My first O Gauge layout - Version 2

[Savoyard]

On 01/02/2022 at 17:06, railwayrod said:

Hi Peter.

 

I have been away from your thread for some time and I am pleased to see how much progress you have made over the ensuing months. I do like the Deltic which I remember as a young lad passing through Rugby station on its way north. Next time you visit Ramchester please bring it down with you as I would love to see it running into Ramchester. I am sure it will look good.

 

Keep up the good work.

 

Rod

 

 

Hi Rod,

 

I've got my scenery modelling mojo back rather than playing with smoke units and magnetic couplings!

 

I will bring the Deltic down with me next time I visit which may be sometime in April and we can give it a run. It needs a run as it was running erratically last time I ran it and so it may need some tweaking.

 

Peter

 

 

[Savoyard]

I started weathering the bridge and wall with Modelmates Moss Green, tomorrow I will darken it further with Mud Brown to give an even more

mucky effect.

 

 

 

 

Edited February 9, 2022 by Savoyard

[jamest]

Hi,

 

The stonework looks great.

 

Regards,

James

[Savoyard]

I started work on the back of the station.

 

I had always planned for this to be a raised area to be the reason the track curving. So I mocked it up using using some spare polystyrene, I plan to have a pair of low relief cottages on the back to represent railway cottages, I placed the station building on it to get an idea of proportions.

 

There will be a tunnel at the end of the station which is now disused and will be bricked up, I will resist the temptation for a link into the garden as I don't think I will get planning permission for that!

 

 

I am off to the Doncaster exhibition today so looking forward to seeing what I can get for the layout.

 

Edited February 12, 2022 by Savoyard

[Savoyard]

On Friday I continued the weathering and darkening the bridge and wall stone, unfortunately I ran out of the brown washes I use and Modelmates has ceased trading. Luckily I found a source on Ebay and ordered the three remaining they have in stock, so whilst I wait for them to arrive I started work on the back of the station.

 

The weathering so far.

 

  

 

On Saturday I went to Doncaster and bought a few things for the layout, including a row of terraced cottages from Petite Properties for the back of the station. I realigned the back board to work better with the cottages at the side of the railway and rebuilt the raised area. I started building the cottages and this the work so far.

 

 

Yesterday I started mocking up how the tunnel area will look, my new polystyrene cutter made this a lot easier and a lot less messy. This area will no doubt change over the next few days.

 

 

 

The overall look of this part of the layout.

 

I also bought the Petite Properties buildings that make up their Station Road set, this will go on the opposite side to make a street scene.

 

I also bought some buildings from LCUT Creative including their country station which I think will work better on the platform, more on these later. 

 

[Ray H]

Peter

 

I'm considering using a tunnel to hide part of new O gauge layout. Can you advise where you got the dimensions for the railway arch under you bridge?

 

Thanks.

[daifly]

https://www.gaugeoguild.com/gogwiki/doku.php?id=revisedmanual:man_standards

 

[Savoyard]

6 hours ago, Ray H said:

Peter

 

I'm considering using a tunnel to hide part of new O gauge layout. Can you advise where you got the dimensions for the railway arch under you bridge?

 

Thanks.

Hi Ray,

 

I used the PECO double track bridge as a template for the height, width and the curve on the arch. I'll measure it for you when I'm in the shed later.

 

Regards,

 

Peter

[Ray H]

Many Thanks.

 

Daifly's post was useful (thanks) but it would be good to know the radius of the arch, assuming it doesn't change.

[Savoyard]

On 15/02/2022 at 09:15, Ray H said:

Peter

 

I'm considering using a tunnel to hide part of new O gauge layout. Can you advise where you got the dimensions for the railway arch under you bridge?

 

Thanks.

 

Hi Ray,

 

I hope this diagram helps, I outlined the actual arch.

 

Regards,

 

Peter

[Savoyard]

As I've lost all the content of this thread and I haven't posted for quite a while, I decided to start a new thread and show the work I've been doing over the last few months and more so the last three weeks.

 

Ploverleigh - An evolving O Gauge Layout

 

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