SquireBev Posted May 31, 2012 Author Share Posted May 31, 2012 perhaps doing the same location twice, once in the late 40's / early 50's and then doing it in the 80's on the other side I like the sound of this. Busy station with goods yard on one side, and a run-down bus shelter affair on the other. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sheep Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 just don't rationalise the track on the newer side too much, that forms your fiddle yard for running the busy station and goods! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquireBev Posted May 31, 2012 Author Share Posted May 31, 2012 Well, when I win the EuroMillions tomorrow, I'll start on the next layout Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquireBev Posted June 6, 2012 Author Share Posted June 6, 2012 Yeah, didn't win the Euromillions... Anyway, believe it or not we have a plan for the other side of the layout. Watch this space. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinZaPint Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Have enjoyed following this thread, liked the artwork for your pub signs, any news on the building? I'm getting thirsty! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc smith Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 When the buildings are in I don't think you will notice the crinkles in the backscene because people will have better things to look at I have had several problems with backscenes; which adhesive to use, expansion & contraction, cockling etc On my recent O gauge layout, there was some cockling / creasing of the backscene, despite my efforts to ensure the adhesive was as even as possible.... A suggestion from SWMBO was to iron the creases out and you know what..... It worked! ... however, I was then told "while that iron is hot........" Maybe worth a try if you can remove the backscene? Place a clean teatowel over the backscene, to protect it... Cheers Marc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquireBev Posted June 8, 2012 Author Share Posted June 8, 2012 Sounds like a good idea, but my backscene is pretty firmly fixed in place. Plus, my iron is crap. No news on any more buildings yet - current enthusiasm is being directed toward a new wargaming project. As for the plans we've come up with for the other side of the layout, here goes... We're going to make an Underground U.N.I.T Bunker! The idea is to have the backscene and the sides a combination of bare rock and concrete walls, with big blast doors rather than normal tunnel portals for the track to emerge through. There'll be a ceiling too, maybe the thickness of a Knauf space board (as I have a spare) with normal fields, trees etc on top. Inside the cavern there'll be a loading dock with a queue of Bedford lorries and Saracens/Saladins waiting to be loaded into the train, and a few Nissen huts etc built into the rock face. One tunnel portal may have some Alien tentacles emerging from it, and some soldiers on a gantry firing down the tunnel. Additionally, on the "surface" will be more Aliens digging down into the cavern from above. I can't promise that having a plan will mean work progresses any quicker, though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sheep Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 don't forget the TARDIS! Hornby did do one as part of the skaledale range. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquireBev Posted June 9, 2012 Author Share Posted June 9, 2012 But of course, we'll have The Doctor somewhere. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold colin penfold Posted June 9, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 9, 2012 But of course, we'll have The Doctor somewhere. But of course, we'll have The Doctor somewhere. Who? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquireBev Posted June 24, 2012 Author Share Posted June 24, 2012 Modeller's block continues. No progress to report on either side of the layout. Have instead been playing with Adobe Illustrator to develop character cards for a new wargame we've got into. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquireBev Posted July 8, 2012 Author Share Posted July 8, 2012 With the summer holiday coming up, I'm determined to get at least the two rows of houses built, and hopefully make a start on the pub. Reckon I can squeeze in a row of three small shops too, so any suggestions for what they should be would be appreciated! One of them will have to be a chippy, but I'm a bit stumped with the other two. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sheep Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 butcher and hard wear shop would probably be quite fitting. couple of tin baths hung on the wall and some dustbins outside etc would make an interesting variation in the run of shops. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquireBev Posted July 8, 2012 Author Share Posted July 8, 2012 Hardware shop sounds like a plan. I would of course call it Arkwright's. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sheep Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 indeed, a white morris minor parked opposite and a lad up a ladder and a delivery bike to complete the picture. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjcampbell Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Just picked up on this thread, I love the way you are making the most of the space and showing what can be done in what must be about the minimum space for a continuous run in 00! Other than the tightness of the curve, the scene does not appear overly contrived. The deep cutting and Northern-town surroundings really frame the layout. A couple of thoughts. A little green over the black at the bottom of the retaining walls would give a damp moss-ridden feel, and tone down the black a little. Also the signal box needs to be at track level, if you think about the way the 'box connects to the signals and points using cables and metal rods you'll see that can't really work with it 10-ft up a cliff. As for the other side, how about a secret arms depot accessed from a small tunnel alongside the mainline, with it's own internal network of sidings and narrow-gauge railway. Sci-fi? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_Tunnel http://www.nettleden.com/venues/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquireBev Posted July 8, 2012 Author Share Posted July 8, 2012 Good thinking about the mossy stonework. That's something I can do this week. As for the signal box, I see what you mean, but it'll have to do, as there's nowhere else to put it. Perhaps I could get away with some trunking running down to track level. Maybe. Anyway, thanks for your comments. Limited space was the main factor in planning this layout, and as you say, this is pretty much the minimum space for a continuous run. Oh, and it's just as well that we've not really done anything on the other side just yet, as we discovered the other day that our roof leaks, and that side of the layout got rather dripped on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjcampbell Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 As for the signal box, I see what you mean, but it'll have to do, as there's nowhere else to put it. Perhaps I could get away with some trunking running down to track level. Maybe. Forward and right a bit would put it at track level opposite the platform, or at the right-hand-side of the layout near the overbridge perhaps? The thing is we're talking about mechanical linkages here, so trunking wouldn't do it. Even where tracks are in deep cuttings space is made for the signal box at track level. The only exceptions are very crowded urban stations where the signal boxes are very tall and narrow, or even on a gantry, but they are a somewhat different style of 'box... do a Google image search for Signal Box and you'll see what I mean. The bonus is you'd get a small piece of land for another scenic feature... I hope you got the roof fixed, lucky it sounds like the damage was limited. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold colin penfold Posted July 9, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 9, 2012 Alternatively use the exact site where the 'box is now but cut away the embankment to rail level about 4mm oversize and build retaining walls around the rear and sides, then pop the box back in at rail level?. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquireBev Posted July 9, 2012 Author Share Posted July 9, 2012 Hmm, I'll have a play around with it. I suppose it could go at the base of the cliff, there is probably enough space there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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