saxokid Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 Ive always wanted to build one of these places after looking round the one at valley north wales, bridgewater and the one in Dungeness kent... So ive already started this layout build last year on and off between working on banks road and now colmore TMD.. This layout is roughly 12ft long by 3ft wide, made from plywood on light weight timber frame.. Split into two parts 1) fiddle yard and scenery 2) station halt for powerstation workers which over looks the DRS flask compound.. Layout is DCC setup for my sound loco runnings.. Ive also made x6 sets of A frame legs... 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted April 6, 2020 Author Share Posted April 6, 2020 Saddly ive lost all the very first "build pictures" of this on the phone. Ive made front and side panels to go round this layout build also with backscenes too... Ive made the hard standing same way as Colmore TMD.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted April 6, 2020 Author Share Posted April 6, 2020 Over last few months on and off ive been building this Ratio "BNFL" flask lifting crane. This week finished of with weathering... 11 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted April 6, 2020 Author Share Posted April 6, 2020 Using surplus Hornby track rails ive been drilling holes around the flask compound and glueing them into place ready to fixs the mesh security fences... Im using ratio concrete style security fences.. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted April 6, 2020 Author Share Posted April 6, 2020 Ive now added all the security mesh fences to the double track flask loading compound next wil be making the hinge gates ... 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted April 6, 2020 Author Share Posted April 6, 2020 Ive gone for more "modern" look concrete railway sleeps using the peco flexi track type.. Grass areas are made from Noch static grass and covered over with woodland scenic turf powders.. Ile be using Tamiya neutral gray for fences.. paint code xf-53.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcan product fan Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 2 hours ago, saxokid said: Over last few months on and off ive been building this Ratio "BNFL" flask lifting crane. This week finished of with weathering... like the crane mate look very realistic top work. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted April 6, 2020 Author Share Posted April 6, 2020 Just now, vulcan product fan said: like the crane mate look very realistic top work. Thanks Andi,ive added extra braces to this as kit seemed little wobbly when standing on the concrete area.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisis Rail Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Good work. Seems odd the gates go straight to a buffer? Could this not go to a fiddleyard hid by a scenic break? Unless I have missed something? Ian 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share Posted April 8, 2020 (edited) On 07/04/2020 at 06:50, Crisis Rail said: Good work. Seems odd the gates go straight to a buffer? Could this not go to a fiddleyard hid by a scenic break? Unless I have missed something? Ian Ive done this to make it look like the line went on to somewere once,but now closed off with buffer. Thanks Ian.. Edited April 9, 2020 by saxokid 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share Posted April 8, 2020 Little update today Ive started adding gates to the track part of the compound, then ile make bigger onces for main road gates... Also making some "scratch" built cctv poles and cameras... 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share Posted April 8, 2020 Been adding more of this (Ratio 436) security fences... Compound area starting to take shape now.. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share Posted April 8, 2020 Tonight ive started my scratch built cctv masts for the depot. Im using scrap bits of rail,then solder together Then solder copper clad board on top were the cctv camera wil be mounted.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share Posted April 8, 2020 Using this plastic waste on the kit parts im planning to make cctv cameras.. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share Posted April 8, 2020 Ive now made using old track rail three cctv towers.. Next ile glue small posts on top for mounting my home made cameras as you wil see shortly... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted April 9, 2020 Author Share Posted April 9, 2020 Here are the cctv cameras ive made from plastic waste part of model kit. Ive now started mounting these to the masts... Please comment let me no what you guys think... 2 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted April 9, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 9, 2020 Yep they look like CCTV cameras to me. Nice job mate, totally from scrap too, impressive! Regards Lez. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted April 9, 2020 Author Share Posted April 9, 2020 9 minutes ago, lezz01 said: Yep they look like CCTV cameras to me. Nice job mate, totally from scrap too, impressive! Regards Lez. Thanks Lez,think theyle come to life more when painted up. 1st time ive made these from Scratch cheers neil.. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew liszka Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, saxokid said: Thanks Lez,think theyle come to life more when painted up. 1st time ive made these from Scratch cheers neil.. CCTV cameras look really good neil great use of scrap .have you copied them from cameras you've seen around mate . Edited April 9, 2020 by Andrew liszka 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 I've only just seen your layout Saxokid. Great subject to model and some very nice work there. I'll be following this with interest 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted April 9, 2020 Author Share Posted April 9, 2020 12 hours ago, Andrew liszka said: CCTV cameras look really good neil great use of scrap .have you copied them from cameras you've seen around mate . Yer ive looked at all sorts of cctv cameras on these depots and other secure sites.. Ive also made to ball type cameras now... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted April 9, 2020 Author Share Posted April 9, 2020 12 hours ago, sb67 said: I've only just seen your layout Saxokid. Great subject to model and some very nice work there. I'll be following this with interest Thanks Steve,ive now got x4 layout builds x3 home and Banks road which at the clubhouse. But ive got club on lockdown for members safety.. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted April 9, 2020 Author Share Posted April 9, 2020 13 hours ago, sb67 said: I've only just seen your layout Saxokid. Great subject to model and some very nice work there. I'll be following this with interest Ive been using these colours again for rail rust and track grime same as used on Banks road Steve 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 WOW Mate, some clever stuff going on here, I do like the Cameras, they will look the part, I did a similar thing on the corner of the Warehouse on Deesdale Road. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted April 9, 2020 Author Share Posted April 9, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Andrew P said: WOW Mate, some clever stuff going on here, I do like the Cameras, they will look the part, I did a similar thing on the corner of the Warehouse on Deesdale Road. Thanks Andy for popping in my frend,yer enjoy scratch building bits n bobs... few more cctv cameras done.. cheers neil.. Edited April 9, 2020 by saxokid 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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