Andrew Cockburn Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 (edited) Turner’s Yard is another of my compact, “limited space”, OO Gauge industrial shunting layouts. The layout is based around F. Turner, a fictitious small engineering company, which relies on rail transport for the import of raw materials/the distribution of finished goods. A small goods/coal yard help to add to operational interest, and the era is mainly BR blue/occasionally BR green/black. The rather simple track plan is “Inglenook-like”, and was recently enhanced by addition of a kick-back siding, which adds to operational interest, after I’d discovered a spare Peco medium-radius left-hand point in my spares drawer. Structures are a mixture of scratch and kit-built, track work is Peco code 100, while control is achieved via a Gaugemaster panel-mounted single track controller, though a hand-held version from the same manufacturer can also be used. The layout measures 4’ x 1’, and is completely self-contained, with the layout, fiddle yard and controls all incorporated onto the same baseboard, which is “breakable” for ease of storage/transportation. Edited May 16, 2020 by Andrew Cockburn 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveyDee68 Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Always happy to see another Inglenook/shunting puzzle appear. Hours of fun! Is that a traverser in your fiddleyard? If so, how did you achieve the "sliding" mechanism? Steve S 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Cockburn Posted May 16, 2020 Author Share Posted May 16, 2020 (edited) @ SteveyDee68. Thanks for your feedback. And yes, the layout has provided me with hours of fun/a great of enjoyment, I've found that even simple layouts such as TY, can be just as interesting as larger-scale projects. Re the fiddleyard, its not actually a traverser, just a continuation of the main running track with an isolating break at the end, and a couple of "dead" sidings for the storage of wagons and locos. In all truth, I didn't feel that a layout of this size really justified having a traverser (though I have used one previously), and I've found the arrangement I have serves me well. Edited May 16, 2020 by Andrew Cockburn 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Cockburn Posted May 16, 2020 Author Share Posted May 16, 2020 The track plan for TY, before and after modifcations .... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium HillsideDepot Posted May 16, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 16, 2020 I like that; relatively simple, but hugely effective. My eye is drawn to the Ford D series road sweeper, and not just because of its colour! I've been pondering on how to make one for a while, even getting a spare Base Toys D series and a Atlas Editions sweeper, but the two don't really seem to marry together well. What is the origin of yours. please? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Cockburn Posted May 16, 2020 Author Share Posted May 16, 2020 (edited) @ HillsideDepot. Thanks for your feedback, and I thought the road sweeper might just catch your eye! To answer your question, these vehicles are currently available, but unfortunately not (at least to the best of my knowledge) in OO Gauge, either in kit or ready-made form. Therefore, the only solution available to myself was to kitbash one. The cab/chassis are from a Langley Models whitemetal Ford D kit (the chassis was actually shortened, for reasons of scale/realism), while the rear body was scratchbuilt using balsa/card - a slightly painstaking business, but I got there in the end! Details such as pipes, brushes, rear flashing light etc. were formed from "odds and ends", ie scraps of plastic/balsa, offcuts of wire, pipe cleaner etc. etc. It took me about a month or so to construct, and I feel the effort/time that went into it was worthwhile, while I hope I've been of help/been able to inspire you to have a go at your own version. I've also attached one or two (close-up) pictures of the sweeper, for further reference .... Edited May 16, 2020 by Andrew Cockburn 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium HillsideDepot Posted May 16, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 16, 2020 Thank you for your reply and the photos, which are very helpful. A scratch built body looks like the way to go, I'll have to dig out my Dinky Toys version and use that as my 3-d working drawing. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Cockburn Posted May 16, 2020 Author Share Posted May 16, 2020 @ HillsideDepot. I've also got a Dinky Toys version of the Johnston sweeper, which I can recommend as a source of reference, having referred to it occasionally when I built my OO version .... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Kevin Johnson Posted May 17, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 17, 2020 Andrew this is a great little layout, plenty of activity going on and the smaller detail catches the eye. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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