long island jack Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 a couple of photo's of helm for shortliner Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Ooh, more please!!! What an interesting subject for a layout!! I like the big 'safety' notice. I once went to a factory that made "Zip-up" Scaffolding Towers, and a big sign in that place said "Remember - Someone's life depends on your welding!". Food for thought.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Gwinnett Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Its a great layout - was working well at Barrow and a fascinating track-plan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 More, More!!! -Thank you for those - very nice indeed. If you have more, and a trackplan, we'd love to see them :dance_mini: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveB Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Just love it! Lots more photos please Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 As Jack and Oliver Twist said....we want more of everything! Plans and photos and anything else will do..... Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted December 13, 2011 Author Share Posted December 13, 2011 a couple more to wet your whistle,track plan to follow Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Absoutely love this something very different in US modelling terms - to whom does it belong, and is it likely to vist Glasgow or Perth? Dues anyone have a reference number for the loco lift in the last photo please? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcanman Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Wow! What a great looking layout. Look forward to seeing more. regards, Mal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 The jacks might be Bachmann scenecraft? They certainly catalogued something similar. The trackplan is quite unusual, two mini-layouts with a fiddle yard between them, as Jon says it was working very well at Barrow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Thanks for that - order placed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 The Scenecraft range is worth keeping one eye on as a US modeller, most of the structures are very British looking as you'd expect, but some of the industrial bits are likely usable, and some details. My favourite at the moment is they have some nice aircon units for building roofs/walls. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted December 13, 2011 Author Share Posted December 13, 2011 just bog standard bachman ones but very handy. barrow was it's first real exhibition great weekend loved those long trains on rs tower don't know if i get across the border in to scotland i'll have to wait and see next show is kendal in january trying to find copy of track plan will post later Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted December 13, 2011 Author Share Posted December 13, 2011 found a photo of the layout a rawtenstall this year,well half of it option 2 when i find my track plan it will all come clear Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Holmes Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 very very neat looking layout. Excellent subject matter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted December 13, 2011 Author Share Posted December 13, 2011 found track plan layout has 3 option 1).5x1 2).7x1 3).12x1 period is late 80's early 90's,layout is pretty simple to operate only a few set diagrams . empty gons/flats in to component recovery,loaded out, scrap in gons,engine block on flat dead engines to electrical dept, the rest is light engines in and out of fiddle yard and switcher bringing cars in for repair also now and them for some local historical society repairs to there first generation alco,emd or baldwins (bit modellers of license) surprising what you can do with 12 inches Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Desperately trying not to make remarks about Actresses and Bishops! Thanks for taking the trouble to find the trackplan - a cracking layout - I hope to see this "in the flesh" one day - much studying of photos will take place, and lots of ideas will be generated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Thanks for the trackplan - interesting to have the fiddleyard in the middle. Do you have un-powered locos to shove in as the 'dead' ones, or just lash things up with the DCC? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted December 13, 2011 Author Share Posted December 13, 2011 shortliner,we have met when you were operating jon's layout at newcastle,i was the gent with the ginger beard (more grey now) who told you i didn't have any photo's of the layout at barrow "wish i hadn't had that last cup of tea" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Yes - Now I know who you are - I didn't put together "Barrow" and "Helm" It is certainly a brilliant piece of work and will be well worth any managers invite. The apparent depth of the building with #4 and the boxcar is superb Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted December 13, 2011 Author Share Posted December 13, 2011 i've 6 or so unpowered athearn blue box locos to shove around also i mu a couple and split them to run on shed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted December 13, 2011 Author Share Posted December 13, 2011 it's all done with mirrors,the wifes not to happy with the missing mirror tiles of the bedroom ceiling!! the next two photo's give you an idea of the track plan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Wonderful! Words fail me! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PhilH Posted December 13, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 13, 2011 Really nice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 As a matter of interest, what did you use for your industrial buildings? Are they kits or scratched? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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