nicolasgreenin

It’s been a while since I posted. I have been doing little things with the layout a few more buildings and lots of running. But today marked a big change we are moving soon and I could not put this off anymore. There was no way the layout was ever going to move in 1 section so it needed to be broken down. I was able to split the section with minimal damage.

I have redesign the turntable taking some inspiration from the old Guildford MPD I can't do it justice due to the lack of space so I haven't attempted the roundhouse Image taken from David Heys http://www.davidheyscollection.com/page34.htm from the Guildford Museum

I agree he is only 8 and very creative my hope is that he hasn't reached his peak yet.. Having said that I would also like a turntable but they take up a lot of room and I want it to look right. With a bigger baseboard one can always fall for the trap of putting in too much track and not leaving enough room for the scenery and buildings.

My son has been wanting a turntable on our layout for a while so I with the extra space I have added this. I am not sure if this would be prototypical please advice

Here is a better view Main line Freight Line Lower/fiddle not going to be scenic

Hi All, I may have been a little unfair to SCARM I found the parallel track function and I have come up with this, Green is the main line at 150mm Blue is the Freight line drops to 15mm 3% gradients Yellow the yard with an extra loop dropping to 0mm

Hi Chris, It sounds like X TrackCAD is a bit more technical than SCARM I will have to get to grips with it. I am sure there are some videos in YouTube... I will try your method I do use the parallel straight track to get the gap but what I was finding was that the outer track looked good but the inner track isn’t parallel...

I have tried XTrackCAD and I need to work out how it works so I have switched back to SCARM I am having issues getting my mainlines parallel on a curve. I am undecided which track to make the goods line I think it will be the top right siding and I would like it drop under the station please let me know your thoughts.

Thanks Bryant, I still cant get over how much effort other forum members put in to help. I will have to download a copy of xtrackCAD it looks good. This is great I have been thinking of having the following elements and this is a great start Large curved station Double track TMD or marshalling yard Single track good line on a different level I originally wanted a fiddle yard but I think as long as there is some storage on the layout this would not be needed we don't have lots of rolling stock so I think we could keep this on the layout with out the need for a fiddle yard

Great progress Richard, I really like the superelevation and the sleeper spacing it makes it look so realistic.

Thanks for the support, it really helps I have also noticed that I have added to many Parapet wall refuge there should be over every other Butress. It is the join behind the Parapet wall refuge that I am not that happy with so I think I will recreate them and possibly I think I can go a little higher as the Parapet wall as it only just covers the board behind.

I have managed to get a bit more done today I am not that happy how the wall has turned out. I might see how it goes but I think I will remake them the advantage of a printable kit. I have to finish the return and the workshops under the arches.

I have built a few card kits before but I am a novice. I am building a low relief arches kit I have to extend the parapet wall to cover a higher level baseboard.

This workshop looks great especially in it setting.

This is a rough room layout which shows my current desk which is small but works well. The baseboards are 3000x800mm on the sides and 1100x900 mm at the ends this give a 1200x1100 mm operating space