Will J Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 (edited) Wow! Despite the trains being somewhat 'hemmed in' by the townscape, this model gives a real sense of a railway 'going somewhere'.. absolutely brilliant, thank you for sharing it with us. (I have always loved the W&L, despite only having travelled on it once... the café at Llanfair station has always served as a fantastic service station on long drives to North Wales!) Edited February 25, 2016 by Will J Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DLT Posted February 25, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 25, 2016 Strewth! I never imagined the layout would feature the mainline station as well, it must be vast! Fabulous work Peter, will we be allowed to see a plan of the layout? All the best, Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirtleypete Posted February 25, 2016 Author Share Posted February 25, 2016 It fills a double garage, the main line goes corner to corner. I'll see if I can do a plan in August, but I'll need to clear it with the owner first. Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Young Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 It fills a double garage, the main line goes corner to corner. I'll see if I can do a plan in August, but I'll need to clear it with the owner first. Peter Thanks Peter, that would be great. Feel free to let the owner know that there are a lot of people envious of his railway! Cheers, Andrew Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirtleypete Posted March 23, 2017 Author Share Posted March 23, 2017 (edited) A good layout is never finished! I'm going back tomorrow to do a little more work on Welshpool and to take a lot more photgraphs. Next to the church was the vicarage, which was demolished long ago and we had no pictures. The model I built was based on a house nearby; we knew it was wrong. Finally a picture turned up so I've built a new model which will be installed tomorrow...it's been built smaller than scale to give the impression of depth. By sheer good luck the picture showed the side that faced the railway. The model had to be a maximum of 40mm deep so it's been interesting. I'll post some pictures of it in position tomorrow when I get home. Peter Edited March 23, 2017 by kirtleypete 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kirtleypete Posted March 24, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 24, 2017 Well, here it is with the new vicarage in place and a larger picture of the church on the backscene to go with it. The trees are new as well; I like the way you get glimpses of the buildings between them. While I'm on, here are a few more picture taken today. Peter 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted March 24, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 24, 2017 Lovely looking layout Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DLT Posted March 24, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 24, 2017 Terrific stuff Peter, the new Vicarage looks very good. Is the Town Section finished now? I always fancied doing Welshpool myself, or something based on it; but I'm really pleased you've made a proper job of it. All the best, Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirtleypete Posted March 24, 2017 Author Share Posted March 24, 2017 The whole layout is finished now Dave, apart from a bit of tweaking here and there. A few pictures of the other bits..... It probably ought to be raining, but we're still working on that! My customer has written an article on the layout for the 7mm NG Association magazine 'Narrow Lines' which should appear before long. Peter 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Andy Kirkham Posted March 26, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 26, 2017 LikeLikeLikeLikeLikeLikeLikeLikeLikeLikeLikeLikeLikeLikeLikeLikeLikeLikeLikeLikeLikeLike.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Corbs Posted March 27, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 27, 2017 Stunning layout. I love the way the line weaves between the buildings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Young Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Excellent modeling! Shall look forward to reading about the layout when it appears in Narrow Lines. Thanks, Andrew Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Andy Kirkham Posted March 29, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 29, 2017 I'm sure this thread is a place where this https://flic.kr/p/REhNAL will be appreciated. And this - although I find it acutely melancholy RD9336a (1963/07 - 8). Church Street Level Crossing, Welshpool. by Ron Fisher, on Flickr 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DLT Posted March 29, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 29, 2017 Wow, great photos Andy. Is that a Milk Vending Machine, the contraption on the pavement by the crossing? Cheers, Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Andy Kirkham Posted March 29, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 29, 2017 Wow, great photos Andy. Is that a Milk Vending Machine, the contraption on the pavement by the crossing? Cheers, Dave. That's what it is - and to me it looks as if it's just landed from space to proclaim a new age in which narrow gauge railways have no place. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirtleypete Posted March 30, 2017 Author Share Posted March 30, 2017 Superb picture Andy - thanks for sharing it. It's a lot more depressing standing in the same spot today - it's unrecognisable. Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted March 30, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 30, 2017 A stunning layout, I have always had an inkling to do a similar style layout after I saw the superb coach kits at ExPong a few years ago, so far I have managed to resist the temptation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Andy Kirkham Posted March 30, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 30, 2017 (edited) Ron Fisher (who took the level crossing shot) has a whole album of W&L shots - many from the earliest days of preservation https://www.flickr.com/photos/train-pix/albums/72157627005379551 And here is my contribution from that era Me at Llanfair Caereinion 1961 by Andy Kirkham, on Flickr That was taken on the return journey from a holiday in Barmouth in July 1961. The Earl had only recently arrived from Oswestry. I have a vague recollection that on that day I saw a train passing through the town section, but I cannot be certain that it is not a false memory concocted from later knowledge. There is nobody else still living who can remember that day, but i am told it is possible there could have been some stock movements around that time. I don't think it's possible to tell from the photo whether The Earl is in steam. Edited March 30, 2017 by Andy Kirkham 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirtleypete Posted March 30, 2017 Author Share Posted March 30, 2017 You haven't changed a bit! Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DLT Posted March 30, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 30, 2017 It's a lot more depressing standing in the same spot today - it's unrecognisable. Peter And you would probably get run over..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Young Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Superb picture Andy - thanks for sharing it. It's a lot more depressing standing in the same spot today - it's unrecognisable. Peter Agreed, drive through Welshpool regularly on my way to and from Tywyn and it's hard to think that the railway ever ran through the town. Cheers, Andrew Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirtleypete Posted June 7, 2017 Author Share Posted June 7, 2017 I've been back for another visit today, to do a few additions to the scenery. There is now a girder bridge where the W&L crosses the main line...before it was a wooden beading. This tree stands in the corner of the room to disguise it, which it does quite effectively. I don't make the trees, I just plant them! There is another new tree by the Seven Stars halt. We discovered that a footpath crossed the W&L as it ran between the buildings in Welshpool, so I've added it to the scene. Beyond Church Street I've a bit more, adding a parapet to the bridge over the stream, adding some flowers in the Rectory garden and so forth. I will be going back to add some smaller trees around the stream area. Peter 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Andy Kirkham Posted June 7, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 7, 2017 Something else I've come across that I'm sure will be be appreciated here: http://player.bfi.org.uk/film/watch-camwell-personal-film-no-62-welshpool-raven-square-railway-1963/ (n.b. the BFI player seems not to work in Chrome) 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirtleypete Posted June 7, 2017 Author Share Posted June 7, 2017 (edited) Wow! In colour too! Thanks Andy, it's brilliant. I've captured some stills from the film: Peter Edited June 7, 2017 by kirtleypete 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Young Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Narrow Lines #226 has landed, complete with article on this Welshpool layout. Very interesting article, complete with some more photos which show the overall size / space of the layout. The only (very minor) niggle being that the plan doesn't appear to show all the standard gauge. But that doesn't detract from a good article on a cracking layout which makes me green with envy! Thanks, Andrew Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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