vaughan45

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Thanks Alan, I must admit your Factory Lane Sidings was one of the layouts that persuaded me to move to 7mm modelling a couple of years ago, Cheers, Vaughan

Many thanks for your positive comment, The shortest cassettes are 18" to bring the overall size of the layout within the maximum set in the cameo layout completion rules, but for optimum operation 24" is better as this will accommodate a loco and 3 9ft / 10ft wheelbase wagons. Cheers Vaughan

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This layout was started as part of the cameo layout competition and updates appear on that thread. However it is becoming likely that due to work & family commitments it won't be completed by the competition deadline, so I though I would post some images here. Layout Name: Black Drake Wharf Scale: 7mm O Gauge Finescale Size: Scenic area - 5ft x 19in Staging: Cassettes Layout Type: Industrial / canal wharf - Allows through running of short trains and some prototypical shunting Era: Mid 1930s Control System: DCC - NEC Powercab Operation: From front of layout Sound: On board DCC loco sound, ambient background sound using cube speakers mounted behind the facia pelmet Baseboard: Integrated plywood board, cabinet / facia & curved backscene Lighting: Angled LED Strips behind facia Current Locos Ixion Hudswell Clarke H Class 0-4-0ST, Ixion Huswell Clarke 0-6-0ST, Minerva Peckett 0-4-0ST, Minerva Victory Class 0-6-0T plus a couple of kit built currently under construction Stock: Mix of detailed RTR, kit built & some scratch built Industries: Bakery, Canal Interchange, Small Engineering Manufacturer (these may be subject to change) A selection of snaps showing current extent of current developments

Quick progress update showing the planned building arrangement across the rear of the layout. The first photo shows the left hand side of the layout, with existing buildings slowly developing to completion. The second photo shows the centre section of the layout with building fronts mocked up. The gap in the centre will be occupied by a chimney, which mindful of the comments by Iain Rice in 'Creating Cameo Layouts' will not extend above the height of the backscene. The third photo shows the right hand end of the layout. The warehouse will have a Victorian wrought iron style canopy covering the siding for part of it's length with a full height brick wall at the end. The stone building is a water tower which is awaiting a top tank. Around the buildings will be glimpses of sky.

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The loading bay canopy to act as a left hand view blocker has now been build from styrene sheet and section, although the roof still requires painting. It has been temporarily installed for clearance tests. Brick painting on the three storey factory continues and a section of 'sky' has been installed in an attempt to add some depth to this part of the scene. Next stage is to formalise ideas for the centre rear of the layout.

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