable - I prefer a more individual approach. However I was offered the brewery buildings as a freebee, and with these latest Scenecraft releases being extraordinarily good and above an beyond what I could achieve with the time I have available (model making is only a small fraction of my involvement within the hobby).

 

December: planning

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January: woodwork and soldering!

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February: wiring, the running of the first train

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March: groundwork

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April: colouring

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May: enjoying

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Absolutely superb ! This is one of the few layouts that I would travel many miles to see.

 

gerrynick

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Hi,

 

Looks very nice Chris, would take me years to get to this standard and you've managed to do it in 5 months!

 

Just one think I would like to pick out from your entry:

 

having a high maintenance wife - constant TLC required!

 

Do you know this from experience Chris? :P ;) :lol:

 

Superb layout!

 

Simon

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Oh, and by the way Chris, don't omit from your list of distractions 'generously imparting advice, hints and tips to those less gifted individuals'.......like me ! ;)

 

Best wishes,

 

Jonte.

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I simply must see it! (in real life, i know you already new what i ment thus making this sentence usless)

 

Keep the good work coming :D

 

Chris

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Great piece of work. Perhaps its the thought of beer spuring you on that's made it so quick.

Don

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Barrow Hill is Sept eh Chris - hope you've had all your jabs! :lol:

 

I'll see you there hopefully

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Jabs from ruscksacks or against germies?

I've got just 3 or 4 months to practice being a primadonna moaning about wind, dust and fry-ups now, whilst booming out "don't you know who I am? I've been building model railways for 30 years darling!"....:rolleyes:

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Jabs from ruscksacks or against germies?I've got just 3 or 4 months to practice being a primadonna moaning about wind, dust and fry-ups now, whilst booming out "don't you know who I am? I've been building model railways for 30 years darling!"....:rolleyes:

 

 

:lol: I wasn't going to mention Mr LFs antics last year, glad that the MR crew wern't too put off by it all.

 

Remember, no throwing stale croissants at the paying public ;)

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The plan at this stage is to have the layout as part of the magazine display - that way I hopefully won't have to play trains too often because I'll be able to farm the operation off on Mr Dibber and the other red polo shirted people.:diablo_mini:

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