Lisa

Yes the radius, does limit the choice of stock, to 10' wheel base wagons, as a max, small wheeled 0-6-0 or 0-4-0 or 0-4-2 locomotives.

The coaches were either 6 wheeled rigid or very short bogie coaches. I have devised a method of having the 6 wheeled coaches looking correct, through the scenic section, and then be flexiable round the tight curves.

Previous experience, tells me that the main limiting factor is the couplings and buffer locking, rather than problems with a small wheeled locomotives.

Lisa

This is the frame, within which I will create the picture, which is my layout.

Lisa

How tall is your grass, alongside the disused platform?

The whole idea behind the project, is that I will be able to take my work, to show others. I don't have transport, or a club near at hand, who can provide me with advice and support I feel I need. Yes RMWeb is very good, but I find there is no substitute for face to face.

By being able to show others, what I have achieved this in turn I am motivated to achieve yet more.

Lisa

I found that unless I am comfortable, then I am unable to do any modelling. But can can be too comfortable! and that can lead to no modelling. Like most things there is a happy medium.

Lisa

The essential difference, is that the siding at Le Focq is alongside the running line, whereas La Rocque it is behind the platform. This allows the platform length to be correct and allows space for the point motor, on the Snow Hill side of the culvert.

Lisa

Nice idea, I feel we do need to bring new members into clubs, particularly young people.

I shall be following your progress on this project with interest!

LIsa

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I've started to make the main baseboard. Less, in terms of baseboard area, is definitly more complex.

Lisa

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I don't know of any prototype of Stephens railway, that used interlaced, 3 way, points. If you know of such a point I will be interested to know.

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Looking at the design again, with slight modification the left hand end, with the addition of an adapter unit, can be used on it's own as a layout in it's own right.

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I would like to, BUT I live on Jersey, I do however regularly visit the Thames valley area.

Lisa

Yes, I have just checked up in the Oakwood Press book, and you are right they were built by Kitson, not Manning Wardle. I had mixted up with the pre-1888 Jersey Railway, refered to by locals as the Western Railway.

Lisa

My main layout based on a Devon light railway and the Jersey Eastern Railway used 0-4-2 Maning Wardle locomotives, so the answer is yes!

I've recently purchased two wagon chassis kits, at the 2mm AGM which I plan to modify, build the bodies, to become a JER coaches. I think the coaches I choosen, can be justified running on the light railway too.

Lisa

Cleaver idea hinging the cassettes, I like it so much that I might steal the idea, for my new layout. I would have used a flexible wire, to bridge the gap between the halves myself.

Lisa

The depot is more compact than Green Street, St Hellier.

Lisa

Shame you didn't move the soldering iron, as it hides the most impressive feature of the layout!

Have you tried to use Norman Solomon's method, of using a thick layer of undiluted PVA, then temporally pin the track in position, then place a layer of ballast, leave it for about five minutes, and then shake the excess ballast off?

I have used this method with fine sand, the effect for me anyway is excellent.

Lisa

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His resoning was, you go to a great deal of trouble creating a very realistic scene. Then when you photograph it, close up, you spoil the effect with the black facia panel.

Lisa

What about a picture taken as if from a train on top of the viaduct?

Lisa

Updated sequence uploaded in form of a graphic, due to limitations of RMWEB.

Lisa

Sorry about the quality of the photograph, BUT I have to keep the photograph files very small due to the very slow internet speeds I have access to.

Lisa

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Does the larger font size make reading it easier?

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When you are designing a very small size layout, the checking of the workability of an operating sequence is essential, at a very early point!

Lisa

My intention is to make the baseboard from 4mm ply and the place the foam board on top. Thus the foam board will be in compression.

The track will be glued in place using a contact adhesive to the top layer of card. This will keep the track in the correct location, with respect to each other.

Lisa