ThePurplePrimer Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 All of that is fantastic but I am especially loving the figures 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobster Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Very nice work - Will be following this. Cheers, Bob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hybridangel77 Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 fantastic attention to detail my friend, its the little detail that makes the layout come to life. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tryfan Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 After attempting a couple of large layouts in the attic, and the "discouragement factor" kicking in, I had virtually given up the idea of getting a layout anywhere near completion. This was until I saw Clive's layout Pig Lane in Model Rail and decided to build something more manageable myself. I've now almost completed a diesel depot set in the 60's and in the midland region. I can still only aspire to Clive's modelling skills, but it gave me the impetus to get something done. Thanks very much Clive. Regards, David 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Hi Clive, I've just re read post #44 and it now makes so much more sense, I will have a re look at Kingsley and follow your example of studying the Prototype, although the one I looked at was at Exeter St Davids, very very simple and easy to copy. Cheers for your input on Kingsley. Bodge 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium BSW01 Posted November 2, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 2, 2015 Really like the photos and I agree with all the above comments. It would indeed seem like you started a trend, with this layout. Although I'm a dyed in the wool steam man, I must confess that I do have a couple prototype of diesels which I couldn't resist. I like a good layout, and when I see one and will stop and admire good work of any type, no matter what type of a trains are running. Good workmanship is always worth watching. Why follow the path, when you can create a trail. Great stuff. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Looks very nice depot setup here... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 (edited) I see the Pig is being released today at Wrec-rail Clive. Have a good day. Edited June 30, 2018 by Andrew P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted June 30, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 30, 2018 I see the Pig is being released today at Wrec-rail Clive. Have a good day. Hi Andy It wasn't the Essex Saddle Back but the Gloucester Old Spot.....the new Western Region Pig Lane complete with BLUE diesels. It was a brilliant day. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northmoor Posted December 30, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 30, 2018 Pig Lane Diesel Depot was built in the late 80s early 90s and was scrapped when I started to build Hanging Hill. The base boards were falling apart, it was the third layout that they had supported and were never that well made in the first place. The baseboard top was the side of a tall cupboard my first wife no longer wanted in our flat's kitchen. It measured 66 inches by 19 inches. I designed Pig Lane using good old Peco templates and a few locos to check siding lengths and clearances. This series of photos were taken by my good mate Ian Metcalfe for an article that appeared in the then supplement of Rail, Model Rail in April 1995. I was sorting through some magazines in the loft today and found that edition. The layout still looks really good, even 23 years later. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted December 30, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted December 30, 2018 I was sorting through some magazines in the loft today and found that edition. The layout still looks really good, even 23 years later. :blush: :blush: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class37418stag Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 (edited) Hello Pig lane diesel depot is 66 inches x 19 inches ? thank you Edited April 5, 2019 by class37418stag 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted June 19, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 19, 2019 Apparently the hobby has moved on since Pig Lane. No one makes anything anymore, they wait each year for the new wishlist, hoping there enough other bods wanting the same thing as themselves. The biggest thing as far as I can tell is how complicated you can make you locos go backwards and the other way. Mustn't forget how to fit the speaker. I am so glad I did modelling when it was modelling. Chip chip everyone. 4 4 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 Your a rare breed that is now ALMOST extinct, and therefore should be nurtured and cherished. 3 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37Oban Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 4 minutes ago, Clive Mortimore said: Apparently the hobby has moved on since Pig Lane. No one makes anything anymore, they wait each year for the new wishlist, hoping there enough other bods wanting the same thing as themselves. The biggest thing as far as I can tell is how complicated you can make you locos go backwards and the other way. Mustn't forget how to fit the speaker. I am so glad I did modelling when it was modelling. Chip chip everyone. Hi Clive, there's still a few of us about! I'm currently scratch-building 3 cl303 emu's, to be followed by a cl120, cl126 and cl100 dmu's! You can see my progress, such as it is, on my scratch and kitbuilding thread, Roja's EM bits and bobs! I also modify wagons for use on a future layout, currently working on a pair of Tri-ang trestrols, a weltrol and tierwag. Plans are in-hand to build a cl84 from scratch. Not bad for some-one who can only use one hand! Toodle pip! 4 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted June 19, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 19, 2019 21 minutes ago, Andrew P said: Your a rare breed that is now ALMOST extinct, and therefore should be nurtured and cherished. Stuffed and mounted more like! Mike. 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted June 19, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 19, 2019 Just re-read the thread. I think Pig Lane really captured the feel of a small depot of the type built in the early 1960s. Hard to believe those nice locos were built in the days when RTR diesel modelling was not far removed the Triang Hymek era 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 2 hours ago, Enterprisingwestern said: Stuffed and mounted more like! Mike. Goes without saying Mike, 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightningBoy Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Hello Clive, Just found your posts on Pig Lane and revived my memories of the 1990's. I'm Kevin of Pfretops fame and still modelling and detailing Diesel Locos. My current layout is based on Woburn Sands, which is the station I went to school from in Bletchley for 7 years. Pretops, my diesel depot layout, was sold by my soon to be ex-wife without my knowledge circa 1994!! if anyone can confirm it ended up in a good home please do let me know - I still have all the wiring diagrams for the baseboard connections lol. Kevin 4 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted June 24, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 24, 2020 2 hours ago, LightningBoy said: Hello Clive, Just found your posts on Pig Lane and revived my memories of the 1990's. I'm Kevin of Pfretops fame and still modelling and detailing Diesel Locos. My current layout is based on Woburn Sands, which is the station I went to school from in Bletchley for 7 years. Pretops, my diesel depot layout, was sold by my soon to be ex-wife without my knowledge circa 1994!! if anyone can confirm it ended up in a good home please do let me know - I still have all the wiring diagrams for the baseboard connections lol. Kevin Hi Kevin Glad to see you are still modelling. Growing up in Bedford catching the train to go to spot some sparks at Bletchley the mock Tudor buildings along the line, like Woburn Sands were familiar. I cannot believe what happened to Pretops. Clive 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted February 13, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 13, 2021 Ooh, I do like your shed! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted February 14, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 14, 2021 (edited) On 13/02/2021 at 13:34, 97406 said: Ooh, I do like your shed! Thank you Tim When the layout fell apart the shed building was passed on to a mate of mine. I am not sure if he still has it. If you look at Brisbane Road thread I built a very similar shed and you can see how I went about building it. That too is with another mate, with the layout. Hanging Hill had a four road version. I scrapped that one when I started to make Sheffield Exchange Mk1. Edited February 14, 2021 by Clive Mortimore 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 On 13/10/2012 at 16:16, Clive Mortimore said: For those who do not have an interest in small sized diesel depots, I am sorry but this was one of the early ones to be built, exhibited and published, so I am partly responsible. Little did I realise the number that would be built after it. Pig Lane Diesel Depot was built in the late 80s early 90s and was scrapped when I started to build Hanging Hill. This series of photos were taken by my good mate Ian Metcalfe for an article that appeared in the then supplement of Rail, Model Rail in April 1995. Look what I found yesterday! 5 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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