WestyIII

Progress, slow and steady, but nothing too exciting. Managed to build the baseboard, select the track, started the wiring for the points, and built a test magazine, to work on my concrete and static grass

These photos are exactly what I am after, thank you for posting!

Thank you, yeah that's excellent, always good to have an excuse for variety!

I hadnt thats very helpful, thanks. On another note, what points are best? I was originally just going to use the standard Hornby ones, should I look at Peco Mediums?

Great thank you, thats really helpful. Looks like they have closed down the retail section, I wonder how long it will have left! Looks bang on, will check out the kits, and rolling stock! Has anyone done a ROF layout before, need some more inspiration!

Thats cool, do you remember the Achilles Tank that was there? I have a question you may be able to answer, do the Magazines have doors where the rails go, or is it open, with the individual doors on the magazines off the loading platforms?

Yeah good spot, the photo is probably post war when the site was closing down, so could just be a tool wagon?

One loco photo, can anyone ID?

Inspiration Looking down the area of the layout: Anyone ID the rolling stock? Some rolling stock? How it looks now:

Hi all I am planning my first layout - last one was my Dads some 18 years ago. - All help welcome - I am very new at this. Here is where I am at so far: Scale - OO Size - 1200x600mm single Board DCC - Yes Era - Mid 40s- Early 60s ish Type - End to End Shunting Puzzle Inspiration - UK Munitions Factory Goal An achievable working layout, with a bit of local history, with an integrated shunting puzzle. I am looking at basing this around the Royal Ordnance Factory Thorp Arch, specifically block 9, Magazines. I would love to get as prototypical as possible, but I am not striving for perfection, more inspired by the location. (Second post will have reference photos) Layout Full layout of ROF Thorp Arch, with the area in Red I'm interested in Zoomed in Layout plan 1 using Hornby track. Plan is to have 2 partial magazines, maybe a building or 2, a small siding and a head shunt. Road is in brown. Locos Ruston 48ds Hunslet 16" 060ST These are what I have (and am happy to run). Any more accurate information is welcome, I know there was an Andrew Barclay Works on site, but I know no more! Rolling Stock Gunpowder Vans Plank Wagons What else? I have no idea what would have been used in ROFs. So questions I have: Is this layout plan/idea any good? What small points would be most reliable Peco vs Hornby? Does anyone have any ideas of rolling stock or locos used? I cannot find a reference photo of the track away from the concreted in hard standing? I presume its just ballasted.