rob D2 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Nice update - I especially like the idea of the depot being an ex depot and boarded up as per the real one - great observation there . Its coming on well ! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull1845 Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 Evening, I was in the garage yesterday and started having ideas! Don't worry I'm not ripping it all up. I've removed the small brick bridge and extended the visible part of the layout, which means the depot has expanded slightly. Nothing too extreme, I've just extended the sidings into a loop with a two road depot building. I've kept it simple and avoided adding lots of sidings to the depot. See, I'm learning. The plan is still to have the place looking run down, with the single road shed and office still out of use. The two road shed is from Bachmann but has been modified so it doesn't look like every other depot. It's work in progress but thought I'd share the changes. Thanks for looking, 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull1845 Posted April 21, 2021 Author Share Posted April 21, 2021 (edited) Evening, I'm out in the garage listening to the Super Cherries on BBC radio solent, its half time so thought I'd post a quick update. I've started to add some greenery now and also added the stone to the piles in the virtual quarry. The depot area is starting to come along nicely too, I'm pleased I removed the bridge and road, it opens up the area and with the modified track plan it gives a bit more operational interest. Edited April 21, 2021 by pitbull1845 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull1845 Posted April 21, 2021 Author Share Posted April 21, 2021 It wouldn't take much to step back to the 90's. (Apart from all the stock!) Hmmm, I'm liking the retro feel.. 11 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull1845 Posted April 22, 2021 Author Share Posted April 22, 2021 Normal service has resumed after that step back in time. 37421 is on the refuelling road, whilst the crew handover. 421 will be back on the test train shortly on the 1Q99 Eastbury- Wyvern Road - Cardiff. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melangoose Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 Nice routing for 37421, Lol.... I think you are another modeller who will shortly be starting a 1990’s fleet. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 On 21/04/2021 at 19:50, pitbull1845 said: It wouldn't take much to step back to the 90's. (Apart from all the stock!) Hmmm, I'm liking the retro feel.. That's a good look . 90s easily tops pxss poor 2010& and it's infectious diseases ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 21 hours ago, Melangoose said: Nice routing for 37421, Lol.... I think you are another modeller who will shortly be starting a 1990’s fleet. Its contagious Nigel. And gets BIGGER. Bit of a 90's Eastleigh theme. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull1845 Posted May 2, 2021 Author Share Posted May 2, 2021 Evening, I've started to add greenery to the new part of the depot, only a base layer at the moment but the splash of colour makes a nice visual improvement, well I think it does anyway. My pair of 08's can be seen parked side by side in the freshly grown area, I also extended the line nearest to the camera purely for effect, as you can see its going to be modelled as an overgrown unused track and adds no operational interest. 13 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull1845 Posted August 21, 2021 Author Share Posted August 21, 2021 (edited) Afternoon. This may come as a surprise, but this layout has now been scrapped. I've decided to concentrate my efforts on smaller diorama type layouts instead. Thanks as always to those that have contributed to the content with ideas and encouragement. I've started a new thread on the box file page although my current project is a bit larger than a box file, so may start yet another thread here! Cheers Scott Edited August 21, 2021 by pitbull1845 4 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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