Andrew P Posted August 30, 2013 Author Share Posted August 30, 2013 Hello Bodgit, l have lost trace of all the depot layouts you have built over the years, but great fun was had in all of them and experience gained on the way, please keep the pictures coming never know you could have started a trend were we can all show photos of projects from way back when ? George Too true George, I have loved almost all of them, now I am more interested in shunting wagons, but I guess that is because I now use Kadee's and they are so good. Bodgit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted August 30, 2013 Author Share Posted August 30, 2013 A few more pics. 56080 another GT Re Paint, this is an old Dapol one and George and I made LED lights for these as well. all well PRE DCC Adam Smith with a couple of TTA's 37408 Loch Ranoch leaves the Fiddle Yard 47120 and 37408 parked up for the night I hope you like these pics, :locomotive: :locomotive: More to follow again soon. Bodgt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted August 30, 2013 Author Share Posted August 30, 2013 In the pics above the walling is TT Gauge as I felt that OO was much to big for a small area. also the pics were taken out in the garden for better light and a backdrop. Bodgit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bescotbeast Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Amazing stuff to see the ideas you've had and developed over the years Andy, so much detail and operating interest packed into such a tiny space . Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted August 30, 2013 Author Share Posted August 30, 2013 Amazing stuff to see the ideas you've had and developed over the years Andy, so much detail and operating interest packed into such a tiny space . Simon Thanks Simon, I have been stuck on Mico Layouts for so long now that I feel I may struggle to build a biggie :no: when we move and I have a 16ft x 8ft Garage to fill, still that lovely viaduct that I have photographed in Bute Road will fill one side, I HOPE, hahaaa Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class 74 Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Hi Andy Enjoying your stuff, another winner here! Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emt_911 Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Andy This is yet another inspitation. Normally I'd ask how you'd fitted modelling into your life. Having seen some of your layouts the question has to be, how do you fit life into your modelling? Duncan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_long Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 He he I've got a 16'x 8' garage but its got a workbench and 4 soon to be 5 micro/small layouts filling it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted August 30, 2013 Author Share Posted August 30, 2013 Hi Andy Enjoying your stuff, another winner here! Simon Thanks Simon, Too many Simon's on here now , hahaha Nice of you to pop by and thanks for your comments. Bodgit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted August 30, 2013 Author Share Posted August 30, 2013 Andy This is yet another inspitation. Normally I'd ask how you'd fitted modelling into your life. Having seen some of your layouts the question has to be, how do you fit life into your modelling? Duncan Cheers Duncan, do you mean between eating and sleeping, look at the early morning post from the other day Must go plans to draw up. :scared: Bodgit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted August 30, 2013 Author Share Posted August 30, 2013 He he I've got a 16'x 8' garage but its got a workbench and 4 soon to be 5 micro/small layouts filling it. Hi Dave, I see you are just down the road from me so if I run out of room I will send a couple of layouts your way, hahah :nono: My intention is to have a roundy roundy in the 16 x 8 garage, and then use the workshop that is about 14 x 8 (not properly measured yet) for the work bench / spray bench and Exhibition Layout Modul building, plus storing Glen Roy, OH and I nearly forgot, a fold down board with a circle of track for running locos in. All the best and thanks to looking in and your comments, :locomotive: Bodgit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeT Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Morning Bodgit, As you seem to be looking back over the years when it all started l have found a picture of one of your micro layouts and a picture of you and Rob at one of our workshop meetings with coffee and biscuits, l also remember re-painting 26 Class 56s in TTG Coal sector livery, all the same with different numbers, did he love the 56s or what, great stuff... GT Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted August 31, 2013 Author Share Posted August 31, 2013 Morning Bodgit, As you seem to be looking back over the years when it all started l have found a picture of one of your micro layouts and a picture of you and Rob at one of our workshop meetings with coffee and biscuits, l also remember re-painting 26 Class 56s in TTG Coal sector livery, all the same with different numbers, did he love the 56s or what, great stuff... GT Thanks George, I remember that, we had some great nights, modelling, jamming with the Band, and just playing trains whilst we put the world to rights. Great Days Mate. Bodgit P.S Rob was a Copper if I remember rightly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted August 31, 2013 Author Share Posted August 31, 2013 A couple more pics. Firstly the stabling point with 47379 coming in for the night and the TTA Tanks already parked up. And now 47120 comes into the head shunt from the Stabling Point whilst 37407 takes on Fuel. More pics coming again soon Bodgit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeT Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Morning Bodgit, Found a weathered loco one of your first l think ? lovely track ballasting and colours GT Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_long Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Hi Dave, I see you are just down the road from me so if I run out of room I will send a couple of layouts your way, hahah :nono: My intention is to have a roundy roundy in the 16 x 8 garage, and then use the workshop that is about 14 x 8 (not properly measured yet) for the work bench / spray bench and Exhibition Layout Modul building, plus storing Glen Roy, OH and I nearly forgot, a fold down board with a circle of track for running locos in. All the best and thanks to looking in and your comments, :locomotive: Bodgit We're in the process of selling our house, and we've considered Swad as a place to move to, some nice new homes your way. I doubt you'd get any more in my garage I can barely get myself in there! I've been away building US ho layouts and I'm trying to find the UK spark again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mason Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Haha excellent Andy, reminds me of Charlie street that I had at Mansfield I few years ago. Nice work mate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Nice, I recognise the foam retaining walls - I had some of them, but if you so much as look at them they get dented and reveal lovely blue foam ! I also used to have 08648.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted September 1, 2013 Author Share Posted September 1, 2013 We're in the process of selling our house, and we've considered Swad as a place to move to, some nice new homes your way. I doubt you'd get any more in my garage I can barely get myself in there! I've been away building US ho layouts and I'm trying to find the UK spark again. Hi Dave, Yes I can recomend our Railway Club at Church Gresley, our O Gauge Wychnor layout was in Railway Modeller last Month. and we are building a new OO layout 41ft x 12 ft. Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted September 1, 2013 Author Share Posted September 1, 2013 Morning Bodgit, Found a weathered loco one of your first l think ? lovely track ballasting and colours GT George I had forgotten about that old one, can you remember which layout that was on, I think it may have been Kingsmill. Bodgit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted September 1, 2013 Author Share Posted September 1, 2013 Haha excellent Andy, reminds me of Charlie street that I had at Mansfield I few years ago. Nice work mate Neil, I don't remember Charlie St, have you got pics or a link to it? I did find Pilot Road in a mag the other week. Bodgit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted September 1, 2013 Author Share Posted September 1, 2013 Nice, I recognise the foam retaining walls - I had some of them, but if you so much as look at them they get dented and reveal lovely blue foam ! I also used to have 08648.... Hi Rob, as you say you have to be careful with the walls but they work well and we are using them alongside the Canal on our Clubs Layout. The 08 seemed good until the Hornby one came along. Bodgit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted September 1, 2013 Author Share Posted September 1, 2013 Talking of Micro Layouts here is one I prepared earlier. It is actually the start of a small project from many years ago that got me into developing my REVOLUTIONARY Fully Folding Fiddle Yard. I have written an article for Railway Modeller about it, but as yet it hasn't been published. The principal is a very simple one, I had a base board of 5ft x 1ft that would fit in the car, but I wanted a fiddle yard at each end without adding extra boards. The answer was to have the fiddle yard boards attached and folding. in pic 1 you will see the layout at its full 9ft x 1ft and ready for the cartridge system fiddle yard track to go on either end. Pic 2 shows its locating bolt. Pic 3 showing its hinge. For transportation the Fiddle yard is folded around and re secured at the rear of the layout. With both fiddle yards folded and secured, it only needed a carrying handle at the rear between the F/Y's to make life easier. In this mode the layout was a total size of just 5ft x18 inches which is still a small and easily transportable layout. It was only my poor woodwork, cheap hinges and the fact that I split all the timbers putting the screws in that made it go no further :no: :no: :no: :no: Bodged it again, haahahaaa Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emt_911 Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Andy That is what I would call a cracking idea that may be worth following up. Duncan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeT Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Good Morning Bodgit, lt sure is great looking back, many fond memories of everything you have built over the years, its good that you have taken plenty of pictures, more please. George Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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