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Walstead Green - 00 Gauge Loft Layout


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Welcome to my Modern Image loft based layout, Walstead Green which I started back in 2008. It's based on "somewhere" near Wolverhampton in the West Midlands with no exact timeframe as I like BR Blue & Intercity and my Son's like Virgin, Cross Country etc!! It's approximately 17' x 11' and I still have much to do!! It may be finished by the end of the century!! Just so that I can add a few Steamers, a preserved, ex GW branch line shares the main line station. Anyway, on with a few pics....I'll start at the beginning

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Thanks for looking......

 

Steve

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Thanks Jack.......Bitten off a bit more than I can chew methinks!! I've also changed a few things as I've gone on...just to give myself more work!

 

A few more shots......

 

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Yeah, it's a labour of love though...I'm just waiting for some signals to turn up....then some more wiring fun!!!

I decided to ditch my idea of having a river but instead, I went for the Canal.......a very important part of West Midland's scenery. It conveniently dissappears into a tunnel.........I was wondering how I was going to incorporate a river into a backscene. Here's a couple of photo's.....

 

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Steve

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Like the last pictures the layout its looking brilliant the buffer stop lights and the fencing are superb the canal scene has real character it is part of the fun to remodel a layout I have rebuilt my own layout several times,keep up the good work.

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Thanks for the positive comments....they are very much appreciated. I will sort out a track plan as soon as I can....

Here's a couple of up to date shot's that I took earlier (before hypothermia set in!!).

 

Preserved line with a very recently extended headshunt.

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The preserved railways HQ and the main 9-road hidden siddings in the background

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View towards the main station from the 4 arch bridge

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Cheers

Steve

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Thanks again.......McC, the foam base was no problem to work with.......I did get through a fair bit of ballast though due to the higher shoulders.

Here's a roughly sketched out track plan and a few more shot's....

 

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Cheers

Steve

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Thanks once again.......

I've just installed the first of two (CR Signals) platform mounted 4-aspect dual head signal's............they really bring the layout to life!

I just need to finish wiring up the first one and then start on No.2 tomorrow.

 

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Please excuse my son's 4-VEP in platform 4.....It's a little out of territory!!

Cheers Steve

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A couple more shot's of both sets of signals now working and another of the slightly modified southerly end of the station with extended platform on the up lines.

 

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