AireValley1962

The pictures above really show off the layout - its the first time I've seen a small layout without a station on it, barring micro layouts, of course. I really like it. I must have missed reading the specs above, but how large is the whole thing, including fiddle yard? Cheers, William

This is great! Now I can take reasonably good photos of my layout that get most of the field of view in focus . . . . I find that especially useful when photographing small layouts so that viewers can actually see the whole thing, and not single detail gets lost. William

The BR Green diesel photos are terrific! I have always wanted to make a model of Dent, but with lack of space this thread, with your great pictures, shall have to suffice. By the way, where did you get the diesel brake tender - is it the Hornby Magazine commissioned model or a kit? Thanks, William

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Awesome! I love Dent and its surroundings. I'm following this build with interest. William

Continuing the story of the Pennine Project: After the part completed diorama was set up on its shelf, it sat there for the whole summer. I was busy with other projects, and just didn't have the time to spend to even lay some track. (Up to now, the track was held down with sewing pins through 1/2 mm holes in the sleepers.) So then the picture below was taken, and I realized there just wasn't enough room to do what I wanted with the diorama, let alone display a short train on it. Back to the drawing board. Maybe this might work . . . no, not at all. This is the plan I came up with: a branch line exiting a short tunnel, passing by a signal box, and disappearing behind an engine shed, where I could assume it came to a station. So I could have a whole train on display, as well as one of my locos at the same time. Most of my planning was determined by what layout elements I had at the time, and I was able to save the Mark 1 version of my diorama by just adding it on to the rest of the micro layout. Cork laid down on the plywood provided a perfect running surface, and some track was pinned down, stock put on it to see how it looked, and the result is below: And that's almost up to date now. Cheers, William

Edited to add updated information. Note: New Layout Build HERE NOTICE: First version of this layout through to page 3; the current version from PAGE 3 onwards. SKIP TO: Best photos and details from PAGE 4 and following. ERA: Mostly centered around 1950's-60's LMR branchline operations. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Hello Fellow Modellers! I just thought I would share with you my project that I have been working on. It is a small model of a fictional place in the Southern Pennines - a small branch line running through the valley from Buckden(north of Skipton) to Aysgarth. I have been at it for a while now, so it is well on its way to completion, but I'll outline the build beginning at the start. I purchased Hornby Magazine Issue 75, and in it was a terrific article on how to build a tunnel scene. It looked like just the thing for me. Now, I had been building a collection of rolling stock out of kits (more on that later) and I wanted something quick and simple to build to display and photograph my locomotives and wagons. So, after sketching some simple ideas, I drew up a scale plan on a large piece of paper. Then, with some spare wood lying around, I quickly knocked together a simple baseboard: 3/8th inch Poplar plywood for the surface, and 1 X 2 hardwood for the frame. I bought a Peco single track tunnel mouth and set that up on the plan on top of the board, with a length of track, to see how it looked. So far, so good. A couple weeks later, and I had finished the scenery contours using 1 inch foam insulation board layered together. I set it up on a shelf, set some stock on it, and was rather pleased with the way it looked. There, that is the first chapter in a series about my Pennine Project. Cheers, William