Popular Post Ardmore Posted February 15, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 15, 2017 (edited) As there has been some interest in overall views of the layout, here are a few photographs. The layout is situated in an internal room in our basement. The room itself is 20' X 19', but the need to gain access to cupboards limits the layout size to 16' X 12'. This is the view looking into the room from the door. The main line junction station, Teignbridge, is to the right. The branch line which has looped round to the right, and then through the storage sidings, emerges from under a road bridge straight ahead. It then curves round to the left over the viaduct and into the terminus, Upcombe. This is the view in the opposite direction. The clock on the wall is a restored 12" drop case, made for the South Eastern Railway by John Walker of South Molton Street, London. I acquired it from the 'clock man' of Limpley Stoke (near Bath) who used to advertise in the railway magazines about forty years' ago. I inherited a large grandfather clock which we couldn't fit into our then home, so I sold it and invested the proceeds in several railway clocks. This clock still keeps good time. My desk with my computer and filing cabinets is out of sight on the right, hidden behind the layout. This is the view from behind the branch line baseboards looking towards Teignbridge. The storage sidings are out of sight next to the far wall and are accessed by ducking under the layout. The layout is 48" above the floor so I should be able to get under it for a few more years. This is the view from the access area between the storage sidings and the Teignbridge baseboards (which are 3' deep) towards Upcombe. The large picture (Don Breckon) will be familiar to many GWR fans. To complete the picture, here are the storage sidings, of which there are 11 (four for the up main line on the right, four for the down main line in the middle, and three for the branch line next to the wall on the left). The two longest sidings can hold a tender engine and nine coaches. The 'mezzanine floor' above the sidings is a recent addition, constructed to house my growing collection of engines when not in use. The two small black pieces of plastic just visible on the right are bits that have fallen off my two Hornby Kings and are awaiting to be re-attached (a tender water scoop and a speedometer). David Edited September 1, 2022 by Ardmore 26 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianusa Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 All very neat and tidy, a far cry from those of us who stack empty boxes and whatever beneath the layout. Brian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Bear Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Interesting to see how people fit their layouts in. In your context, that you eschewed going all around the room, going for the U-shape, and avoiding complication of lift out/up or duck-under section. The woodwork looks very neat and echoing the post above your room is un-naturally tidy: whereas I am storing stuff under the layout and too often on it too! Great layout too, by the way. All the best Jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Where do you store all the normal model railwaying clutter? The first thing I did when building Wencombe and now Kingsbridge was to build cheap kitchen cupboards underneath the layout to store stuff and that is often not enough space. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 I think you could start an advice service to us all on how to keep your layout tidy ,I think I am going to have a good clear out under my layout .Seriously the layout looks great and must be fun to operate plus your detail work is very good keep posting. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandman Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 As anyone who has attempted to do this will be aware, merging foreground buildings with a back scene and achieving a reasonable perspective is challenging. I'd be interested in hearing folks' comments on my efforts so far. The location is the corner at the end of the branch line terminus (Upcombe). Neither version is perfect, but which one looks better? This one: IMG_3508.jpg Or this one: IMG_3509.jpg BTW I'm aware that the car in the background is well out of period for the model! David Definitely the second one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ardmore Posted February 20, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 20, 2017 (edited) To answer the question "where do you store all your modeling clutter?", the answer is under the storage sidings, in a large cupboard, and in a storage room elsewhere in the basement. My workbench is in one of the basement bedrooms under a window, but it is dismantled at the moment as we have family visiting next weekend. Here are a few more 'aerial' photographs showing the current state of the layout. Thanks for viewing and for all the comments. David Edited September 1, 2022 by Ardmore 31 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wigancg Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Hi David, As stunning as ever. Every time I visit this thread it reminds me why it is one of my top 5. Superb and outstanding modelling and everything just fits so well in the correct proportions. Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggoforgold Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 This reminds me so much of Ken Payne's Castle Coombe and Tyling. Great looking layout. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ardmore Posted March 2, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2017 (edited) This week I've been trying out a few new camera positions. Here is Hall Class no. 4948 'Northwick Hall' slowing to a halt at Teignbridge on a Plymouth to Exeter local passenger train on a summer afternoon in 1959. First, three photographs from the down platform. And a final photograph from the over bridge at the east end of the station. David Edited September 1, 2022 by Ardmore 29 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Bear Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 I'm particularly struck with the last one, how the modelled scene blends with the backscene. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gismorail Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Fantastic to see some more excellent photographs of this inspirational layout just wish I could be so neat and tidy around my hobby Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Fantastic to see some more excellent photographs of this inspirational layout just wish I could be so neat and tidy around my hobby Me to Martin, the pics above look so natural, with no harsh lighting, and as you say no neat and tidy. A real credit to you David. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ardmore Posted March 10, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 10, 2017 (edited) Something different this weekend. Here is the afternoon Penzance to London Kensington milk train passing through Teignbridge behind Hall Class no. 6954 Lotherton Hall. The engine is a detailed Bachmann model: I added etched name and number plates, lamps and crew, and replaced the front vacuum pipe, as well as adding real coal to the tender. The tankers are Hornby models, all acquired second-hand over a period of a few years. Most of these came branded as Milk Marketing Board tankers, so I dismantled them, removed the lettering, and then resprayed them. Locomotive, passenger brake van, and tankers have all been weathered by Glen and Carol at GC Weathering. David Edited September 1, 2022 by Ardmore 25 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted March 10, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 10, 2017 Where's the tail lamp David. Seriously though, a very nice looking train and I run something similar on ANTB.More please. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twright Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Where's the tail lamp David. Seriously though, a very nice looking train and I run something similar on ANTB.More please. I think its balancing on the left hand side, it blends into the platform. Very nice work, I need to get something similar. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBRJ Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 This is wonderful, the open spaciousness is so very country railway station in its atmosphere. Am I right in thinking the main Teignbridge station scene is 3 feet deep? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ardmore Posted March 11, 2017 Author Share Posted March 11, 2017 Where's the tail lamp David. Seriously though, a very nice looking train and I run something similar on ANTB.More please. As Twright said, it's there just above the left hand buffer. I do, though, need to add a proper coupling and brake pipe to that tail-end tanker. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ardmore Posted March 11, 2017 Author Share Posted March 11, 2017 This is wonderful, the open spaciousness is so very country railway station in its atmosphere. Am I right in thinking the main Teignbridge station scene is 3 feet deep? I think I quoted the figure of 3 feet in a recent post, but when I rechecked this morning I realized it's actually 3 feet 8 inches in depth! David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold checkrail Posted March 14, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 14, 2017 Wow! How have I managed to miss this thread until now? Just spent a very pleasant hour or two catching up on it all - hence the flurry of 'likes' etc. Where to start? The spacious looks? The natural colours? The clever adaptation of Peco track? The Devon atmosphere? The stunning viaduct and river scene? The beautifully realistic trains? The lovely buildings? Fantastic work. Will follow henceforth, so please keep 'em coming. Feel like I've been trying to re-invent the wheel (even down to that dilemma about if or where to place loco lamps!) Best wishes, John C. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Rich Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Being fairly new to this forum I have only just found this thread. What an absolutely delightful layout, the impression of space you have created is superb. I am going to have to go back to the start of this thread and read through the lot, it looks inspirational. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ardmore Posted March 31, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2017 (edited) Time for a few pictures of my favorite ex-GWR class. Here is no. 7020 'Gloucester Castle' speeding through Teignbridge on a down express. This model came from the "A Date with the Duchy" set that I acquired second-hand, and started life as no. 7036 'Taunton Castle'. It has been updated from the early emblem on the tender to the later crest as the layout is set in 1959-1960. The undersized plastic smokebox dart has been replaced with a Markits brass version which (I think) greatly improves the appearance of the model. Thanks for viewing. David Edited September 1, 2022 by Ardmore 29 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ardmore Posted August 18, 2018 Author Share Posted August 18, 2018 (edited) It's been almost 18 months since I last posted something on this topic. In the meantime, I've been continuing to work on the layout, adding more detail and re-working some of the scenics that I didn't think were quite right. One of the aspects that I thought needed attention was the viaduct and its surroundings. The original back scene included some 'modern' farm buildings that I thought were a bit anachronistic, so I've added some more woodland in front of them. One of the other things that I thought would improve the viaduct was the addition of some trees. I searched for a long time for a suitable commercial product until I came across a supplier called MBR Models, based in Poland (usual disclaimer). The hedges have also seen some additional attention: the rubberized horse hair foundation has been covered with Woodland Scenics poly fiber and then with SuperLeaf from Scenic Express. Thanks for looking. I will post more photographs of other developments in the near future. David Edited September 1, 2022 by Ardmore 15 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gismorail Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 (edited) Wow Wow and double wow What fantastic scenery so alive that stream looks so real amd the way it blends into the back scenic is brilliant Edited August 18, 2018 by gismorail Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold checkrail Posted August 19, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 19, 2018 Great work. So natural looking. More pics please! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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