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bkz2457

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    Steam really, not adverse to diesel, i just prefer steam

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  1. Thank you for all the replies so far! Yes i am fairly slim but that "sketch" is not quite to scale, its just to give an idea of where i am. I will definitely consider moving the point switches to make some more space. I had already fitted a subway connecting the inner platform to the larger outer platform using Peco kits. Yes all the track is down, I did consider other platform locations originally but space is tight. I can just get in to all 4 corners, fortunately I'm 5ft 11 though it can be a stretch. Once i have tidied up i will take some actual photos, but every single comment has been very useful indeed.
  2. This is my first post, so may well be in the wrong place, i have returned to model railways after a long "layoff". My last layout was in the loft and large but never got "finished, finished" if you like, changes in temperature and the climb up the ladder after a while brought about an abrupt halt followed by boxing it away. With the small box room becoming available recently, my wife suggested using the available space so i have! It measures 6ft 6ins x 6ft 6ins give or take a little, the current layout is based on the readily available plan "Ayr" [but will not be prototypical of Ayr at all] as i needed access to the center in order to be able to do any topside work. Few layouts seem to allow for central operation and i wanted to get up and running without an awful lot of planning! A couple of mistakes i made was probably extending the original size a bit and not leaving my self a lot of room around the outside. The second one was fitting surface mount point motors then deciding to mount new motors underneath! There are probably more blunders but hey-ho. I have opted for dcc again, track is down and ballasted droppers are in place and this is where i need some ideas. Apart from the platforms which are done, i'm stuck on what to do with buildings scenery etc, the center cutaway doesn't help in that department, there is a small area addition to the right hand side where the window is located. Sadly as it is a flat based round and round "loop" its not ideal, but i do like to see movement, as its not large i don't envisage a tunnel but i need something that would in the real world, give access to the two platforms from the "other side" of the layout, i'm also a big fan of terraced houses! I would like it to look inhabited. I mainly want to model the LMS|BR period late 40's onwards, but just steam, i'm not aiming for perfection but something that is a bit realistic. I have added my plan [slightly modified] i'm no expert with paint shop, so apologies, but any ideas for scenery and buildings would be great, i have so much stuff going around in my head i can't decide. The little dots by the way are my point switches, built in to the board to save space.
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