nickd Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 (edited) Layout competition notice.pdf Hi Everyone. The Gauge O Guild is proud to announce, in association with Minerva Model Railways and Intentio, a 7mm Layout Competition to be held at Guildex20. Please click the link above.for full details, or click here to go to the entry page: www.gauge0guild.com/layout_competition/Layout_comp_notice.aspx Nick Dunhill, Competition Manager. Edited September 18, 2019 by nickd 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcD Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Having had a chat with my 4 year old son he has suggested that we but WC Boggs and Son might be put into the pot. If he can rope his grandfather in to help him operate it. Marc 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickd Posted September 18, 2019 Author Share Posted September 18, 2019 Go for it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold MarshLane Posted September 18, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 18, 2019 Nick, A friend of mine who currently reads rmWeb but doesn't have an account (I keep telling him to sign up!) has asked me if the 20sq ft specified in the rules is purely scenic area, or the entire layout (ie including sector plate/fiddle yard etc)? As he commented if you had to take say 6sqft off for a traverser (for example) then 14sq ft could be limiting. I said I'd post and ask. Rich Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcD Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Good question I read the rules again and it could be either. I have submitted our entry of Bogg and Son. See what happens now. our area i well under the 20ft limit. Marc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickd Posted September 19, 2019 Author Share Posted September 19, 2019 (edited) Hi Rich. The main criteria were looking for are quality and atmosphere. The competition category is defined as Small Layout and 20sqft is the overall footprint of the layout including sidings, fiddle yards etc. We have imposed this as space at the exhibition for entries has been limited to one isle of the hall, and we'd like to get at least 5 entries in it. However if some of the layouts are as small as Marc's (above) then we may be able to accommodate more than 5 on the isle. If the competition is a success this year than the GOG Events team may be persuaded to give us more space in following years, so we may be able to increase the size limit. This is a new venture for us and we'll review the rules in January when the deadline for entries passes. Nick Edited September 19, 2019 by nickd 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcD Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Some photos of "Wm.C. Boggs and Son Ltd's progress so far. The building in the foreground is a water base. The B/W card mock-ups will be replaced with a 3D back scene. My next job is to lay the track which should be done shortly. Marc 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold MarshLane Posted September 19, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 19, 2019 2 hours ago, nickd said: Hi Rich. The main criteria were looking for are quality and atmosphere. The competition category is defined as Small Layout and 20sqft is the overall footprint of the layout including sidings, fiddle yards etc. We have imposed this as space at the exhibition for entries has been limited to one isle of the hall, and we'd like to get at least 5 entries in it. However if some of the layouts are as small as Marc's (above) then we may be able to accommodate more than 5 on the isle. If the competition is a success this year than the GOG Events team may be persuaded to give us more space in following years, so we may be able to increase the size limit. This is a new venture for us and we'll review the rules in January when the deadline for entries passes. Nick Thanks Nick, Thats logical, i’ll pass the information on. Just a thought if this is the thread to register an entry fine, but if AndyY is going to create a dedicated area for threads, like has happened with other competitions, it may be worth linking to it in the first post? 10 hours ago, Furness Wagon said: Good question I read the rules again and it could be either. I have submitted our entry of Bogg and Son. See what happens now. our area i well under the 20ft limit. Marc Good luck Marc, one hopes that you and your son are ‘flushed’ with success!! Rich 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcD Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 It could just go down the pan!! Marc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 One assumes the length of aisle given for the best 5 layouts will take 5 layouts that are 13ft x 1ft 6, or 16ft by 1ft 3 or even 20ft by 1ft all are 20sq,ft or slightly less, Might it have been better to give an overall length rather than an area. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickd Posted September 20, 2019 Author Share Posted September 20, 2019 Hi Alan I'm going to leave the tetris in the hands of the GOG's excellent events team! Nick 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsMadKen Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 A 6" wide 0 gauge layout would be perfectly workable if you are happy to confine scenic development to the backscene plus a bit of half relief, but a forty foot long layout would be difficult to fit in! It might be better to specify a maximum linear dimension in addition to the area. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbishop Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 I've just posted an entry. I'm building a 56 foot layout, called Höchstädt, which has an invite to Guildex in 2021. The plan is to have the branch line terminus, called Blindheim, in front of one of the fiddle yards and I have already built three 4' x 8" baseboards. So build a temporary 8' fiddle yard and I have an entry of 20' x 8". And obviously it's German. Bill 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickd Posted September 27, 2019 Author Share Posted September 27, 2019 Hi Bill, thanks very much for taking the trouble to enter. Could you post some pictures of it somewhere and advise on your entry? Good luck, and I hope you enjoy the experience. Nick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbishop Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Nick, A little bit of chicken and egg! At the moment I have three unadorned baseboards and will lay track during the winter. If my entry is accepted in February, then I will purchase some building kits at the Gießen show in March. So the scenick work would take up the next couple of months and I reckon photographs should be available in May. Blindheim will have two tracks on a 8" wide baseboard; everything will be half relief other than an engine shed. If you want to see examples of my work, the original Höchstädt is in the May 2015 Continental Modeller. Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gerrym Posted October 3, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 3, 2019 Hi , I have submitted an entry form for the competition and there should with any luck be some pictures attached here! the photo's are of my entry, Queens Street Yard. Cheers Gerry M 21 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritishGypsum4 Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 This surely must have the makings of a great competition and I look forward, as a visitor, seeing the layouts in the flesh at the show. I certainly can't enter it this year but would be tempted for the following year if this is going to be a regular thing. It also allows others to gain inspiration for small areas at home. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted October 25, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 25, 2019 I've entered. All I need to do now is build a suitable layout. Of course, living just north of Telford will enable me to take the baseboards up to the International Centre to make sure they fit in the space available. Sadly (for me) next year appears to be the last Guildex in Telford due to escalating hall fees. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hartleymartin Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 On 19/09/2019 at 17:23, Furness Wagon said: Some photos of "Wm.C. Boggs and Son Ltd's progress so far. The building in the foreground is a water base. The B/W card mock-ups will be replaced with a 3D back scene. My next job is to lay the track which should be done shortly. Marc I'd like to know if you get any issues with buffer-locking on the S-bends formed by the cross-overs. I'm working on some designs at the moment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcD Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Nothing so far. I'm using very short vehicles. Longest wagon and s 16ft long on a 9ft wheel base. I haven't ran a loco across the points yet. Pow powered running is Monday's job Marc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted October 26, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 26, 2019 I cut the baseboard ends this afternoon on my attempt. I'm not using any small radii pointwork, so should not have a buffer locking problem. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcD Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 Progress so far. Waiting for the ballast to go off before anything more can be done. Marc 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcD Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 We tested the working layout for the first time this evening. No buffer locking at all a few of the wagons needed some attention on their couplings but that was mainly moving parts not dropping back when they should and the dead buffers on the M/W tank need a bit more depth to stop the couplings hitting each other. Will post some more photos before I put in in the car tomorrow night for its first show at the weekend. There is still a lot of the detail to add and the frame around the scenic section, but its about 75% there. And things move Marc 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcD Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 The first outing for Boggs and Son went very well. A few tweaks needed and a few ideas found to improve things. I have attached some pictures of it in operation at Workington show. Marc 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dava Posted June 26, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 26, 2020 Guildex 2020 has finally been cancelled by the Gauge O Guild for public health reasons. I'm sure there will be another small layout competition somewhere, sometime. Dava Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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