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View of the Yard

Buckjumper

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A quick, and very rough sketch to show the levels. That it looks like part of Ricey's Cornfield Street is no accident - it fits the bill perfectly, so there's no need to reinvent the wheel.

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We're looking south. In the foreground I've added the an impression of the far side of the brick lined cutting for the Metropolitan Lines (stage 3 of this segment) and the position of the future road bridge over it on the right hand side. On the viaduct at the back will be the quadruple tracks of the Great Eastern Main and Through lines with the beginnings of some sidings on the left (stage 2). These three stages will only encompass one half of The Rookery with about half as much again either side bringing it to about 20' in length in total. However, what you see here shows the extent of the visible Met. lines for this whole section as they disappear into cut & cover tunnels either side. Over the top on the right (west, towards The City) will be a network of grimy East End streets and courtyards with the main lines on the GER viaduct forming the backdrop. Beyond that is a goods depot and then Artillery Lane where the Met. lines reappear. To the left the sidings eventually lead to a large coal depot. But that's all some way off...

 

In the space in the left foreground are some dilapidated buildings of a small courtyard (builder/decorator/merchant/whatever) accessed through the viaduct. It all looks to be a tight squeeze and that's intentional; I want to impart a cramped, claustrophobic feel. I think a mock up will be essential so I can move things around if necessary to make the best of it.

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Western Star

Deja Vu? Baahh, Christmas Humbug.

 

Dare I suggest, adding a flavour of the GER lines and their backdrop might emphasise the cramped feeling of the yard? The noisy, dark, filthy, isolated nature of the housing sitting on the edge of the yard is enough to make any Angel Weep.

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Rice's Cornfield Street was the original starting point for Albion Yard, so I can understand why you've used it. I can recommend the mock up and moving things about too, I still do it having got a workable positioning of the buildings, but not yet reached the final solution.

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Buckjumper

Graham - Agreed. Chances are that I will make a start on the GER viaduct lines before The Yard is completed - in fact they will determine the exact course of the viaduct itself, so it's something I'm bearing in mind.

 

Paul - I didn't realise Albion Yard stemmed from the same source. I'm not usually an advocate of models from models but IR has quite a knack for condensing prototype practice into modellogenic plans - but then he understands the prototype in a way I think other layout planners perhaps don't.

 

However, track is one thing, but nailing the composition of the whole scene is the tricky bit and that's going to take a little time to get right.

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scanman

Great concept - I'd actually 'visited' the original blog several times - but the 'extracts' here are very good taster! I like the 'modular/scene' approach to layouts (allows for he best - or in this case the worst(?) of all worlds) and I also like the 'scene-setting stories as in 'Where Angels Fear To Tread'. Mikkel is a pastmaster at this - and to me it moves the scene from a model railway to 'the world in miniature'.

 

In ScaleSeven this is going to be something to see - but not sure if I'll be around in 30 years time. But don't rush on my account :-)

 

Regs

 

Ian

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Mickey

This looks great !

Cornfield St is my second fave Rice plan ( he did one for me years ago that is still at the planning stage :D)

As you say no need to re-invent to the wheel :)

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Buckjumper

Modelling Railways Illustrated Vol2 No.10 (June 1995). A good issue for GER afficianados as it also features Graham Overton's astonishing 7mm Little Fen & Beckford Market, a two-station minimum space continuous run in 16' x 8'.

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