Somewhere out west

[Dbr1295]

After shunting it's out bound train, 7754 waits in the loop as 9028 arrives with the midday passenger service.

 

 

 

7754 eventually departs with it's short train.

 

 

Thanks for looking.

Les

[MrWolf]

Very nice modelling there, I keep spotting the little details such as the angled straining posts on the boundary fence. That's something that often gets missed and a reminder for when I get to doing my own fencing.

[Dbr1295]

Thanks Mr Wolf. The strainers also serve a practical purpose like in the real world. As I use Ezline elastic cord for the wire and without the bracing the posts will pull over.

 

Cheers, Les

[Mikkel]

I can only agree, these are really pleasing scenes to explore. I like the three stump in that last shot, and the ivy around the trunks on the last page. As Wolf says, I think the low level shots work particularly well. 

 

[Dbr1295]

Today the stone train is in the hands of  a 2MT no. 41241. Not sure how it's ended up on the branch, but makes a change from the usual ex GW motive power.

 

 

Seen from the embankment as it's about to disappear under the road bridge and into the fiddle yard.

 

 

Thanks for looking

Les

[Dbr1295]

Here's a pic of 4573 arriving with the pick up goods, taken from the field along side the station.

 

 

And a bit later in the day 5796 is seen sitting in the platform with a passenger plus attached van.

 

[MrWolf]

Atmospheric scenes there, which give me a push to get on with my own layout, so thanks for both!

[Dbr1295]

For those that are interested, here is an overall view of the layout, all 3.6 meters of it. It stands 1 meter high and the scenic section is 2.67 meters long. There is a 4 track traverser for  a fiddle yard. I do have some ply put aside to eventually add a facia to it to tidy it up.

 

 

 

Cheers, Les

[MrWolf]

That helps put everything in perspective. Most layouts over 1.2m look huge when photographed from eye level. It just shows what can be achieved in the kind of space most people manage to find for a semi fixed layout. I actually thought that this was bigger than the scenic area I have because of the way you have created a sense of space in a small area.

[Dbr1295]

19 hours ago, MrWolf said:

That helps put everything in perspective. Most layouts over 1.2m look huge when photographed from eye level. It just shows what can be achieved in the kind of space most people manage to find for a semi fixed layout. I actually thought that this was bigger than the scenic area I have because of the way you have created a sense of space in a small area.

 

You definitely can make a small layout look much bigger with careful photography. Though saying that, it can be difficult to achieve this at times without including too much distracting background.

I think when planning a small layout you do need to take into account how to make it appear larger. I did this by keeping the track plan simple and using small and few structures. Also, though the platform can accommodate a tender loco and 3 coach train limiting it to 2 coaches  helps the illusion of size, same with keeping the length of goods trains short, typically no more than 6 4 wheeled wagons plus van and loco.