RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted October 25, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 25, 2014 And the articulated truck that has no way of getting in or out of the location without the use of a heavy lift crane. Cheers, Mick I've seen a variation of this on an exhibition layout. A camping site in a field where the only entry and exit is through the small bridge under the railway line yet nearly all the caravans in the field could not possibly fit beneath said bridge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted October 25, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 25, 2014 I've seen a variation of this on an exhibition layout. A camping site in a field where the only entry and exit is through the small bridge under the railway line yet nearly all the caravans in the field could not possibly fit beneath said bridge. If it was a road bridge with a bus on it, then all would be well.............. Ooops - been there. Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 How about this for a layout plan... Station name to be Garstleigh Oval OO roundy roundy with curves at each end that show off the overhang of full length coaches really well At least one place in the oval where "Everything always comes off there". Through station modelled entirely with second hand buildings bought at swap-meets or on ebay Platforms with curved end ramps that don't match the track layout. Haphazard arrangement of signals that are never operated - mixture of overbright colour-lights and semaphores with drooping arms loco stock to be a mixture of rail blue diesels and steam locos in pre-nationalization liveries locos only run at speeds that challenge Mallard's record The only goods train to be headed by an HST power car Peco track with end sleepers cut away to accomodate joiners leaving a inch or two of unsupported rail Girder bridge over line, with two spans but no pier under the join village made with Airfix "cottage" kits painted with gloss enamels and illuminated from inside with very bright bulbs you just left out a graffiti wall..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted October 26, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 26, 2014 Fortunately the Head Of Household is a quilter. They never seem to throw bits away as they'll always come in useful some day, so I don't get any grief in that dept. Oooer! I have one of those too.... Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Bad news, boys. Garstleigh has been dismantled. The bits are being recycled. Some of them got a little bit spoilt when I levered them off the baseboard - bent my best screwdriver as well - but I have a new set of Humbrol gloss colours and a tube of Seccotine to do repairs. New layout "Hoarfall" already started. Going for even more realism this time with a working windmill. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Reorte Posted October 31, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 31, 2014 If you're going to run trains on "Hoarfall" at an appropriately high speed then at least make it look appropriate by the track layout resembling Silverstone Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted October 31, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 31, 2014 Bad news, boys. Garstleigh has been dismantled. The bits are being recycled. Some of them got a little bit spoilt when I levered them off the baseboard - bent my best screwdriver as well - but I have a new set of Humbrol gloss colours and a tube of Seccotine to do repairs. New layout "Hoarfall" already started. Going for even more realism this time with a working windmill. Don't forget the working windmill has to be secured to prevent it from taking off. EDIT typing eeror. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
modfather Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Make sure you work on upgrading the stock too... ;find an inch brush and a pot of brown paint you won't use for anything else and get it all over the bottom third of everything you can. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Make sure you work on upgrading the stock too... ;find an inch brush and a pot of brown paint you won't use for anything else and get it all over the bottom third of everything you can. Already done! I will be upgrading the finish on the steam locos with some matte black, sploshed on in a suitably random fashion - just like the real thing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted October 31, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 31, 2014 Make sure you work on upgrading the stock too... ;find an inch brush and a pot of brown paint you won't use for anything else and get it all over the bottom third of everything you can. But not the road vehicles which need to be shiny. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 But not the road vehicles which need to be shiny. Ouch! That one hit home. Now where's that can of Dullcote...? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TheQ Posted October 31, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 31, 2014 But not the road vehicles which need to be shiny. Not if you've seen my 30 year old landrover 110 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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