suburbangorilla Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 I am in the very early days of creating a layout based on the Met based in two areas/settlements that didn't/don't actually exist (a country village/small town and a London suburb). It will no doubt upset the puritans/rivet counters but it makes some pretty big assumptions (not least that that the Met stayed independent/profitable into the 1930s and beyond!). It will be filled with subtle private jokes/references and nods to my loved ones. I have tons of ideas but working full time means it will take a while to get going. I currently have the Bachmanp Midnight Metropolitan set, four Hornby Pullmans to be repainted, given new interiors and a few buildings. I am planning on getting one of those beautiful Heljan Metropolitan BoBos for my birthday present to myself next March. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LULFAN Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 The very best of luck to you I hope you have a great time building it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Good Lord! If the Met had carried-on, there wouldn't be a single acre left in Buckinghamshire that isn't covered in semi-detached houses. It is well known that it was a land-development company that ran a railway as a subsidiary to its main business. ;-) Kevin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburbangorilla Posted October 5, 2015 Author Share Posted October 5, 2015 I'm far from a flag-waving little Englander but there is something gloriously English about the whole thing. Pomp, circumstance and magnificent cockups. Just look at Watkins Folly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 True, very true. Any railway that stabled a Pullman car in a field in the middle of rural nowhere (a.k.a Verney Junction) every night, owned the Brill Tramway, and operated Baker Street, all at once, is deserving of interest. How long did its independent existence last in your UA? K Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburbangorilla Posted October 5, 2015 Author Share Posted October 5, 2015 Well I did have an idea where the layout would be horizontally divided with a doublesided back scene, with the village being 1930s and the suburb being 1960s but I am not sure if that'd look right. Thoughts welcome. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edcayton Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Have a reverse loop, and paint the trains in 1930's livery one side and 1960's t'other? Ed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburbangorilla Posted October 5, 2015 Author Share Posted October 5, 2015 Haha. There are limits to my masochism! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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