Jamie Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Time to kick this thing off then, with a directory of Scottish-themed layout projects on RMWeb. Please post: - a couple of photos copied or linked across - a link (can be to Old RMWeb, or the Galleries, or the Blog area) - a couple of words (only) of description Layouts can be current, past or future... as long as there's something to see and read. And it has to be Scottish-based of course - any period, any scale. Don't apologise for photography or partial completion. It'd be boring if everything was completed and perfect. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ben Alder Posted May 19, 2011 Popular Post Share Posted May 19, 2011 Kylesku & The Mound Ex Highland Railway operations c1960 in OO- two stations, one layout. Can be found here. More articles on progress in my blog-here. 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
invercloy Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Isle Ornsay, terminus of a proposed narrow gauge line on Skye. Modelled in 009 to represent nominal 2'6" gauge. Based on details found in the National Archives of the proposal, the layout is being built up around the history up to the point where the plans were abandoned. The layout is set in the NBR operated period of 1913. More info on my blog: http://hlrco.wordpress.com/ 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Russ (mines a pint) Posted May 19, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 19, 2011 A Literal Cross-Border Layout: Deadwater Burn (old)EM - pastiche of a real Border Counties station, in an unreal time Chapter & Verse - Original thread- how not to build a model railway!! and saved from a fiery end, by Tockardlane who has made a great job of refurbishing it! a 2mm start has been made in something which may one day resemble Banff, but I'm keeping fairly quiet about it for now! 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 TEVIOTBANK Change for Lessismore Bus Service Tribute to the Waverley Route, set in its final 15 months of life.... Well Jamie, you did extend the invite to inveterate works-in-progress! "Here are the main parameters. As a rule of thumb I'm using RTR rolling stock on proprietary 00 formation on a garage tail-chaser layout. Scenics will be home-brewed using appropriate kits, RTP if suitable, and a large helping of improvisation using prototype footage for context and flavour. The window is frozen in the last couple of timetables of the line's operational existance, so principally this sees diesels in their early transition from green to blue, fitted freights, and blue&grey/ maroon LHCS. The stock and fleet developments will be covered in the W/B blog. The layout is split roughly in half, the focus of one side being Teviotbank, a principal station on the Route, which is also the start of a now freight-only upland branch to the hamlet of Lessismore, whose terminus is presently at the conceptual stage. The other half, and hopefully scenic section, is set in the Ale glen with classic Waverley sweeping curves and a wayside station - Midlem Road - at its scenic break. Scenery, planning and track will be covered in the Layout blog." The layout thread can be found here, it's a wee bit 'Trials of Tre*ch' in nature, so possibly not for the easily disturbed: http://www.rmweb.co....re-bus-service/ There are blogs, for what they're worth. Masochists and the hard-of-sleeping are invited to click on the 'Chard blog tile under the WORRALLS logo. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizard of the Moor Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Waterloo Street Industrial scabbiness in the backstreets of Old Aberdeen Scratchbuilt bogie bolster E courtesy of Waveydavey An eclectic mix of parcels vans seeks shelter from the storm.Vans courtesy of Waveydavey, Loco by Jub45565, Sporran courtesy Build a Sporran Occasional updates and progress here Waterloo Street is a 4mm/foot, 18.83mm gauge model railway inspired by the real Waterloo Goods branch that leads down to the quayside in Aberdeen. Although the atmosphere is that of the late 1970s, stock from various periods appears as takes my fancy. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy C Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 (edited) NORTH BALLACHULISH North Ballchulish is what might have happened if the Callander and Obans plans to extend from Oban up to Fort William and then beyond up the Great Glen to Inverness had come to fruition. The trackplan is based on what may have been at North Ballachulish after the line had crossed the mouth of Loch Leven and is to an extent inspired by Kentallen. Its being built in P4 and set in the 1970 -71 pre Tops diesel period. Progress updates will be put regularly on the main thread on the forum: http://www.rmweb.co....__1#entry367043 Heres a screenshot of the trackplan - revised in September to change the goods yard from facing North, to facing the South (to make more room for building the village!: NB4.doc LATEST UPDATE 11/11/11: I did a layout planning demo at the Rochdale whow last weekend (5/6 Nov) all the boards up and the first stock on the layout. When it came baclk home iy moved out of the garage and into its build site, the back bedroom where it was set up. Let trackbuilding commence! Edited November 11, 2011 by Andy C 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Andrew F Posted May 21, 2011 Popular Post Share Posted May 21, 2011 Leith Baltic street; a fictitious chipboard code 100 elephant with 3 tailchasers, a terminus station and a branch/suburban station. A transition period layout with a transition between town and country. Research was done after the main construction but all modelled structures are based in a way, on buildings that exist or existed somewhere in the Lothians or the border regions of the south east. The railway buildings are mostly North British stuff from the Edinburgh Sub. It's an excuse to run weird stuff like NBL's and Claytons but I like the idea of V1/V3's too. I've not got a layout thread yet but hope to do soon, which should give me the impetus to finish this. Thanks Jamie; this new forum is a great idea. Andy 24 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevpeo Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 and another - Loch Dour, a fictitious West Highland offshoot in OO. Either mid 70's - or mid 80's - Layout thread - http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/25528-loch-dour-70s-or-80s-scottish-thrash-in-4mm/ Website - http://lochdour.webs.com/ 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 60027Merlin Posted May 23, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 23, 2011 (edited) Longdrem and the Pinkhill Branch Based outside the Edinburgh area in the 1957 - 1961 period. It's in Layout Topics but I haven't a clue how to put a link in the site! (sorted, see below) Layout thread http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/18631-longdrem-the-pinkhill-branch/ Edited May 23, 2011 by Jamie Thanks for contributing Merlin, I've added a link for you. 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timara Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Auchinraith 1990s Strathclyde in South Lanarkshire. Through-station plus small CCE yard next door. 4mm/EM. Class 303 and 318 units meet. Dutch liveried 37 passes through. When I get time, I'll sort out a new topic in the main layouts section. So little time, so much to do! 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
invercloy Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Dunbracken 009 layout built on an ironing board. Coastal terminus of the Glencloy Light Railway. This layout won the 2009 Reinier Hendriksen Trophy for Achievement in Freelance Narrow Gauge Modelling. Topic here: http://www.rmweb.co....ch__1#entry8764 More details here: http://hlrco.wordpress.com/dunbracken/ 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANT Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 Rannoch Junction Hello I am involved with this layout with a couple of others from the Risborough & District model Railway Club. http://www.rmweb.co....annoch-junction As we did not wish to make the layout a copy of a particular station on the West Highland Line, but to meld of several different locations. Therefore a new station has had to be “inventedâ€, it is proposed that a different station had been built slightly south of Rannoch which had a branch of towards Kinloch Rannoch and Pithochry. Here are a couple of pics from the thread: Thanks SEEYA ANT 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishlocos Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Hi all Link and some pics of my layout Muirness based on the Far North Line in modern times http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/19756-muirness/page__p__192454__fromsearch__1&do=findComment&comment=192454 regards Dave 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Flynn Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 BALVENIE is my Scottish layout built a while back in OO gauge using both steam and diesel must admit i do like it with early diesels blue 70,s period. But here is a few pictures and link to my old thread. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/15961-balvenie/page__p__149850__hl__balvenie__fromsearch__1&do=findComment&comment=149850 Hugh 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold John B Posted August 3, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 3, 2011 And that's the beauty of this Group setup - somehow I'd missed your layout completely, Jim, despite it being right up my street. For what it's worth, I think it's got atmosphere a-plenty, and there's no doubt where it's meant to be - you've got the sense of place nailed. Thanks for re-posting and bringing it to my attention! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark 37 Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Auchinraith 1990s Strathclyde in South Lanarkshire. Through-station plus small CCE yard next door. 4mm/EM. Class 303 and 318 units meet. Dutch liveried 37 passes through. When I get time, I'll sort out a new topic in the main layouts section. So little time, so much to do! I would love too see more of this layout, particularly the 303 & 318's on it, I tried your link (My Layout) but I'm not getting a connection. Please post more. Many thanks, Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScRSG Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Don't forget "Alloa" (next outing at Bonnybridge in October) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScRSG Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 (edited) OK Sorry, misunderstood intention of thread, photos have been posted in the Gallery before now (suggest a search), had thought you wanted a listing of Scottish layouts. Gallery link http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/gallery/album/1448-alloa-4mm-finescale/ Edited August 15, 2011 by Jamie Link added Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IC126 Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Paisley Canal No2 Signal Box Paisley Canal is my 0 Gauge micro layout and my entry to the 2010 layout challenge The Summary Topic gives an overview of the state of completion of the layout by the closing date of the competition and the Layout Building Thread shows the construction methods I used. I also have an RMweb Blog where I detail my sporadic efforts at populating the layout with appropriate rolling stock and a number of Galleries with some Scottish Region interest. Last but by no means least I maintain the website for the restored Scottish Region Class 126 DMU, preserved by the SRPS at Bo'ness. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold JohnR Posted August 24, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 24, 2011 Jim, you've got a great layout there - full of atmosphere and some good cameo scenes too. I'm envious, at least you've managed to build a layout! Please let us have some mroe details on your thread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andytrains Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Here are some details of my proposed layout, based on Yoker, (65G), loco shed:- The Baseboards for Yoker (65G), are now complete. I have installed the turntable, a Metalsmiths excellent kits for the Cowans Sheldon 60ft turntable. (http://www.metalsmith.co.uk). Luckily that was the exact one that was located at Yoker. I have started laying track. http://www.rmweb.co....__fromsearch__1 Some photos:- 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iankemp Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 when i have nearly finished mine, you will have to start posting pics of it in this part. I will be doing Dumbarton East on part of the layout! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andytrains Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 The rule is, (not was):- Measure Thrice. Check Twice. Cut Once. If Only we did that all the time! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Northern Maiden Posted October 5, 2011 Popular Post Share Posted October 5, 2011 Dunwoody Halt is set on a fictional spur running west from Garelochead through to Kilcreggan. Aside from passenger and mixed trains there are local boatbuilders, cattle farming, timber felling etc to give the freight services a bit of variation. I also found out that there was a small gasworks in the area in the past which give me an excuse for minerals trains. 30 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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