modeler123 Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 hi I am currenty making my first layout it is called fenton park and is a town in the midlands near sheffield in the early 60s at the end of steam (sorry cant get any pics yet) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 hi I am currenty making my first layout it is called fenton park .... I wonder what the name was inspired by.....? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
modeler123 Posted December 16, 2011 Author Share Posted December 16, 2011 I wonder what the name was inspired by.....? Hi horsetan the name was inspired by a reigion called the"fens" in I belive bedfordshire and I just added the "ton" bit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddScott Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I'm wondering if horsetan thought the same as me..... "FENTON.....FENTON!!!!" (was a viral video on the net of a dog chasing a herd of deer with its owner screaming at the dog - the dog is called Fenton ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee m22 Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Hey. The Fens are cool, especially on two wheels Though I think they are in Cambridgeshire (stuck between Northamptonshire and Norfolk) The land of the flat! As you've not included any pictures, we will expect a few thousand words from you to describe your layout!!! What scale are you modelling in? Have you got any rolling stock yet? Good luck on your first venture of making a layout! Regards Lee Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
modeler123 Posted December 16, 2011 Author Share Posted December 16, 2011 here are some pics Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
modeler123 Posted December 16, 2011 Author Share Posted December 16, 2011 Hey. The Fens are cool, especially on two wheels Though I think they are in Cambridgeshire (stuck between Northamptonshire and Norfolk) The land of the flat! As you've not included any pictures, we will expect a few thousand words from you to describe your layout!!! What scale are you modelling in? Have you got any rolling stock yet? Good luck on your first venture of making a layout! Regards Lee thanks I have all my coaches and wagons and most locos I asked mum for one more Ivatt class 2 for christmas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee m22 Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Ah, Never too young to enjoy this hobby! Good luck for your Xmas request.....I've been trying to get my parents to buy me railway stuff for 14 years now! Enjoy building your layout and be sure to ask the forum if you have any questions on layout building...the forum is a great help and inspiration. Regards Lee Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Hi horsetan the name was inspired by a reigion called the"fens" in I belive bedfordshire and I just added the "ton" bit Ah.....Glad I checked. It's just that the proximity of "Fenton" and "park" made me wonder whether you were going to put a model of a black dog chasing after some deer in the background of your layout as a bit of satire.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
daryl43068 Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 I do like the close proximity between the layout and the microwave, food and trains in one place! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
modeler123 Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 thanks for the nice comments and will probably change the track placement and add another platform. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
modeler123 Posted December 18, 2011 Author Share Posted December 18, 2011 Doc4.dochow do You make a big overall canopie like the one in bath green park? just Re-done the layout to look like this( look at the word document) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heruss Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Ah, someone has been reading the latest Railway Moddeller... If I were you, however, I'd go for the older Hornby canopy, that can cover two tracks easily and give off a similar, if less awe-inspiring effect. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
modeler123 Posted December 20, 2011 Author Share Posted December 20, 2011 hi guys and gals giving the layout a new makeover- got 3 platforms and set in the 80s but still called fenton park Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
modeler123 Posted January 6, 2012 Author Share Posted January 6, 2012 hi people got more pics Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Heruss Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Coming along nice that is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
modeler123 Posted January 7, 2012 Author Share Posted January 7, 2012 Coming along nice that is. thanks Heruss really need help trying to make up my mind on what layout to build. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heruss Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Well as it stands now it does look good, and quite interesting to operate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee m22 Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Hi I tend to end up with massive headaches when I come to planning a layout...it's possibly the hardest and most stressful part for me. As it is, I've started 17 designs in the last 10 years, and I've never finished one! It's been a very expensive learning curve! That said, I've learned a few things in my latest project, an'd I'll share my learnings for free It's quite commonly said around the forum and within the hobby, "less is more". This is almost deffinatly the case, so when I designed my latest project, I chose to model a terminus station with a small yard. I then went and looked at loads of photos of my subject, which lead me to the theme of North Wales. Once I'd spent a couple of weeks looking through all these photos etc, I made a list of the things I wanted on my layout. From that list, I chose two or three features, and dumped the rest! It's far too tempting to try and get everything in a layout, and this tends to ruin the end result. Something to bare in mind - especially for someone as young as yourself - You will build more layouts in the future. If you can't get all your ideas into this one, save them for the next one! Many, if not most of the forum members with layouts, probably have or have had more than one. Another good reason for sticking to the "less is more" philosophy, is that building a layout takes time. In that time the plan becomes more fluid, and evolves. You'll start to add things in as you go, and if you've planned too much in at the start, there will be little room left by the end! Hope that's of some help, but remember it's your layout so make it what you want it to be! It will only be a sucess if you enjoy it! As it is, I quite like your current idea. What happens to the two lines leading towards the camera in that last shot? Regards Lee Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
modeler123 Posted January 7, 2012 Author Share Posted January 7, 2012 Well as it stands now it does look good, and quite interesting to operate. yeah it is set in the 1990s with my class 158 doing the passenger sevices and my brothers 06 and my class 87 doing frieght. Also you might notice the odd GWR pannier tank . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
modeler123 Posted January 7, 2012 Author Share Posted January 7, 2012 Hi I tend to end up with massive headaches when I come to planning a layout...it's possibly the hardest and most stressful part for me. As it is, I've started 17 designs in the last 10 years, and I've never finished one! It's been a very expensive learning curve! That said, I've learned a few things in my latest project, an'd I'll share my learnings for free It's quite commonly said around the forum and within the hobby, "less is more". This is almost deffinatly the case, so when I designed my latest project, I chose to model a terminus station with a small yard. I then went and looked at loads of photos of my subject, which lead me to the theme of North Wales. Once I'd spent a couple of weeks looking through all these photos etc, I made a list of the things I wanted on my layout. From that list, I chose two or three features, and dumped the rest! It's far too tempting to try and get everything in a layout, and this tends to ruin the end result. Something to bare in mind - especially for someone as young as yourself - You will build more layouts in the future. If you can't get all your ideas into this one, save them for the next one! Many, if not most of the forum members with layouts, probably have or have had more than one. Another good reason for sticking to the "less is more" philosophy, is that building a layout takes time. In that time the plan becomes more fluid, and evolves. You'll start to add things in as you go, and if you've planned too much in at the start, there will be little room left by the end! Hope that's of some help, but remember it's your layout so make it what you want it to be! It will only be a sucess if you enjoy it! As it is, I quite like your current idea. What happens to the two lines leading towards the camera in that last shot? Regards Lee it branches of to the fiddle yard or an engine depot Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
modeler123 Posted January 8, 2012 Author Share Posted January 8, 2012 finished building the 2nd baseboard- will lay track tomorrow Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
modeler123 Posted January 11, 2012 Author Share Posted January 11, 2012 finished laying the track and have started to work on scenery Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
modeler123 Posted January 13, 2012 Author Share Posted January 13, 2012 hi does any body have track plans for stranraer harbour as it is in modern day i think i might modify the layout a bit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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