Steam here! Posted July 31, 2020 Author Share Posted July 31, 2020 A brief mock up of the future completed carriage shed. Might try some different fencing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steam here! Posted July 31, 2020 Author Share Posted July 31, 2020 The trial and error for locations for the magnets. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steam here! Posted July 31, 2020 Author Share Posted July 31, 2020 The Dairy and fuel depot. Siding lengths reflecting the amount of rolling stock available. I've still got to convert these to Kadees. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steam here! Posted July 31, 2020 Author Share Posted July 31, 2020 A test run for clearences under the road bridge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steam here! Posted July 31, 2020 Author Share Posted July 31, 2020 My recently new storage box for Kadee couplings including the Kadee starter pack 1030. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steam here! Posted July 31, 2020 Author Share Posted July 31, 2020 Thank you for your interest, all feedback and suggestions welcome. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steam here! Posted August 2, 2020 Author Share Posted August 2, 2020 Today working on the redvelopment, with a couple of ideas in mind. 1st off, I'm just in the process of gluing my 1st magnet on the layout using the Kadee jig. Because the card underneath is white, I'm simply used woodland scenics cinders and glue with the addition of their rusty rail pen. If look at the top of the magnet jig, you can make out the magnet showing between the two holes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steam here! Posted August 2, 2020 Author Share Posted August 2, 2020 Elsewhere I've been pottering the idea of how I want the station to function what i'll represent. Nothing's yet finalised, however I am tempted to keep the bay platform. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steam here! Posted August 2, 2020 Author Share Posted August 2, 2020 You'll notice I have included a storage siding at the front, this was originally for the TPO, having played around this moring seeing what's best for what should go where, does seem very unlikely. I may use this siding however for putting together goods trains another carriage siding? Again I'm not sure on this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steam here! Posted August 2, 2020 Author Share Posted August 2, 2020 (edited) For those who are either returning to the hobby or who are new or are interested. I thought I would include a couple of photos of Peco Medium code 100 streamline and Peco Medium code 100 set track Edited August 2, 2020 by Steam here! Made an error. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steam here! Posted August 2, 2020 Author Share Posted August 2, 2020 As for the goods shed it will stay some where in this corner having a narrow board, means I don't have much choice but to place it parallel with the carriage sheds. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steam here! Posted August 2, 2020 Author Share Posted August 2, 2020 One thing I have noticed since I've changed my points to where possible from Peco set track to Peco streamline and having given the loco release a more realistic length. Is that the maximum length for a rake of coaches has gone from 4 to 3. The maximum rake of short Hornby private owner wagons is 9 plus the guards van. I have also marked clearence lines. So I know they'll never been a collision, the points should help as well reduce of the swing effect on locomotives, when travelling on any curve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steam here! Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 (edited) Hi everyone, it’s been a while since I last posted on my layout. The layout itself is on hold and will be for some time. I’ve been working on ideas in the background and have learnt from so many mistakes from the first layout. Here is a mock up of the Bachmann Great Central Station. To give me more of an idea of how things could look. The longest train will probably be the LMS Coronation Scot (Which I have to unbox all 9 coaches and loco again). This will be one of the biggest trains I will want to run on the new layout as for now the old main line is just reduced to a 2nd radius loop purely for running in locos and taking photos. Here you are seeing 9 X Hornby Gresley coaches. Edited July 24, 2021 by Steam here! Missed out some words. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steam here! Posted July 24, 2021 Author Share Posted July 24, 2021 Experimenting with Hornby’s LMS Princess Coronation no: 6220 “Coronation” and the Coronation Scot coaches (all 9 of them). I now know that I only need another 4 platform straights, to get the whole train in and a bigger board. Overall I’m pleased with the result I have at the moment (getting a visual idea of how the “Coronation Scot” will look). This will be the biggest type of trains I will want to run. with amount of empty space on the rest of the platform, I have a couple of things in mind. As for the station names they will remain the same, I’ve also been looking at other names as well fictitious of course. Station names: Sierraton Roversmith Fordington Vauxwell Carltonholme Eastlingby Eastlington Eastdale Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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