ManofKent

My first layout in 35 years. Provisionally titled Killinish Pier as it's based on Loch Tay on the Killin Railway, although I'm not aiming for an accurate scale replica of the the terminus and pier as I don't have the space, and half the layout would be water... I've put plenty of research time in (a few of the resources attached). I'm going with a lazer cut 900 x 400mm kit baseboard that I can just squeeze into my home office (must not get distracted when in Teams Meetings) so a bit too small to be ideal, but hopefully big enough to create a feel of the place.

Sorry to hear of the appointments issue. I'm really liking the direction the narrow gauge is going.

One thing not to forget is almost all roads have some degree of camber - perfectly flat roads always look a little off.

Thanks - I've got that book and it gives a good idea for the general modelling. The CRA link I've seen and shows how short the loop on the pier sidings was (and nice to know I can block the points and justify it as prototypical). I wanted a location with some scenic height (Killin Station was another possibility, but is pretty flat) , somewhere I could squeeze into a micro-layout (pug operated helps) and as a railway the history seems to make Titfield seem like a professional operation which appeals.

Superb weathering and your stock is spot on from what I remember running past my school in the mid 80's (not that I'd ever get distracted from lessons when a freight service passed through of course ;-) ).

I'm planning my first layout in 35 years, and have pretty much settled on a loosely based Loch Tay plan. It will need to be a little compressed with the pier siding loop even shorter than the original, and more to 45 degrees of the station rather than 90 degrees, but hope to capture the spirit at least. I've tracked down most books covering the Killin line and done a lot of web searching, but Caley period photos are obviously few and far between. Does anyone know of any photos that show the front of the two sheds in the well known early (possibly opening day) photo: https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/loch-taykillin-pier-station-caledonian-railway-scotland-c-1886-picture-id90746779?s=2048x2048 ? (I won't embed for copyright). The closest I've found is in a discussion on the CRA, but one shed doesn't show at all, and the other is largely obscured by a wagon: https://www.crassoc.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=291 Any links to other Caley period photos greatly appreciated - I've found one of the Killin pug between the station and shed, and a couple of distant shots of the pier, but not much. Thanks, Richard

I love the atmosphere you've created - it's a truly convincing winter set up.

The weathering on your buildings looks pretty good to me (I love that rust) - I'm sure with that standard the locos would come out fine.