Guest ShildonShunter Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 (edited) Hi I picked this little table up from a neighbour who was throwing it out and I though ideal for small layout any ideas of what I should plan for a layout. Edited February 23, 2018 by ShildonShunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Hi I picked this little table up from a neighbour who was throwing it out and I though ideal for small layout any ideas of what I should plan for a layout. IMG_20180223_063917.jpg Its a bit small for oo gauge but I reckon you could fit 009 onto it. Do you plan for it to be covered? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ShildonShunter Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Hi Luke I plan to add the sides and a main wall for scenery and brick work. OO gauge is all I model in so some sort of siding or puzzle but I may extend the base board slightly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Hi Luke I plan to add the sides and a main wall for scenery and brick work. OO gauge is all I model in so some sort of siding or puzzle but I may extend the base board slightly. In that case you would probably be able to squeeze in a small inglenook puzzle but probably not a full size one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ShildonShunter Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 (edited) Hi Luke something along these lines for a layout and I can extend for shunting duties. I'm thinking of coal yards with office and staithes. Edited February 23, 2018 by ShildonShunter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Hi Luke something along these lines for a layout and I can extend for shunting duties. I'm thinking of coal yards with office and staithes. IMG_20180223_080712.jpg Sounds good. Maybe a simple loading dock with a crane could go on one of the other sidings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ShildonShunter Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 I have a Wills crane great idea Luke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry1975 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Hi. I like this idea, a colliery or mine would be interesting although a goods yard with a provender store, coal yard ( staithes ) would also work. It's surprising what you can do in OO gauge in a limited space if you try not to cram in to much. Good luck with your project and I look forward to updates, be careful though, micro layouts are very addictive:-). Jerry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ShildonShunter Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Thanks Jerry yes they are addictive but brilliant to build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Flying Pig Posted February 23, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 23, 2018 Hi Luke something along these lines for a layout and I can extend for shunting duties. Could you make the extension a sector plate and feed a siding directly from it? With just one point on the layout you would have much longer sidings and perhaps a more spacious appearance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModellingMatt Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 It looks very interesting. If it was urban, could you have an underground station on the lower level?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 It looks very interesting. If it was urban, could you have an underground station on the lower level?! That would be amazing! You would just need some pcb (I think) pipe and a static model that would be fairly easy to make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiths park Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 That would be amazing! You would just need some pcb (I think) pipe and a static model that would be fairly easy to make. Upvc pipe, and yes it would look amazing Could line the pipe wall with this free download to start with http://www.kingswaymodels.com/K104.pdf, they've free wall tile download for the platform too. Sorry I'm hijacking the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cklammer Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 (edited) IMO: in OO/HO in such a space one only has a chance with a tuning-fork/single-point track plan or with a pointless track plan .. and the point would most likely be R1 and would be curved. If you stay pointless you'd just need (flexi-)track. Utilizing the lower level as an underground station or goods shed hat merit, too. London had huge multilevel-goods sheds featuring large wagon elevators once upon a time IIRC - may something like that is a suitable prototype. Or maybe a multilevel mine layout. Your track plan shown lacks a head shunt as it is. Best Regards, Christian Edited February 24, 2018 by cklammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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