RSS Fetcher Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Maybank to Radley Jnc in N Gauge by SPAD original page on Old RMweb __________________________________________ Comment posted by jongwinnett on Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:47 pm Seeing the t-bird raises a question (i was looking at one at lunchtime in't shop as well). Has anyone fitted a dellner box to the front of one? I'd like one day to recreate this: http://www.jon612.fotopic.net/p26307278.html Sorry for hijacking (again!) __________________________________________ ??? posted on Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:52 pm jongwinnett wrote: Seeing the t-bird raises a question (i was looking at one at lunchtime in't shop as well). Has anyone fitted a dellner box to the front of one? I'd like one day to recreate this: http://www.jon612.fotopic.net/p26307278.html Sorry for hijacking (again!) Good question, one I've asked myself before now. Not sure if any manufacturer makes one. I would certainly fit one if I could. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/icon_what.gif __________________________________________ Comment posted by agentskj on Fri Jul 24, 2009 12:05 pm SPAD wrote: agentskj wrote: Love the layout are you going to put it on the exhqbvtion circuit How do the e*n guage stuff run its been years since i have done this scale makes a return pretty tempting How do you do the snow effect Sam Hello Sam. Thanks for your interest. Fixed layout unfortunately, so no exhibitions. Never thought it would ever make the grade for exhibiting. These days N gauge manufacturers are really pulling all the stops out with there latest releases. Real good running qualities, easier DCC fitting, working headlights and excellent body mouldings and finishes. Well worth the plunge if your considering it, also the obvious benifit of getting more railway in a smaller space. The snow used is made by Woodland Scenics. Once the under growth was laid and set down, the snow was lightly sprinkled on top. I only wanted a light dusting so I could still see the winter grass underneath. I decided not to glue the snow down as I wasn't sure if I would like it at first. If I wanted too I could easily vaccum it off. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif SPAD Hellow spad , The snow certainly does make the grade but the idea of not gluing down seams v good - does the loose fibres not venture into the track causing problems with motors whqt trqck qre you using and where can i source it and also the stock could you email me the pictures - i will pm u you my email Shame it is a fixed layout as there is a disint lack of snow/cold layouts Sam __________________________________________ ??? posted on Fri Jul 24, 2009 2:45 pm agentskj wrote: Hellow spad , The snow certainly does make the grade but the idea of not gluing down seams v good - does the loose fibres not venture into the track causing problems with motors whqt trqck qre you using and where can i source it and also the stock could you email me the pictures - i will pm u you my email Shame it is a fixed layout as there is a disint lack of snow/cold layouts SamHi Sam. I decided not to cover the track with snow so as to avoid any problems with loose fibres getting into motors. The track I've used is the usual Peco code 55 with concrete sleepers. This I'm sure is available in pretty much every model rail outlet. Most of my purchases I buy online from a well known retailer in Liverpool.....Ebay is also a good place to look, particularly for stock. Picked up a few bargains here!! I'll certainly send you some more pictures of my stock, though I will be updating my post on a regular basis. Glad you've enjoyed what I've done so far and also for giving you some inspiration. Cheers __________________________________________ ??? posted on Sat Jul 25, 2009 12:42 pm I've been asked by one or two members if Foxfield Tunnel is available for exhibitions. Unfortunately it isn't. It was never built to be portable, and more so I never thought it would make exhibition quality. This has got me thinking though. I'm sort of deliberating whether or not to build a portable layout with the idea of taking it to exhibitions, thats if I think its good enough. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif Again I'm turning to the NWM route for inspiration. Off the top of my head I know there's Blackbrook which would make an ideal small N gauge layout. Blackbrook is a small rural town of which its station is at the end of the severed branch line from Whitminster. The station looks like its situated on the edge of a modern housing estate and looks quite basic in its appearence, small booking office/waiting room and a short platfrom, 4cars at the most. Road bridge at the other end for a good scenic break and what seems to be a small industrial unit sandwiching the station between the housing estate. Lots of detail I think..... I quite like the appeal of linking the two layouts together, (photography wise anyway) as some services which run from Blackbrook to Radley Jnc actually pass through Foxfield Tunnel. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/icon_thumbsup2.gif 006.JPG 158783 on 2F34 09 20 Radley Jnc to Blackbrook via Salford Bridge. (89.28 KiB) Maybe a new post might be springing up soon, Blackbrook to Radley Jnc, dont want to be accused of overkilling the NWM thing mind you!! http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif __________________________________________ Comment posted by KingDaveRa on Sat Jul 25, 2009 12:55 pm That's really quite sweet. Very rare to see something different like snow. Shame it can't get out and about. I did see a European layout at Wycrail a year or two ago which was entirely snow covered. Even had that sparkle to it. I stared at that one for a while! __________________________________________ Comment posted by agentskj on Sat Jul 25, 2009 1:32 pm KingDaveRa wrote: That's really quite sweet. Very rare to see something different like snow. Shame it can't get out and about. I did see a European layout at Wycrail a year or two ago which was entirely snow covered. Even had that sparkle to it. I stared at that one for a while! I seam to rember that - the name for goes me but i zill when i return home next week have a dip into the archives and can put some photos up if people want not sure how good they will be as i only got an slr this year too late as usual Sam Agent skj __________________________________________ Comment posted by agentskj on Sat Jul 25, 2009 1:33 pm SPAD wrote: I've been asked by one or two members if Foxfield Tunnel is available for exhibitions. Unfortunately it isn't. It was never built to be portable, and more so I never thought it would make exhibition quality. This has got me thinking though. I'm sort of deliberating whether or not to build a portable layout with the idea of taking it to exhibitions, thats if I think its good enough. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif Again I'm turning to the NWM route for inspiration. Off the top of my head I know there's Blackbrook which would make an ideal small N gauge layout. Blackbrook is a small rural town of which its station is at the end of the severed branch line from Whitminster. The station looks like its situated on the edge of a modern housing estate and looks quite basic in its appearence, small booking office/waiting room and a short platfrom, 4cars at the most. Road bridge at the other end for a good scenic break and what seems to be a small industrial unit sandwiching the station between the housing estate. Lots of detail I think..... I quite like the appeal of linking the two layouts together, (photography wise anyway) as some services which run from Blackbrook to Radley Jnc actually pass through Foxfield Tunnel. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/icon_thumbsup2.gif 006.JPG Maybe a new post might be springing up soon, Blackbrook to Radley Jnc, dont want to be accused of overkilling the NWM thing mind you!! http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif SPAD Your new layout must have the snowi like it that ,uch people on here will be able to advise you i am sure __________________________________________ ??? posted on Sat Jul 25, 2009 2:03 pm agentskj wrote: SPAD wrote: I've been asked by one or two members if Foxfield Tunnel is available for exhibitions. Unfortunately it isn't. It was never built to be portable, and more so I never thought it would make exhibition quality. This has got me thinking though. I'm sort of deliberating whether or not to build a portable layout with the idea of taking it to exhibitions, thats if I think its good enough. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif Again I'm turning to the NWM route for inspiration. Off the top of my head I know there's Blackbrook which would make an ideal small N gauge layout. Blackbrook is a small rural town of which its station is at the end of the severed branch line from Whitminster. The station looks like its situated on the edge of a modern housing estate and looks quite basic in its appearence, small booking office/waiting room and a short platfrom, 4cars at the most. Road bridge at the other end for a good scenic break and what seems to be a small industrial unit sandwiching the station between the housing estate. Lots of detail I think..... I quite like the appeal of linking the two layouts together, (photography wise anyway) as some services which run from Blackbrook to Radley Jnc actually pass through Foxfield Tunnel. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/icon_thumbsup2.gif 006.JPG Maybe a new post might be springing up soon, Blackbrook to Radley Jnc, dont want to be accused of overkilling the NWM thing mind you!! http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif SPAD Your new layout must have the snowi like it that ,uch people on here will be able to advise you i am sure The snow will definately be present. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif __________________________________________ Comment posted by sammyboy on Sat Jul 25, 2009 2:17 pm Totally brill layout, love the winter snow scene which you don't get many winter based layouts around much nowadays!! Also the layout is very insperational with the bleak rural scenery. I'm also a fellow N gauge modeller who changed from OO recently because of the small space in my small bedroom. I was talking to a mate of mine at my local MRC last night who says you can't build spectacular scenery like you have in N gauge. Sam __________________________________________ ??? posted on Sat Jul 25, 2009 3:39 pm sammyboy wrote: Totally brill layout, love the winter snow scene which you don't get many winter based layouts around much nowadays!! Also the layout is very insperational with the bleak rural scenery. I'm also a fellow N gauge modeller who changed from OO recently because of the small space in my small bedroom. I was talking to a mate of mine at my local MRC last night who says you can't build spectacular scenery like you have in N gauge. Sam Hi Sam Like yourself I've also modelled OO before, all-be-it half heartedly, and my layout is also based in the box room. You can't beat N gauge if you wish to get alot of scenery into a small space, Foxfield Tunnel just proves that. I wouldn't exactly call my scenery spectacular but I do like realism in a layout. I'm no experienced modeller either but I'm certainly happy with the results. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif Thanks for your comments, much appreciated. __________________________________________ Comment posted by agentskj on Sat Jul 25, 2009 6:35 pm SPAD wrote: sammyboy wrote: Totally brill layout, love the winter snow scene which you don't get many winter based layouts around much nowadays!! Also the layout is very insperational with the bleak rural scenery. I'm also a fellow N gauge modeller who changed from OO recently because of the small space in my small bedroom. I was talking to a mate of mine at my local MRC last night who says you can't build spectacular scenery like you have in N gauge. Sam Hi Sam Like yourself I've also modelled OO before, all-be-it half heartedly, and my layout is also based in the box room. You can't beat N gauge if you wish to get alot of scenery into a small space, Foxfield Tunnel just proves that. I wouldn't exactly call my scenery spectacular but I do like realism in a layout. I'm no experienced modeller either but I'm certainly happy with the results. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif Thanks for your comments, much appreciated. SPAD Good quality scenery is no problem it is just fiddly because of the size but 00 is a big advantage as ,uch stuff is avliable for this scale I have been investigqting n and decided thqt its off the shelf or RTR __________________________________________ ??? posted on Sat Aug 22, 2009 11:48 am The 150's are put to work!! http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/icon_thumbsup2.gif Finally got my first Farish 150. Love it! http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/icon_clap.gif . The unit was out to work straight away on diagram NT102, the largest of the three diagrams allocated for the 150's. 150smalldia.jpg (96.19 KiB) 052.JPG 150125 on 2S02 06 26 Maybank to Salford Bridge stopper. Next stop Highgate. (42.04 KiB) Just waiting for the Dapol 156 in Central colours, also if Dapol are true to their word, a 153 aswell. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/icon_drool.gif 050.JPG Rush hour. Scooting down Foxfield, 150125 on 2M03 08 42 Radley Junction to Maybank stopper. Next stop Steelhouse Lane. (156.94 KiB) 051.JPG Rush hour over, 150125 on 2S07 09 46 Maybank to Radley Junction stopper. (121.9 KiB) 045.JPG 150125 on 2M10 15 11 Salford Bridge to Maybank stopper. Next stop Steelhouse Lane. Passing is late running 170514, standing in for a failed 156. (98.91 KiB) The Working Timetable i've been working on is almost ready for viewing, well at least the Up workings are anyway. Hopefully one or two vids on Youtube before long......... __________________________________________ Comment posted by Ben A on Sat Aug 22, 2009 7:09 pm Wow! What a simple but beautifully evocative layout. Really plays to the strengths of N. I've only just spotted this thread - glad I did. A question: Apart from the steel train, what other freight do you run? cheers Ben A. __________________________________________ ??? posted on Sat Aug 22, 2009 7:40 pm Thanks for your interest Ben, much appreciated. There's a number of freight workings that run through Foxfield Tunnel. Because the Salford line loops the main Maybank to Hammerwich line up until Frankley Junction, its used alot for freight, diverting away from the main express line. Apart from the steel workings to Salford, there's a number of coal workings going to and from Brookfield Yard, oil trains to and from Warwick Road unloading point, and some longer distance freightliner workings. The diagrams are there, just need to build up my freight wagon collection before posting up some more pics!! http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/icon_redface.gif 005_0001.jpg Heading north is 66200 on 6M21 from Brookfield Yard. (44.74 KiB) Regards __________________________________________ Comment posted by adamkellymoderngauge on Sun Aug 23, 2009 3:31 am The new Farish 150 looks right at home in the cutting...only a day till I get mine to run. I can imagine it runs as good as it looks... __________________________________________ ??? posted on Thu Aug 27, 2009 4:46 pm Freight Update!! Just recived some Farish "TEA's". Freight stock slowly building up. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif 60052.jpg 60052 'Tower Colliery' on 6M60 14 42 Warwick Road Unloading Point empties to Maybank down sidings. (63.39 KiB) After a crew change at Maybank, the train heads north eastwards. 002.JPG Another shot of 60052 rumbling down the bank at Foxfield Tunnel. (145.15 KiB) __________________________________________ Comment posted by si_berian_tiger on Thu Aug 27, 2009 4:53 pm The good old 100t bogie tank. I always remember consists coming through Lincoln behind a 60. My uni friends always wondered if they were actually carrying tea! http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif Only thing that lets the wagons down for me is the huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge gap between them! If you run them in a fixed rate, you may want to look at the N Brass close couplers. __________________________________________ ??? posted on Thu Aug 27, 2009 5:34 pm si_berian_tiger wrote: The good old 100t bogie tank. I always remember consists coming through Lincoln behind a 60. My uni friends always wondered if they were actually carrying tea! http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif Only thing that lets the wagons down for me is the huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge gap between them! If you run them in a fixed rate, you may want to look at the N Brass close couplers. Must agree with you on the rather large gap. N Brass couplers sound like a good idea to me. Thanks for that. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/icon_thumbsup2.gif __________________________________________ Comment posted by si_berian_tiger on Thu Aug 27, 2009 5:46 pm If you aren't familiar with them, then my workbench thread will explain how they work. I fitted them to a a pair of Mk.1 coaches and also a 158. Just be aware they are not suitable for all rolling stock or for curves under 3rd radius (12" approx). However, the gap on the TEA's is soo vast I would imagine they could traverse 2nd radius curves with the modified couplings! __________________________________________ Comment posted by JZjr on Thu Aug 27, 2009 7:43 pm WOW! I often drive the NWM route on BVE. Using this as inspiration for a layout never even entered my head! That layout looks GREAT! Well done, it is really of exhibition quality! For an exhibition layout, Blackbrook has its pros and at least one con; PROS; Compact, Short Trains (at most a 3 car 158). CON; Not many trains and little variety. As it is N you are modelling maybe Burntwood or Rockley, (I'm peering down at my little sheet of paper with all the stops on it http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/icon_redface.gif ) Maybe even Brookfield or Quarry Bank. __________________________________________ ??? posted on Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:11 pm JZjr wrote: WOW! I often drive the NWM route on BVE. Using this as inspiration for a layout never even entered my head! That layout looks GREAT! Well done, it is really of exhibition quality! For an exhibition layout, Blackbrook has its pros and at least one con; PROS; Compact, Short Trains (at most a 3 car 158). CON; Not many trains and little variety. As it is N you are modelling maybe Burntwood or Rockley, (I'm peering down at my little sheet of paper with all the stops on it http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/icon_redface.gif ) Maybe even Brookfield or Quarry Bank. Many thanks for your comments, much appreciated. NWM really is a great sim. Been driving trains over the route for a few years now, loving the Salford loop in particular. Before building Foxfield Tunnel I always tried to build prototype locations, always giving up halfway through. Then came the brain wave of picking a location from NWM, not actual real life locations, but real life fiction (!?!). This allowed for a certain level of accuracy in the modelling (with a little use of the old 'modellers license' http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif ) and also the running of the railway itself (diagrams, timetables etc.), which is of particular interest to me. I know what you mean about the lack of variety of trains and with Blackbrook only having an hourly service. According to my diagrams, 153 156 combo and 158's would be the usual traction, throwing in a top and tail permanant way train for good measure. Was considering Blackbrook purely because its a terminus, which makes an exhibition layout a little easier to construct (no loops or large fiddle yards). I have even considered Hobbs Cross, but again its got a through line http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/icon_confused.gif Still definately on the drawing board http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/icon_mutter.gif __________________________________________ Comment posted by JZjr on Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:53 pm Hobbs Cross would certainly be an interesting one! I see what you mean about the terminus idea. As well as the 153, 156 and 158's on the new NWM diagrams there are 142's and 143's, the latter not being available in N or OO. Not sure about a 142 in N there may be a possibility of Dapol making one? __________________________________________ Comment posted by Torn-on-the-platform on Thu Aug 27, 2009 10:11 pm I'm not a fan of N gauge or Modern Image, but this layout is absolutely fantastic! I am very impressed http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif __________________________________________ ??? posted on Fri Aug 28, 2009 6:54 am JZjr wrote: Hobbs Cross would certainly be an interesting one! I see what you mean about the terminus idea. As well as the 153, 156 and 158's on the new NWM diagrams there are 142's and 143's, the latter not being available in N or OO. Not sure about a 142 in N there may be a possibility of Dapol making one? I know that Worsley Works has recently released a rather nice etched kit for the 142, just an issue motorising it though. I seem to have read a thread on this site comparing the wheel base of the 142 to that of a VBA van (i think http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/icon_confused.gif ). Though the 142/143 cab sims are excellent in BVE, they're not prototypically midland units, thats me just coming away from the ficticious side of NWM and coming into the real world!!! http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif I do tend to change the traction on the diagrams that use the 143 cab for that reason. __________________________________________ View the full article Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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