W&L layout in 0/16.5

[sir douglas]

the plan doesnt quite fit right with the photos in the town section to me.

 

Narrow Lines #226 has landed, complete with article on this Welshpool layout. Very interesting article, complete with some more photos which show the overall size / space of the layout.

The only (very minor) niggle being that the plan doesn't appear to show all the standard gauge. But that doesn't detract from a good article on a cracking layout which makes me green with envy!

Thanks,
Andrew

 

its a narrow gauge society quarterly so the SG is irrelevant 

Edited July 29, 2017 by sir douglas

[alastairq]

Thanks for the video..superb!

 

I note the Austin [CAmbridge?].....[5th photo down] seems to be missing its nearside front wing?

[Andrew Young]

the plan doesnt quite fit right with the photos in the town section to me.

 

 

 

its a narrow gauge society quarterly so the SG is irrelevant

 

Think that's down to the second level Crossing by Ballards Garage that isn't quite right.

 

Wouldn't say irrelevant, any plan or map should be accurate, but shan't let that spoil an otherwise good article.

 

Andrew

[kirtleypete]

I've been planting some more trees this morning; some pictures attached. They do show the advantage of a fixed layout with a 3' high backscene and room for scale height trees. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peter

[kirtleypete]

More than a year on and I've spent today doing a little more to the W&L layout. 

 

One area that always bugged us was that behind the W&L engine shed was Welshpool market, but we couldn't find any way of representing it on the backscene. My customer found a market on Anglesey that still looked very much as it would have done in the 1920's, so this was duly photographed and with some clever photoshopping (not be me I hasten to add), a length of backscene was produced which I have fixed in place. The brick wall in front is new as well. 

 

 

Hopefully it isn't obvious where the new section has been added. 

 

 

The colours have been kept muted so it doesn't look overpowering. 

 

 

The other job was to add some more backscene to the far corner where the tracks pass through the wall into storage sidings. The problem was that we hadn't got any more of the full height backscene left.

 

 

On the left is the original section with a printed backscene by ID Backscenes; on the right is the new section with the sky painted using blue emulsion and then a white spray can for the clouds. The hills were then stuck over this and hopefully it all blends in together reasonably well. I have now stuck more foliage into the opening where the insulation shows in the picture. 

 

 

 

Now from the operating position you see sky rather than a bank wall.

 

Peter

Edited December 12, 2018 by kirtleypete

[DLT]

Marvelous work Peter, and in these latest photos you really get to appreciate the size of the thing. 

Just how wide is the station baseboard?

Cheers, Dave.

[kirtleypete]

I haven't measured it Dave but it must be six feet at least - there's a hatch in the middle that you can pop through in case of trouble! I didn't build the boards, they were already there before I got involved.

 

Peter

[DLT]

I haven't measured it Dave but it must be six feet at least - there's a hatch in the middle that you can pop through in case of trouble! I didn't build the boards, they were already there before I got involved.

 

Peter

 

Yes, I think I can see the hatch, behind the bay platform starter signal?

[Andrew Young]

Thanks for sharing these extra photos. The new backscene work blends in very nicely and it’s great to see some more photos of this wonderful layout and appreciate the sheer size of it.

 

Cheers,

Andrew

[P.J.]

This layout is great, it really captures the spirit of the place perfectly. Makes me think about returning to 7mm!