Wallofsound! Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 This is my first post here. I have decided to build a micro layout using mostly bits that l have to hand as l am unable to go to busy shops as my wife is still having to shield. I have an old Ikea Lack side table 55x55cm which l have sliced down the middle and joined end to end 110x27.5cm. I am using s/h Peco code 100 track. The layout will be a small Scottish Terminus as l have some Heljan 26s and 27s l wish to run. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallofsound! Posted June 17, 2020 Author Share Posted June 17, 2020 This is progress so far. Track down and ballasted. Station walls in position with an old Island station kit (that l have had knocking around for 35 years) cut down to low relief and roughly positioned. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Keith Addenbrooke Posted June 17, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 17, 2020 Looks great. Could I ask what you’ve used for ballast - it looks very neat and you’ve managed to ballast under the points? I’ve had to avoid doing them on the layout I’m building as I was too concerned the point blades would stick and it’s a bit too obvious. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallofsound! Posted June 17, 2020 Author Share Posted June 17, 2020 17 minutes ago, Keith Addenbrooke said: Looks great. Could I ask what you’ve used for ballast - it looks very neat and you’ve managed to ballast under the points? I’ve had to avoid doing them on the layout I’m building as I was too concerned the point blades would stick and it’s a bit too obvious. Thanks for the compliment. I laid the track using double sided adhesive Ducktape and pressed the ballast onto this carefully avoiding the tiebars. The other areas l ballasted with a mixture of grey ballast, green scatter and dried teabag dust. 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallofsound! Posted June 19, 2020 Author Share Posted June 19, 2020 I have done a bit more ballasting and fixed the platform and station building in place. The grounded van body is hiding the point motor. Everything else is just placed to give an idea of how it could look. More greenery, a chimney for the station building and lots of details still to do. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallofsound! Posted June 19, 2020 Author Share Posted June 19, 2020 (edited) Hi Jim, The back scene is Johnstone's Blue Horizon tester from The Range DIY. You were right about my name, many years ago I used to collect PS productions. ATB Chris Edited June 19, 2020 by Wallofsound! Pic upside down 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbb Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 In the spirit of the times, should'nt it be 'Lock Doon' ? Nice layout plan , crisp and tidy track , just enough to provide a lot of fun to operate, cant go wrong with Birmingham Sulzers (26,27) -suppose you could multi mode with different eras too. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallofsound! Posted September 12, 2020 Author Share Posted September 12, 2020 (edited) Slow progress, added a few more details, still a lot more work needed. Intend to primarily run my Heljan 26s & 27s with Bachmann 20 & 25 and Dapol 121. 1960s and late 70s eras. Edited September 12, 2020 by Wallofsound! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallofsound! Posted September 12, 2020 Author Share Posted September 12, 2020 A few more pics. 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Kevin Johnson Posted September 12, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 12, 2020 Hi Chris I like the look of your terminus layout, nicely modelled. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Cockburn Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 I like this, very nicely/neatly modelled, rather a simple concept, but still very effective, well done! 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class37418stag Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Hello I like your Scottish layout Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham108 Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Perhaps given the current circumstances, you could consider changing the name (temporarily) to Loch Down? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TheQ Posted September 21, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 21, 2020 (edited) 21 minutes ago, bartram108 said: Perhaps given the current circumstances, you could consider changing the name (temporarily) to Loch Down? Since it's Scotland that should be Loch Doun... ah someone beat me to it, I really shouldn't read threads backwards.. Edited September 21, 2020 by TheQ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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