F-UnitMad Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 (edited) On a bit of a roll this weekend!! Got the laser-cut warehouse fronts down the shed, and set to with the woodwork tools & glue... The fronts have been painted with white acylic primer to start with. And there's cut out bits in the lower bracing strip behind where the doors will go. I'm going to add stripwood around the doorways before fitting the doors to add depth to them. Edited April 1 by F-UnitMad 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielB Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 I thought you'd started working on that 4'x1' for a minute there Jordan! Nice work on the warehouse, that's going to be a monster when it's done. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 1 hour ago, DanielB said: Nice work on the warehouse, that's going to be a monster when it's done. Thanks Dan, yes that's the idea, to give the impression of somewhere large enough to justify lots of rail activity. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 (edited) Just to demonstrate my problem with a 4 x 1ft US O layout, here's the tape on my two warehouses... A closer look at the length... Just 2 inches shy of 4ft. And I will have a third one to go next to these two - so total length of 69", only 3 inches off 6ft!!! Edited April 1 by F-UnitMad 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Reichert Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Nice Work! I have great respect for those working on scenery and buildings in "O" scale. My hand craftsmanship (and time frame) doesn't stretch to making all extra fine detail that visitors expect and can see in 1:48. Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielB Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 55 minutes ago, Andy Reichert said: My hand craftsmanship (and time frame) doesn't stretch to making all extra fine detail that visitors expect and can see in 1:48. Yeah, mine neither! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 39 minutes ago, DanielB said: Yeah, mine neither! Nor mine!! Fortunately, I don't have visitors... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted April 5, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 5, 2020 Those warehouses look just the business. 4ft x 1ft in 0 is just a diorama hardly room for anything to move. I built one 10ft long which included the cassette for swapping trains and train length was restricted to 40 ins. That would probably be too short for US stock Don Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 (edited) On 05/04/2020 at 18:38, Donw said: Those warehouses look just the business. 4ft x 1ft in 0 is just a diorama hardly room for anything to move. I built one 10ft long which included the cassette for swapping trains and train length was restricted to 40 ins. That would probably be too short for US stock Don Indeed. This thread actually started when I built a 12ft x 2ft portable layout called 'Portway Center', which was exhibited a couple of times, too. All the photos went AWOL with that Photobucket fiasco a few years back now, and I've not been back to replace them in this thread, but here's a reminder of that layout, which was a simple inglenook, scenic part 8ft long. Trains were really a loco + 2 cars most of the time; apart from a vague Team track at the rear there were no on-scene industries - instead the premise was that this was where the Class 1 & Short Line interchanged trains. It was simple and quite effective if you ignored the shortness of the trains. It also introduced fully the concept of "Jordan Track"... This photo by the late Jack "Shortliner" Trollope at TVNAM, 2014. This photo by Gary Hinson, Cradley Heath MRC, also 2014. Edited April 1 by F-UnitMad 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielB Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 Nice to see Jack still contributing to small layouts everywhere. Piedmont Blues is based on his Box Street track plan with a couple of tweaks. I miss him. :( Inspired by both him and you, Jordan, I've now been thinking about how to best create a working O scale US layout in 4'x1'. I'm thinking a model of the car repair facility at Andover, VA on the old Interstate. It could work, perhaps - most of the Interstate hoppers were 55T for a long time, so I could get away with short cars. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted April 6, 2020 Author Share Posted April 6, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, DanielB said: Nice to see Jack still contributing to small layouts everywhere. I miss him. :( Don't we all, mate. To abscent friends Edited April 6, 2020 by F-UnitMad Get the right Smiley.!! 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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F-UnitMad Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share Posted April 8, 2020 (edited) On 05/04/2020 at 18:38, Donw said: Those warehouses look just the business. 4ft x 1ft in 0 is just a diorama hardly room for anything to move. I built one 10ft long which included the cassette for swapping trains and train length was restricted to 40 ins. That would probably be too short for US stock Don Sorry to quote again, but I do have a 5ft x 1ft O Scale layout - 5ft total including sector plate. A bit Off Topic here as it's British outline, but here it was at the Cradley Heath show a couple of years ago.... yes it is just a small diorama really; a couple of sidings to shuffle stock about in, but that was the whole purpose of the layout, to provide half-an-hour's gently shunting at the end of a long day, not a full-on 3hour basement empire session with 6 crews and a dispatcher!!! Edited April 1 by F-UnitMad 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted April 8, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 8, 2020 Very nice Don Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northroader Posted April 8, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 8, 2020 I always thought “Lydllow Goods” was a very good design for getting down to the bare essentials. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 (edited) A quick Google of "Industrial Buildings" showed that a lot of these 'big sheds' are grey. Very handy during this Lock Down as I had some grey emulsion in the shed. Still far from finished, but starting to look the part now. As it happens the grey means they dont dominate the scene too much either, I think, which they would if they were a really bold colour. It's Dulux Egyptian Cotton matt, if anyone's interested, with Oxford Blue for the doors. Edited April 1 by F-UnitMad 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 2 hours ago, F-UnitMad said: A quick Google of "Industrial Buildings" showed that a lot of these 'big sheds' are grey. Very handy during this Lock Down as I had some grey emulsion in the shed. Still far from finished, but starting to look the part now.... As it happens the grey means they dont dominate the scene too much either, I think, which they would if they were a really bold colour. It's Dulux Egyptian Cotton matt, if anyone's interested with Oxford Blue for the doors. is that 20 D 45!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 1 hour ago, long island jack said: is that 20 D 45!! No, BS381C 105. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Reichert Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 I like the compact size of the 5 footer. Now you've got me thinking about digging out my coupla yards of my House of Duddy flextrack and my few O scale box car kits and a PE box motor. Just the thing to fill the wall above my home. office desk . . . Andy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share Posted April 13, 2020 (edited) The reason I don't use American stock on 'Lyddlow Goods' :- Despite US stock being to a smaller scale to UK outline, it's still too big for the British loading gauge. This Hi-Cube boxcar is rather tight under the bridge, too!! Clearance is about 1mm at best!! Edited April 1 by F-UnitMad 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted April 13, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 13, 2020 My first thought was the coupling then I spotted the edge of the platform against the side. To add to the bigger loading gauge you also have to consider the length of bogie vehicles on curves throwing a wider offset. Our four wheel wagons dont have that problem but beware if you run a bogie Macaw. As for the Bridge reminds me of Cow Lane although that was road under rail it was still a problem for the railway and the low ridges caused a lot of problems with electrfication. Don Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted April 19, 2020 Author Share Posted April 19, 2020 (edited) You know the old saying about waiting for buses...? Almost as rare as hen's teeth, I've wanted one of these Atlas Trinity covered hoppers, in this paint scheme, for ages... Then two came up on ebay this week!! By the time I saw them, bidding had already started on the one, but the other still had the Buy It Now price up, and for a "must have" model it was too good to miss!! Received it yesterday. At time of writing the other one is still listed & bids are low, so I'm keeping my eye on it as well. But even if it sells to someone else for less than the B-i-N price I paid, still a Happy Bunny!! Edited April 1 by F-UnitMad 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted April 19, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 19, 2020 Wise move. you would have been kicking yourself if you had missed it There may be someone watching the other who either wants one more than you or will bid more because they just want to win. You could of course immediately put in a bid for the same as you have just paid out. That way no one is going to get one for less than you although you may end up with two! Looks a nice model Don Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northroader Posted April 19, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 19, 2020 (edited) Bit long, innit? Shall I buy the other and shorten it for you? Edited April 19, 2020 by Northroader 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Stewart Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 2 hours ago, F-UnitMad said: You know the old saying about waiting for buses...? Almost as rare as hen's teeth, I've wanted one of these Atlas Trinity covered hoppers, in this paint scheme, for ages... Then two came up on ebay this week!! By the time I saw them, bidding had already started on the one, but the other still had the Buy It Now price up, and for a "must have" model it was too good to miss!! Received it yesterday. At time of writing the other one is still listed & bids are low, so I'm keeping my eye on it as well. But even if it sells to someone else for less than the B-i-N price I paid, still a Happy Bunny!! Hi Jordan Just to cheer you up, I sold a pair of them recently and I believe that’s the ones that were on eBay - thought they were too modern for you otherwise you’d have had first refusal! Colin 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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