spenc Posted August 16, 2021 Author Share Posted August 16, 2021 8 hours ago, lmsforever said: Like your stock the livery is very striking and you have taken a great deal of care in its application .The overhead has been very well done and looks the part when it comes to figures have a look ModelU they will compliment the layout and you have a great choice I use them and am very pleased with the result.Look forward to nextdevelopments. Thank you I could have chosen a area down near to home to model but seeing the TPE livery and not modelled a layout with overhead wires I decided to give it a go there's more emus to get, the vinyls are alright as long as you line them up they go down OK I will have a look at ModelU. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenc Posted August 19, 2021 Author Share Posted August 19, 2021 Finally finished putting the wire's on tested it with the 350emu had a few problems with the pantograph slipping over the wire's to much pressure and doesn't like going into platform 1 so restricted to 2 & 3 so set to safe height with a tiny blob of glue it's not 100% but without tacking it all down and starting again which I don't really want to do it's going to stay here's a photo with the only freight wagon which will be on this layout. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenc Posted January 18, 2022 Author Share Posted January 18, 2022 Small update Not worked on layout since August health wise up and down moments all I want to is sleep now leg playing up using a stick to walk with, trip to Poole hospital on Thursday to have a pet scan radiation injected into me, hopefully to give us some answers. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidMcKenzie Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Just stumbled across this through your last post. Firstly and most importantly I wish you all the best and hope that your health will improve. Far less importantly, the layout looks like it's coming along nicely and the ohle looks good and adds a lot to the feel of the layout. All the best, Dave 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenc Posted January 19, 2022 Author Share Posted January 19, 2022 7 hours ago, DavidMcKenzie said: Just stumbled across this through your last post. Firstly and most importantly I wish you all the best and hope that your health will improve. Far less importantly, the layout looks like it's coming along nicely and the ohle looks good and adds a lot to the feel of the layout. All the best, Dave Thank you, my health you think it's starting to get better then all of a sudden it comes back but worse so hopefully with this scan they should be able to pin point what's going on. Just wish I could wake up one morning and be like I was a few years ago I will resume with the layout but at the moment my mind is not with it. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull1845 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 On 18/01/2022 at 14:35, spenc said: Small update Not worked on layout since August health wise up and down moments all I want to is sleep now leg playing up using a stick to walk with, trip to Poole hospital on Thursday to have a pet scan radiation injected into me, hopefully to give us some answers. Hi Steve, Hope today goes ok, sorry you're still having troubles. Might see you over the next few weeks, got another course starting! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenc Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share Posted January 20, 2022 9 hours ago, pitbull1845 said: Hi Steve, Hope today goes ok, sorry you're still having troubles. Might see you over the next few weeks, got another course starting! Thanks Scott It went OK I'm a bit flooded with all that water I had to drink no food in there for two and a half hours I will now in a few days with the results,better not Trump I might start world war 3 with the radiation still in me ha.ha it was nice having a chat with you the other week nice to see you on the ground instead of you doing a fly past I will look out for you. Steve 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenc Posted July 9, 2022 Author Share Posted July 9, 2022 (edited) There's a lot of changes to the layout my health issues has not been getting any better but good days I have done bits and bobs not posted anything but will try and get some pictures on here here is a little taster the 3 models are what ifs plus I like them.156436,156438 &350712 vinyls are from Adam Warr at electrarail.plus name change soon. Edited July 9, 2022 by spenc Missed name change soon 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenc Posted September 12, 2022 Author Share Posted September 12, 2022 (edited) After a long gap and my wife kicking me up the backside and her help we decided the last layout didn't look right so we stripped it down to bare boards and started again recycling what we could including the ballast that got washed then put in the oven to dry I have changed the overhead gallows to the ones used on GWR main line they are from nbrasslocos, the station building and various shops and buildings are from scalescenes,johnsmodel railway, road markings,fences are from scalemodelscenery there's still alot to do signals,speed signs street and platform lights more vehicles and people fix the masts in do the overhead wires but now I can now run trains,I could not have done all this without the help of my wife her building skills are good aswell so she named it as West Park it was only fair.its been really tiring at times to do this lots of sleep plenty of painkillers now she's back at work it's nice she has school holidays off I have been doing bits and bobs. Edited September 12, 2022 by spenc 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidMcKenzie Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Top stuff 👍. That's really taking shape nicely isn't it. All the best, Dave 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenc Posted September 12, 2022 Author Share Posted September 12, 2022 3 hours ago, DavidMcKenzie said: Top stuff 👍. That's really taking shape nicely isn't it. All the best, Dave Yes I'm pleased with this one didn't know the wife had modeling skills first building she did wasn't good so just printed another one off and done a great job will get track clean up and run some trains Steve 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull1845 Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 Good to bump into you this morning.. Layout looks great in the flesh. Its got me thinking about an N gauge layout again. Might have to request Elaine's help with the buildings, and of course I'll have to have a chip shop! 😀 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenc Posted September 23, 2022 Author Share Posted September 23, 2022 11 hours ago, pitbull1845 said: Good to bump into you this morning.. Layout looks great in the flesh. Its got me thinking about an N gauge layout again. Might have to request Elaine's help with the buildings, and of course I'll have to have a chip shop! 😀 It was good to see you sorry you missed your coffee but I bet you made up for it later I will keep a eye out for you when you are down here next I will post some pictures later and for N gauge go for it alot good modern models now from units to locos and you can get a lot in a small space. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenc Posted September 25, 2022 Author Share Posted September 25, 2022 (edited) Finally got the track cleaned so here's some pictures what I should of took Saturday but Friday night my knee decided it didn't want to keep me upright so I fell nothing broke just bruises to my side,arms and more pain to the leg and the shape of the handle of my walking stick where I fell on it. T Edited September 25, 2022 by spenc 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenc Posted September 25, 2022 Author Share Posted September 25, 2022 Line up in the fiddleyard. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenc Posted October 2, 2022 Author Share Posted October 2, 2022 (edited) Well think the NHS wants me to stay alive this winter flu jab 23rd Sept and my 5th covid jab 30th Sept which i had my 4th one June this year,what they was telling me I will have to have one every 3 months only problem so far left top of arm a bit of pain, now to the layout been looking for non working station & Street lamps looked on Websites firms selling them and looking at ours around here I think this looks as close as I can get for modern LED types still need some working to them. Edited October 2, 2022 by spenc 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenc Posted October 19, 2022 Author Share Posted October 19, 2022 (edited) Managed to do some more with the street and station lights, looking on line didn't realise how many different shape LED lights they was so with them being that small I decided to go with the simplest shape trying to file them would be a no no for me, station ones done started street one now.only loose fit at the moment. Edited October 19, 2022 by spenc 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull1845 Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Good work Steve, I went to an exhibition at the weekend and now my youngest wants to do an N gauge layout.. Happy days 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenc Posted October 20, 2022 Author Share Posted October 20, 2022 14 hours ago, pitbull1845 said: Good work Steve, I went to an exhibition at the weekend and now my youngest wants to do an N gauge layout.. Happy days Yes it's coming along now keep doing bits when I feel up to it, not been to a Exhibition for age's as not driving at the moment it's trying to persuade Elaine to take me,don't blame me for your son wanting a layout in N gauge at least you can do him a small one plenty of choice of stock. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 I have to say it is jolly nice of TOCs to operate such short trains these days that allows a model such as West Park to have prototypical length trains. Even a HST in GWR colours should you so wish, can be a nice compact unit now. One of my earlier layouts was designed around a HST, I wanted a 7 coach 253 - lovely train when it was all together, but boy was it long and it dominated all decisions on designing the layout - the fiddleyard, the platforms and the type of station. I know I could have dropped a couple of coaches, but it then didn't look quite right. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 A very good layout the stock is excellent and the scenics are very pleasing to the eye hope to see at a show sometime . 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenc Posted October 21, 2022 Author Share Posted October 21, 2022 (edited) 20 hours ago, woodenhead said: I have to say it is jolly nice of TOCs to operate such short trains these days that allows a model such as West Park to have prototypical length trains. Even a HST in GWR colours should you so wish, can be a nice compact unit now. One of my earlier layouts was designed around a HST, I wanted a 7 coach 253 - lovely train when it was all together, but boy was it long and it dominated all decisions on designing the layout - the fiddleyard, the platforms and the type of station. I know I could have dropped a couple of coaches, but it then didn't look quite right. Planning on getting 4 coach HST when gaugemaster brings there's out just hope they bring the coaches out to make it 4 coach,never really had the space for a large roundy layout they always been end to end so not really had that problem.as i can't move about much now this is just the right size to sit and play hence no freight. Edited October 21, 2022 by spenc Missed, and Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenc Posted October 21, 2022 Author Share Posted October 21, 2022 18 hours ago, lmsforever said: A very good layout the stock is excellent and the scenics are very pleasing to the eye hope to see at a show sometime . Thank you for your comments,if my health ever improves at a later date I wouldn't mind taking it to a local Exhibition near to me, the down side is if I could survive a full day operating it and getting it there and back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenc Posted October 23, 2022 Author Share Posted October 23, 2022 Well I didn't expect to be up at 5am this morning but when it's pouring it down outside and nice lighting display over the channel they was no way of going back to sleep so up i am, To the layout This is a rule 1 layout it's set somewhere off the London-Wales mainline Bristol area it used to be a 4 platform terminus station but back in the day when they was a fall in passenger numbers they decided to sell half of the station area for development so all the track layout was stripped to bare minimum with just 2 platforms they was reduced in length as can be seen and used by local services,now the twist when it was announced the London-Wales line was going to be electrified they decided to do West Park as it sits at the end of a triangle so they can use it to turn trains with that things started looking up for the station as passenger numbers increased, GWR are the main operator here so they started improving the services, Rule 1 kicks in again As I already have stock but not all for the area I'm doing and didn't want to sell them 800 GWR Livery West Park-Paddington service 350emu GWR Livery West Park-Cardiff service 156dmu GWR Livery West Park-Weymouth via Bristol 156dmu GWR Livery West Park- Portsmouth via Bristol 153dmu GWR Livery West Park-Bristol local 220 voyager X country West Park-York via Birmingham When the GWR 4 car HST castle set comes out I will get one plus a 387emu Think that's about it for now. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenc Posted November 3, 2022 Author Share Posted November 3, 2022 (edited) Done a bit more on the layout yesterday,the street lights painted and stuck on station & car park at the front are painted but not stuck on overhead wires need putting on first, done one platform after much soldering & resoldering and burning fingers started on the next one but the light faded with all this rain so today hopefully make a start again.they are done into 5ft lengths it is only placed on at moment. Edited November 3, 2022 by spenc Spelling mistake 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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