danstercivicman Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 How big is the layout and what's the longest passenger formation you can run? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
67A Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Goodness gracious he's at it again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted December 19, 2016 Author Share Posted December 19, 2016 Hi Andy, this madness must stop, there are not 40 hours in every day, I am going dizzy trying to follow all your threads. All the best Adrian. ( I bet you have built another layout in the time it's taken me to type this). Thanks Adrian, I will get a Layout that I'm 100% happy with one day, then and only then will I keep it. Could be some time yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted December 19, 2016 Author Share Posted December 19, 2016 Insane!!!!' This is a great looking layout already! Again your work is inspirational! Thanks very much for your kind words, much appreciated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted December 19, 2016 Author Share Posted December 19, 2016 I am pleased it interested you and others. The gazetteer has a slightly odd collection of English city maps. It includes Hastings and Tunbridge Wells, but not York or Portsmouth. Dad dated its publication to c1884 by the railways that are shown. If anyone wants a similar map of a city or English county they only have to ask. This section is about a third of a double spread, Some cities run to two double spreads and London to several, with a separate double of the railways. The English counties are in a scale of roughly a centimetre to a mile. Scotland and Ireland are mapped in a smaller scale and I think my Grandfather must have given Wales to someone, as that is missing altogether. For the next month or so you can see those that I have scanned at http://www.ipernity.com/doc/philsutters/album/555379 - but the site is likely to close at the end of January 2017. Thanks Phil, I'll have a look at some others. Cheers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted December 19, 2016 Author Share Posted December 19, 2016 How big is the layout and what's the longest passenger formation you can run? Well the Room / Baseboards are 17.5ft long, and the Track laid at the moment is down to 12ft, but at this stage I have a couple of choices, start the fiddle Yard from where the Tracks end at the moment in the pics above, OR go around the bottom of the Shed to form a U shape Layout with the Fiddle Yard on the opposite wall which will give me about a 25 to 30ft run from the Buffers to the start of the Fiddle Yard. The main Platform will hold a Loco and 5 Coaches, possibly 6 with a short Loco, so that is the Longest I will run. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted December 19, 2016 Author Share Posted December 19, 2016 Goodness gracious he's at it again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No Mike, You've been on that Highland Malt again mate, this is just a figment of your imagination, or a NIGHTMARE, Hahahah Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted December 19, 2016 Author Share Posted December 19, 2016 First Passenger Service up from Swindon is the 15.45 Local, hauled by Pannier Tank, No 9761 and three Coaches. Don't worry about the lumpy bumpy Platform, the straighteners underneath haven't been fitted yet. Now I must STOP PLAYING and get on with some more modelling. hahha Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyram Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 First Passenger Service up from Swindon is the 15.45 Local, hauled by Pannier Tank, No 9761 and three Coaches. Frst Running under Power 010.JPG Frst Running under Power 011.JPG Don't worry about the lumpy bumpy Platform, the straighteners underneath haven't been fitted yet. Frst Running under Power 012.JPG Frst Running under Power 013.JPG Frst Running under Power 015.JPG Frst Running under Power 016.JPG Now I must STOP PLAYING and get on with some more modelling. hahha Looking good mate. Shades of Pencarne! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emt_911 Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Andy. Can you slow down please and give us mere mortals a chance Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted December 19, 2016 Author Share Posted December 19, 2016 Andy. Can you slow down please and give us mere mortals a chance Hi Duncan, It's coss I still got this bloomin cough and remnants of a Cold that I go out there to get out of Dee's way, mind you she's still worse than me, and FUL of Germs. hahahha Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstercivicman Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Cheers for the information. It's a great layout I'm loving the track plan! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted December 19, 2016 Author Share Posted December 19, 2016 Looking good mate. Shades of Pencarne! Cheers Andy, Services will be similar but more intense, and once sorted, more Goods workings as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted December 19, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 19, 2016 Hello hello hello, I hope you have kept your research into the local police force uniforms we done for Bitton Don't want you to get into trouble again with Miss fingymejig owing to the rozers wearing the wrong hats or something. :no: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold phil_sutters Posted December 19, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 19, 2016 Thanks Phil, I'll have a look at some others. Cheers. Please do not blame the maps for any future railway adventures! I shall be watching and will instantly post disclaimers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tender Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Hi Andy, What prompted the change to foam ballast? Not seen you use this before with your other layouts. Nothing wrong with playing trains at this stage, best to find out if there's any operational problems now rather than have to make changes later on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold MarshLane Posted December 20, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 20, 2016 Hi Andy, Good god .. I vanish for a few days to do some work rather than modelling, come back and what do I find? You've deviated back to OO (albeit only in part I guess!) devised a track plan, put the track down, and now we have trains arriving. Its one of those occasions if this were a comedy, id be sat reading this thread with O gauge point parts in my hand, would look at the images, throw the lot skyward and say I give up!!! As my dad used to say to say to me when he wanted to tell me something, "come here lad! Now perhaps nobody has explained the idea behind all this but ...." and in your case it would continue "... the principle is to take things slowly and enjoy the process .. like a fine wine or a Austin 7, not a bottle of Pepsi and bloody Porsche!" Seriously tho, like your idea and the background concept. I am one of those who likes the consider how (on a fictional layout) the railway got there in the first place, helps with the scenery, the planning, the trains, the timetable everything. Well I find it does anyway! Shall be watching along, but I think I can hear your O gauge Dapol 08 pining for you on the other side of the shed Rich PS Lets just hope Santa doesn't bring you any N gauge, or all hell will break loose in your man cave! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted December 20, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 20, 2016 Four Pages! Four! How come I never see these threads until you nudge me! Looks great mate, I'll be following on for more great Bodgetry. Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeT Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Layout is looking good mate, with more of what you really enjoy SHUNTING ?... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Is it finished yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted December 20, 2016 Author Share Posted December 20, 2016 Hi Andy, What prompted the change to foam ballast? Not seen you use this before with your other layouts. Nothing wrong with playing trains at this stage, best to find out if there's any operational problems now rather than have to make changes later on. Morning Ray, The Peco Foam underlay is something I've been experimenting with for some Months now and with very surprising results. The main one being the smoothness of the Loco motors and the reduction in noise. This is more noticeable for a Home Layout on deep Base Boards rather than an Exhibition Layout. My Friend John Bottomly has all his Torridge on Foam (RoM March 2013) and I was impressed with how smooth and sweet everything ran, plus the nice sound of the wheels over the Rail Joints, but again probably more noticeable on a Roundy Layout as Willsbridge was going to be. Once the Rail sides are painted and the Foam has a very light weathering and the Cess filled with Ballast you will have a job from 3ft away to notice immediately, and it's only for the Main Running Lines. The Yards are on a Black Foam mat, the same as used by Jason Thomas on his superb Bacup Layout. and they will be Ballasted in the normal way with a Black Cinders and Ash. Once again, as there will be no PVA bonding the Track direct to the Ply, the noise reduction is very noticeable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted December 20, 2016 Author Share Posted December 20, 2016 Hi Andy, Good god .. I vanish for a few days to do some work rather than modelling, come back and what do I find? You've deviated back to OO (albeit only in part I guess!) devised a track plan, put the track down, and now we have trains arriving. Its one of those occasions if this were a comedy, id be sat reading this thread with O gauge point parts in my hand, would look at the images, throw the lot skyward and say I give up!!! As my dad used to say to say to me when he wanted to tell me something, "come here lad! Now perhaps nobody has explained the idea behind all this but ...." and in your case it would continue "... the principle is to take things slowly and enjoy the process .. like a fine wine or a Austin 7, not a bottle of Pepsi and bloody Porsche!" Seriously tho, like your idea and the background concept. I am one of those who likes the consider how (on a fictional layout) the railway got there in the first place, helps with the scenery, the planning, the trains, the timetable everything. Well I find it does anyway! Shall be watching along, but I think I can hear your O gauge Dapol 08 pining for you on the other side of the shed Rich PS Lets just hope Santa doesn't bring you any N gauge, or all hell will break loose in your man cave! Morning Rich and Thanks for the above mate, I did N Gauge with Glenfinick, (see link below) immediately after my O Gauge Trebudoc, and the jump down was much to big, but never say never, imagine what I could do in 17 x 8 in N! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted December 20, 2016 Author Share Posted December 20, 2016 Four Pages! Four! How come I never see these threads until you nudge me! Looks great mate, I'll be following on for more great Bodgetry. Al. Me,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Nudge,,,,,,,,,Surley not my Friend, I was going to suggest you go to Specwhatsits (other Opticians available), I thought you had seen it TBH, never mind, I cant believe I've got Track down and Trains running in less than 10 Pages. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeT Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Andy l did not notice the foam underlay at first, will take away the rumble a treat, looking forward to a play on new years eve ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 And he's under starters orders........and he's off!!! I've only been away for 4 days and you're already on page 4. That's a page a DAY!!! Anyway Buddy it's looking great so far. Pencarne on Steroids springs to mind. Although that shed looks, as others have said, suspiciously Buxton like. Anyway it looks as if it's going to have plenty have play value, sorry operational interest, that should keep you entertained for hours. Cheers Marcus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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