RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted August 23, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 23, 2017 Inverness is ... what ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted August 23, 2017 Author Share Posted August 23, 2017 Inverness is ... what ? Hmmmm, where to start... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted August 23, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 23, 2017 Inverness is ... what ? North of Truro? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted August 23, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 23, 2017 North of Truro? Most places are .... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
forest2807 Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Inverness is ... what ? Home. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted August 23, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 23, 2017 Inverness is ... what ?Not BS Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted August 23, 2017 Author Share Posted August 23, 2017 Not BS BZ? oh no, you were probably right... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted August 23, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 23, 2017 BZ? oh no, you were probably right... Nah, BZ isn't BS either Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest eddie reffin Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Home. Yup, Home. Wish I worked on the railway back when it still had real traction. Still little bits of history all round the depot. Really need to see if I can get more pics. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted August 23, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 23, 2017 Nah, BZ isn't BS either What about BHS - no they closed, BA - no that's planes, BNS - that's railway at least but I don't think we're after a station. Tough question. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted August 23, 2017 Author Share Posted August 23, 2017 So I've had a little fiddle around with the plans tonight. I think it's looking like the layout will be 5 1/2 foot long by 20 inches wide. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted August 23, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 23, 2017 Is there any reason for the 20" width, rather than say 24" ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted August 23, 2017 Author Share Posted August 23, 2017 Is there any reason for the 20" width, rather than say 24" ? Yep, it's 4 inches less Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest eddie reffin Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Had a trip back through my photos and found the following ones which may be of some use. The pet puggie sitting No6 road behind the CSMD A view into the washout road. Its used nightly for a 158- it doesn't actually fit and only 2/3rds of the unit gets done. The rest is done by jet wash Storage tank in between Tank Road and stores road. View looking East from between Tank road and Stores road 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted August 23, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 23, 2017 Is there any reason for the 20" width, rather than say 24" ? Similar size to Mark's Chip Fat Lane? Easily transportable and to move around? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted August 24, 2017 Author Share Posted August 24, 2017 Similar size to Mark's Chip Fat Lane? Easily transportable and to move around? I think it's also the nominal width of the Treneglos boards. They were always very easy to transport and lift yourself if need be, that said they were only 4 foot long. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted August 24, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 24, 2017 I think it's also the nominal width of the Treneglos boards. They were always very easy to transport and lift yourself if need be, that said they were only 4 foot long. Yes, originally (prior to deciding to use chains as the standard unit of layout measurement) John had a stint at using metric. The boards iirc were originally planned at 1000mm x 500mm. The 1000mm proved to be too short so was increased to 1200mm (not 4'as that would be mixing units!). I think that TG, particularly in the station yard area would have benefited from wider boards but that ship sailed nearly 15yrs ago. You're effectively building a diorama closed in by buildings not an open expanse of countryside. Presuming that it will be mounted high up, and combined with the building backdrop, 20" looks fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted August 24, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 24, 2017 What might be worthwhile before getting the chopsaw out is making up some cardboard building mock-ups to see how it all looks / fits. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted August 24, 2017 Author Share Posted August 24, 2017 Yes, originally (prior to deciding to use chains as the standard unit of layout measurement) John had a stint at using metric. The boards iirc were originally planned at 1000mm x 500mm. The 1000mm proved to be too short so was increased to 1200mm (not 4'as that would be mixing units!). I think that TG, particularly in the station yard area would have benefited from wider boards but that ship sailed nearly 15yrs ago. You're effectively building a diorama closed in by buildings not an open expanse of countryside. Presuming that it will be mounted high up, and combined with the building backdrop, 20" looks fine. Yes height is another thing i need to get my head around. I intend mocking the whole thing up, full size. I'll go for my standard 'letter box' frontage which will stand proud - it will be one piece, removable and have lights all the way round, including at the bottom. Hopefully this will remove the shadowing that occurs in DitD. Edit: crossed with your post above (must write faster) 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted August 24, 2017 Author Share Posted August 24, 2017 Had a trip back through my photos and found the following ones which may be of some use. The pet puggie sitting No6 road behind the CSMD IMG_0147.jpg A view into the washout road. Its used nightly for a 158- it doesn't actually fit and only 2/3rds of the unit gets done. The rest is done by jet wash IMG_0704.jpg Storage tank in between Tank Road and stores road. IMG_1205.jpg View looking East from between Tank road and Stores road IMG_1392.jpg Thanks for those. I've never heard the term 'puggie' before... Any further pictures of the side of the washout shed would be most appreciated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted August 24, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 24, 2017 20" width sounds good. Does make handling easier. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest eddie reffin Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Any small shunting engine up here gets called a puggie. Seems to have gone back as far as steam days according to some of our older drivers. I'm loving the concept of this layout and to make it more appealing, the prototype is something I'm very familiar with. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted August 24, 2017 Author Share Posted August 24, 2017 Any small shunting engine up here gets called a puggie. Seems to have gone back as far as steam days according to some of our older drivers. I'm loving the concept of this layout and to make it more appealing, the prototype is something I'm very familiar with. Interesting, the LMS had little 0-4-0 steam engines called Pugs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 5BarVT Posted August 24, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 24, 2017 Any small shunting engine up here gets called a puggie.Whereas in Glasgow a puggie is something completely different: usually involves losing lots of money whilst failing to win the advertised big prize!Paul. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest eddie reffin Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Yeah, I grew up in Oban and that's what we knew a puggie as. Many a tradesman would spend his lunch filling said machines! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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