gronk the shunter Posted March 11, 2013 Author Share Posted March 11, 2013 I'm selling off some of my out of era stock so have been taking some photo's. Particularly liked a couple of them, so thought I'd share them. First off the 8F so it must be 1967- ish in Over Hulton Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gronk the shunter Posted March 17, 2013 Author Share Posted March 17, 2013 Well, I never did fit that backscene! After something like seven months of it sitting in it's cardboard tube it's still there glowering at me from a corner of the railway room. Anyway, a house move is on the cards, we're relocating to Shrewsbury where we both got new jobs and although I will have a choice of railway rooms both are smaller than the one I have now, which means the end of Over Hulton as we know it. The two rooms are approximately seven foot square or nine foot square, the other problem being the larger room also houses the washing machine and although SWMBO has already granted me running rights I'm worried that moisture might cause some warping/subsidence. So what room to have? and what plan to squeeze in? I'm thinking about having a two track station with a cross over at one end, curving the track around to form a U shape with fiddle yards at both ends but worried it might be far too tight, Not having templot I'm reduced to back of a fag packet rough sketches (and don't even smoke). Any ideas anyone? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gronk the shunter Posted March 17, 2013 Author Share Posted March 17, 2013 Another train that has now sadly moved on to pastures new is this Hornby 153. To be replaced when Mr Bachmann gets on with the job by a more 1970's appropriate blue class 101. The sale of the 8F part funded a Heljan 128 DPU,(and very nice it is too) which is currently waiting to be thoroughly weathered. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromptonnut Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Have you considered XTrackCAD? http://www.xtrkcad.org/Wikka/HomePage This has templates of all the 'setrack' and 'streamline' style points, gives you the chance to use flexitrack to join 'ends' as well as adding curves of set radii which you can trim to suit and join where you want. I use it extensively. I too have a house move on the cards but I'm going the other way - an upgrade in room on the proviso that it can be used as a second bedroom where required so I won't be able to have all the disorganised clutter that I have at present. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayfield Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 I'm thinking about having a two track station with a cross over at one end, curving the track around to form a U shape with fiddle yards at both ends but worried it might be far too tight, Not having templot I'm reduced to back of a fag packet rough sketches (and don't even smoke). Any ideas anyone? Download Templot its a free software package (I bought mine many years ago). The basics are quite easy to use Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold martin_wynne Posted March 17, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 17, 2013 Not having Templot I'm reduced to back of a fag packet rough sketches Hi, Templot is free. It runs on all versions of Windows; and on Linux/Wine; and on a Mac using Crossover. Download from: http://85a.co.uk/forum/view_postx.php?post_id=10771 Martin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dave.C Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 the end of Over Hulton as we know it. That is a shame, I have only just found this thread, what a cracking little project. Good luck with the next one though, and the house move. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gronk the shunter Posted March 17, 2013 Author Share Posted March 17, 2013 Hi, Templot is free. It runs on all versions of Windows; and on Linux/Wine; and on a Mac using Crossover. Download from: http://85a.co.uk/forum/view_postx.php?post_id=10771 Martin. Thanks Martin, I've just downloaded it and will be spending all my free time over the next week mastering it! (It does look complicated!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class 74 Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Superb little layout! More is less... ;-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikeym Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 What has happend to this layout? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ghost of IKB Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 I bought most of Gronk's stock a couple of months ago, and he threw STP in for free! I've got big plans for it including a re-gauge in EM and an extension, something that Gronk seemed to consider for a long time. Getting down to work on it tonight, pictures hopefully tomorrow, but I don't think it'll be rebuilt with anything like the speed it was originally built! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowshunt Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 looking forward to seeing more of this layout, good luck with the rebuilt. regards steve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ghost of IKB Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Start of the end as we know it, no more through trains for a while! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ghost of IKB Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 I've started a new thread to cover the rebuild...http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/86590-hulton-lane/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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