Glen Roy Scottish Terminus Now with Video on Page 8

[Andrew P]

Glen Roy is a small OO gauge Scottish Terminus, with the scenic board just 6ft long and 18 inches wide on which l will operate my Blue period diesels with the main emphasis on shunting using kaydee couplings for the first time. It is located near the shores of Loch Linnie to the south of Fort William on a proposed route and with inspiration from Ian Futers books on Scottish layout design.    

[Ben Alder]

Another Scottish layout to join the clan -Welcome aboard and keep posting pics of progress; its looking good so far.

Richard

[georgeT]

looking really good andy, another Kingsmill in the making?

[Oldddudders]

Love the goods shed! Both your layouts are great stuff, and the fact that you've had good comments from Andy Y and Ben Alder suggests your presence here will be very welcome indeed. All this in less than 3 days membership! Do let us all know how you find the Kadees in practice. I've used them for 25 years in US HO, where they are the natural choice, but they are much less common in UK 4mm, and your findings might improve understanding of their potential.

[sulzer27jd]

Nice use of limited space. I always feel that a lack of width is a big challenge in layout design, creative use of backscenes can help. Looking forward to seeing this layout develop.

 

J

[Andrew P]

Thanks guys for all your nice comments look out for Kingsmill ( Model Rail May 2008 Railway Modeller July 2009 )I will post that next 

[MRDBLUE17]

Hi Andrew,

 

Like the look of your layout so far, especially the sweeping curves out and past the goods shed, will look out for how this one progresses.

 

Keep up the good work,

 

Mark

[Andrew P]

Hi all, I've just started weathering some stock and fitting Kadee coupling, so much better than the old hook and bar jobbie. Bought a SOUND class 25 yesterday at Loughborough and I am looking forward to going back to DCC, must by a controller next, THEN SOUND UNITS for my 37's and 26  

[Clagmeister]

Oh no,

 

Not another Scottish terminus

 

Nice one, keep us posted

 

Cheerio

 

Claggy

[Andrew P]

Another Scottish layout to join the clan  -Welcome aboard and keep posting pics of progress; its looking good so far.

Richard

 

Hi Ben still getting used to RM Web so its taken a time for me to find your pics, It looks really good but WHATS A BOB doing in the station ?   

[Ben Alder]

Hi Ben still getting used to RM Web so its taken a time for me to find your pics, It looks really good but WHATS A BOB doing in the station ?   

 

- explained to my satisfaction at least here-My link- the light Pacifics would have been at home in the Highlands, and the Hornby model was too good to resist( as was the Clan).

Cheers,

Richard

[Andrew P]

- explained to my satisfaction at least here-My link- the light Pacifics would have been at home in the Highlands, and the Hornby model was too good to resist( as was the Clan).

Cheers,

Richard

 

Sorry Richard I called you BEN in my last reply, as I said I am still learning how you guys work.  

[Andrew P]

Just made start on the back scene, trying to get that Scottish feel, I use a mixture of Acrylics and Water Colour paints and the I take lots of photos as you get a better idea of how it really looks from a photo. I may still change some bits. The white area in front of the backscene is just cardboard formers waiting for some foliage treatment. I will use Forest in a box trees in front of the back scene to give depth and also on the embankment to disguise the fiddle yard hole.   

[Ben Alder]

I like the backscene- it puts the track into context and gives a sense of place- your artistic talents are more developed than mine- my effort at freehand backscenes remain private

Richard

[45157]

Coming along very nicely, your artistic talents are considerable, that backscene is excellent.

The bus in the background leaves no doubt as to the general location of the layout.

 

regards

Stewart

[Andrew P]

Coming along very nicely, your artistic talents are considerable, that backscene is excellent.

The bus in the background leaves no doubt as to the general location of the layout.

 

regards

Stewart

 

Thanks for your nice comments on my back scene, I too am a member of thr GOG and have my St Budoc layout on the web. Yesterday I ordered a Heljan 47 in O Gauge as they are getting scarce and along with a couple of 33's when they arrive I will do a southern refueling point. I will definately go back to DCC for sound and having seen a lovely layout at Halifex on Saturday I may look at a smoke unit as well, I have already bought a sound 25 in OO from Bachmann ready to use on Glen Roy and will get chips for my 26 and 37's. P.S on St Budoc the back scene is supposed to represent Polzeath where I spent my school holidays.

[floydeeeee]

back drop is fantastic. looks like another fantstic layout

[Andrew P]

I've been busy trying to do some more around the station area and now we have some spotters so a train must be due soon, keep looking !!!!!! 

[Andrew P]

Work is still in progress and is now nearing completion !!!!!!!

[jamest]

Hi,

 

Very impressed with your layout - I would like to do something similar and I have even started to draw up plans on anyrail for the very 6' x 18" size you have used. I don't like the idea of copying someone else (especially given you've made such a good job of it) but your track plan is better than anything I have schemed so far.

 

Can I ask how easy the kadee couplings are to fit/set up. Did you buy the setting tool? Or did you go with good old trial and error?

 

Thanks for sharing this,

 

James

[Andrew P]

Hi,

 

Very impressed with your layout - I would like to do something similar and I have even started to draw up plans on anyrail for the very 6' x 18" size you have used. I don't like the idea of copying someone else (especially given you've made such a good job of it) but your track plan is better than anything I have schemed so far.

 

Can I ask how easy the kadee couplings are to fit/set up. Did you buy the setting tool? Or did you go with good old trial and error?

 

Thanks for sharing this,

 

James

 

Hi James, Thanks for your comments on the track plan , we all copy idea's from other layouts and mine is no exception, a bit from this layout and a bit from another so go for it it may work out better! as for the Kadee's well a friend set me up by selling me some converted wagons and and I just went on from there matching new stock to the existing wagons. In the pic's you will see 2 x Bachmann wagons, a Bachmann Class 37 with Bachmann MK1 coaches, these are done using No 20 couplings into the NEM pockets, 2 x Hornby TTA's cutting off the original couplings and screwing on No 5 Kadee boxe's and lastly a Heljan Class 26 with No 5 boxes screwed to the chassis and coupled to a Lima CCT and a Mainline luggage van, hope this all helps . All the best Andy. 

[Andrew P]

coal yard still has wet PVA so please excuse this otherwise going quite well

[Andrew P]

Done a bit more work today like leavers and a man in the signal box, you can hardly see him but I know he is there. Not much left to do, I have turned the lamp post around the correct way (thanks George ) and now for the latest pic's. I am really looking forward to getting another DCC unit so that the 37 lights will work and then maybe sound like I had with Kingsmill.  

[Andrew P]

Still Taking picture's and every time I do I find small points that need addressing so it's never ending really, I still need fire buckets for the station building and signal cabin. I bought a Bachmann basic E-Z DCC controller at the weekend as a stop gap until I can afford or find a second hand Gaugemaster Prodigy. The E- Z works well on a small layout and so I am more than pleased with it, although it says you can run one DC loco on No 10 but my Bachmann 08 will not run and just buzzes so I took it off quick.   

[georgeT]

Think Glen Roy has to be your best layout so far, inspiration for everyone, me especially you have given me the inspiration to build Marlbury, keep up the good work.