Gordy

is there a meeting this Saturday 26th September?

Hi Guys Sorry I havent posted for a while, and havent posted any build pics for the corner boards. But whats important is that there is now greenary between my two towns. Theres a slight re-lay of the tracks through Georgetown going on at the moment but this will be going on the left of the corner boards as you can see them in some of the pictures. This will be fed by a FY and then part 5 of the build is to add a creamery to the tracks beyond the grade crossing in Cannondale. Enjoy G

this is really looking good, wish i had that space to set up and build some modules. are you using ply tops or foam?

just sketched a plan for someone O scale 2 rail in 8.5ft x 5ft, quite a challenge!!!

just had another look at your pictures if you make your platform a little shorter you could feed your warehouse from a turnout in front of the depot it would mean a lot less switching in the fiddleyard. A grade crossing would look great especially with a few shop fronts on the street, it will be a nice little layout when you finish. add some utility poles and it would complete the look nicely

cool great idea, have you got any more space length ways or are you maxed out?

looking good, make the baseboards wider 6 inches wider, maybe keep the two spurs at the front but possibly add a freight house served by the one at the back and shorten the front spur and make that a team track. I like the dummy crack but could you incorporate an interchange with what ever other road that is supposed to be. btw the cassettes on Georgetown are 46 inches long. but looking good I am sure it will look as good if not better than Georgetown when you finish look out for the next layout Cannondale the build has now started

i am up for building a few modules but how long have I got before your planning a meet?

What ever it was it looks good, well done

a few o scale 2 rail track plans I have been working on a few o scale 2 rail track plans I have been working on

Hi I have added a sound chip to the gronk. Heres a link to a video of it I uploaded on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8K0nz-5Jw6I&feature=youtu.be

Rite well celebrations over i finally got some lining paper and I've been busy making sure we can fit the track plan in the space I've got. Having spoken to a railway man I've decided to have one parcels platform a goods siding and a 2 road stone engine shed, which will be great for idling sound chipped locos. Check out the slideshow of my attempts at full size planning.

Here is the final track plan, I've now set aside two weekends in January to knock up the baseboards and our project plan should be appearing here soon. Over Christmas I will be transferring this track plan into full size on lining paper, I've also been busy and got all the track and points. Alf is already thinking about electronics!! Sam has sourced two very useful die cast vehicles and some ballast, all good inspiration. So here is track plan version two, much discussion was had regarding the merits of a goods yard over a engine shed or stabling point. Its been decided that to increase operational interest a goods yard was the best. It should be interesting trying to free up a parcels road to use as a head shunt. Is a goods yard the right thing?? let me know what you think

Just thought I would put up a few shots of the prototype. Check out that point work!

Here is the very rough initial track plan.

It has been decided that we are going to base our model on a fictitious station in Dumbarton, called Dumbarton Castle. The layout will be set in Autumn 1965. The station would have been located on the site now occupied by the Strathclyde Homes Stadium. Originally opened as the terminus of the line from Helensburgh & Balloch, the stations traffic was reduced when the lines were built to Glasgow. The old platform 2&3 were closed until a parcel concentration depot was built in the early 50’s. The lines from Glasgow to Dumbarton were electrified in 1960, but this did not extend down the short branch and a sparse local passenger service remains. This will be provided by either DMU’s or short loco hauled trains. There will be space for 2 sidings in front of the fiddle yard on the left hand board. The debate is what to use these as, options being discussed are: 1. A two road engine shed, with minimal facilities 2. A loco servicing point and a carriage siding 3. A small goods yard I will try and draw a rough track plan on the computer and up load it.

Myself, two mates and one brother are all railway modellers. I owe 3 layouts and haven’t built any of them!!! (Expertise: sourcing equipment, Funding! & Baseboards) My mate Alf could be classed as a Model Railway Guru. He has more track plans and ‘could have been’ ideas than Iain Rice, he has spent the last 12 years planning his HO American layout. He has all the timber, buildings, track, electrics, rolling stock, but hasn’t cut a single bit of timber yet! (Expertise: track plans, wiring diagrams, electrics, general advice) The other mate Jason refers to his models as toys, but out of the four of us has built a layout recently 00gauge in his back garden!! With plans to extend it next summer! (Expertise: Logistics! If you need something or need it shifting he’s your man) My brother, AKA Sam, once modelled in N gauge, has just come back from university and got a job at a large model shop. Not surprisingly he came home last month with some models, now he’s caught the bug again! (Expertise: track laying, scenic’s, buildings, & details) So there is my motley crew. Now what is the plan? Plan · Construct an O gauge layout · Maximum space available 10 foot by 18 inches · Layout must be portable · Individual boards can be no longer that 40 inches or they won’t fit in the car · Location is to be Scottish Region at the End of Steam! · Must be wired for DC & DCC as we cannot afford to chip all the locos just yet · Must be 0 gauge on a shoestring! none of us can write cheques with lots of noughts on the end · Construction is to be shared out equally to the person who’s best at each bit! · Full project plan to be drawn up and followed as best we can!