Flying Pig

Slightly off topic, but I found this page giving details of the Arctic convoys. All the named RN minesweepers appear to be of the Halcyon class, which look very similar in size to a Flower class corvette. I'll leave it to the experts to judge which was the better sea boat.

On a minesweeper, apparently, which must have been brutal.

I really want it to be one of several 1st gen multiple units, so I can complain that it's too expensive and the wrong scale anyway. But seriously, Stationmaster has let the cat right out of the bag: it's now quite obvious that the photo is of a Highland and Lowland Blarney being repainted in a snowstorm. Shame about the five-coupled subclass though as that would have sold well in my view. Not to me of course. It's way too expensive and the wrong scale anyway.

The photo is obviously an extreme closeup of a single driver's hair with the cab of a diesel or electric locomotive of some type in the background. The hair is standing up straight and has turned white from shock and terror as the driver realises that a) there is no signalling on the route and b) the loco is approaching a first radius curve with no transition at 150mph. It is thus clearly intended to be suitable for the younger modeller and one can imagine the hairs being sold singly or in small tufts at pocket-money prices. Perhaps some proof of purchase system will be used to unlock access to a model of a diesel or electric locomotive of some type, but frankly that's the least interesting aspect of this project. Finally, despite what Fran has said, I don't believe this is a prototype photograph. It would be impossible to induce the necessary emotional distress without contravening all sorts of health and safety regs. So while the original hair may indeed have been laser-scanned from an actual driver, it is much more likely that the design was manipulated in CAD to the required shape and that what we see in the picture is the promised 3D print, crudely hand painted and photoshopped onto the cab of a diesel or electric locomotive of some type.

I came across Iain C Robinson's post showing his model of the station building and loco shed at Wallingford, which was described in the Railway Modeller: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/70935-anything-you-can-do-i-can-do-better-robinson-and-downes/page-20&do=findComment&comment=1082951

Are all the pictures you've pasted together to the same scale?

Another video from the same channel, recently published and apparently filmed this autumn. It shows the eastbound journey with new equipment in place from just east of Howden at 1h 27m and semaphores beginning at 1h 30m.

No, your issue, as Johnster pointed out, is that you aren't making it at all clear to us what kind of layout you're trying to achieve. We really can't help unless you do. And Peco track can gel together perfectly well, although their Code 80 range is tricky as the points don't all have the same divergence angle. Code 55 does, as do the 00 Streamline ranges.

Not really, it's N gauge (check the Peco catalogue numbers) It does have the look of an industrial setting though.

No worse than a steam loco and not much worse than a 156 or a 350.

It looks like the sidings hidden by the main factory are intended to be a fiddle yard. However, they're probably too short to be useful. A single simple cassette would be a better idea for exchanging stock - perhaps a Peco loco lift used on a plain length of track that otherwise functions as the headshunt and needn't even be hidden. I'm also wondering how the front right siding will be worked. The direction of other sidings implies that the loco will normally be on the right and running round using the scissors will be time consuming, to say the least. Edit: it's good to see the start of another pure industrial layout for the new generation of pugs.

It winds about rather a lot. What is it meant to be? It doesn't look as though it could be a complete layout, as there's not really enough headshunt on the left and none at all on the right. Will it be part of something larger?

The placing of the goods yard alongside the platforms immediately looks "model railway" to me and detracts from the prototypical spaciousness you appear to be aiming for. I'd agree that a suitably simplified version of Hungerford would be well worth drawing out and would have suitable local provenance.

Link: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/137199-aligning-track-on-a-portable-split-level-layout/

I like this a lot - it's a bit different but quite believable and by suggesting the loop offstage left it could be made to appear deceptively spacious. I'd be tempted to play it as a former through station on a truncated line by extending the platform road beyond the buffers to the baseboard edge, the last couple of inches buried in weeds and perhaps blocked by a closed level crossing gate (not an original idea - see Morfa Mawr for example) as per this terrible sketch. Operationally, simple cassettes would be useful if you don't want to be handling the stock too much.

Do for what? There's a lot more play value operational interest in a terminus than in a layout where basically all you're doing is handling cassettes. Also, if space is tight, why use twice as much of it for offscene storage? Termini are popular for good reason. On the other hand, a simple length of track can provide plenty of scope for scenic modelling and work very well as a photographic stage or even an exhibition layout, as Chris Nevard has demonstrated. Horses for courses.

I think the goods shed would be a little overpowering on such a small layout - perhaps a simple loading bank?

Another video from Hull via Gilberdyke. This one starts at King George Dock and runs over the H&BR line to Hessle Road. Watch for coal train being overtaken by house at around 14 minutes.

This video may be of interest; Gilberdyke is at about 18 minutes.

The denizens of the Pugbashers thread might have unwanted cylinders left over; for example http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/120431-show-us-your-pugbashes-nellieboshes-desmondifications-jintysteins/page-20&do=findComment&comment=3333161

That layout is Hornsey Broadway. The builder's previous masterpiece Wibdenshaw used the same trick.

They brought their deaths on themselves by their stupid and criminal actions. They also caused inconvenience and distress to many people as a result of their stupid and criminal actions. End of? No. They remain human beings. Dead ones. Show some respect. If their actions in life mean that you do not have the generosity of spirit to mourn them in death, at least have the self-understanding to realise that is a failing on your part and not something to be posted on a public forum as some kind of warped virtue signal. And that's me out.

Your feelings are your private feelings. Until you regularly post your lack of sympathy with dead burglars, I'm not really talking to you.

Indeed. It is possible to feel anger towards these people and to condemn their actions without completely dehumanising them. RMweb is the only site I know where lack of compassion is worn as a badge of honour by otherwise respectable posters* and I find it disturbing. Some of you need to take a hard look at yourselves. * it's easy to find similar attitudes on the likes of 4chan, but I expect better from RMwebbers.

I'm all for lifelike operation. Decoders for modern units could add a SIM and phone a friend to bring over a rescue loco, thus ensuring a realistic delay before resumption of normal service. Or perhaps a little hook could be deployed from the panto of your 91 to tear down the overhead, hours of fun ensuing.