johnfp

Thanks a lot for all the information. I am now going to see what Mk2z/Mk2a coaches are available from online retailers. It will be a few weeks before I purchase anything but it is good to have things nailed down. John

I am building a layout loosely based on the North East of Scotland in the 1980s. I have seen a picture of a class 47 BR Blue pulling 4 Blue & Grey coaches between Edinburgh and Dundee. (http://railphotoprints.zenfolio.com/p67895952/h23193b83#h23193b83) My questions are as follows: (i) what formation of coaches is likely when there are only four coaches? 1st class / 2nd class / brake van / guards van / etc. (ii) what version of coaches would be correct? I am leaning towards Mk1 If anyone can spot the coach version and coach type from the photograph gets extra points. I am planning on running a 4 coach formation because that is the maximum size that would fit in my layout and still look in proportion. Thanks in advance, John

I feel a bit like a school boy questioning Shakespeare but I will ask anyway. Would you be better off sticking the stones to a flexible bottom layer so that when you come to apply the wall to the scenery you can mould the wall into the contours? "Lurking upstart can't be a Lune after 1 post" Lune John

This thread reminds me of a situation in a Douglas Adams book, the name of which escapes me at the moment. There was a sofa stuck on a staircase and after trying numerous things to extract it eventually the whole thing was modelled in a computer and the computer eventually decided that there was no way the sofa could have got there in the first place. Bringing it back to Eastwood Town (bear with me) I could imagine someone modelling all your requirements, the room dimensions and the constraints. Then asking the computer to solve the problem - after hours of computation it comes back with the message "does not compute". Hope you find a way forward because like so many others your trials, tribulations and successes are all pure inspiration to us amateurs. John

I came to this thread via your "Posting in Layout Topics - a waste of Time?" thread. I choose threads that are similar to what I hoped to achieve (OO gauge, 80's) so it is surprising I didn't spot yours earlier, but I am here now. Would it be possible for you to do a rough track plan sketch because I am interested in visualising the entire layout and also understanding how your inclines work. Thanks, John