From Glasgow to the Sea

[Module00]

Hi all, 

 

The work on the third module continues, particularly the background and the loch shore. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good evening. 

 

 

[Module00]

Hi everybody,

 

Here I am back after a summer spent in my new home where a larger room (but not that much) is devoted to my favorite hobby: model railways.

 

Anticipating I had anticipated this move because I did not want to find myself "without anything" and I realized a first module: Narrow Lane (widely presented here, on YouTube and on my blog) with standards that are totally clean but complete (length, width, height, fixings from one module to another, etc.). Then a year later a second module: Narrow Lane, 3 bridges (also subject of many posts, articles and video on the forum Locorevue, on YouTube and on my blog), finally about four months ago, I realized a third module: Loch Creran (which I started to introduce).

 

This "trilogy" is part of a larger project that I will develop in the coming months: From Glasgow to the see. This project will include 6 modules:

 

1 - Cross Hill

2 - Narrow Lane (completed)

3 - Narrow Lane, 3 bridges (completed)

4 - Castle Stalker and Mac Hamon distillery (corner module).

5 - Loch Creran (realized)

6 - Fort William or Inverness (choice of place in reflection)

 

This network will be essentially a network of maneuvers with many siding or private siding, but passenger trains will also circulate and a module will evoke the station of Cross Hill in the suburbs of Glasgow. This module should retain the dimensions of the standard modules.

 

In contrast to Cross Hill, quite the other side of the network, I will make a reversal loop module with a relatively correct radius (R4 Peco Setrack), the center of this loop should evoke the appendix traction Inverness (but that could still change and evoke Fort William, although I have a lot less photos ...).

 

Finally, between Narrow Lane, 3 bridges and Loch Creran, I have been working for a few days on a corner and transition module which should present a castle in ruins reminiscent of Castle Stalker on Loch Linnhe, as well as a whiskey distillery "Mac Hamon "purely imaginary. The structure of the module and the backdrop are made, tracked and laid and trains can already run between Narrow Lane, Narrow Lane: 3 bridges and Loch Creran. At the end, I provisionally arranged a small slide.

 

Here are some pictures of the layout in its new room and see you soon!

 

 

 

 

[blueeighties]

Good morning Alain. This all sounds very interesting and I look forward to seeing your progress. The new railway room looks fantastic :-)

[Module00]

Hi Lee, 

Very happy to read you heure and thank you very much for your comment. 

[Module00]

Hi at all, 

 

Finally a new video! After four months...

 

This video presents my third module: Loch Creran and my latest class 37, the 37033 a special order from Lee's Locos, indeed the locomotive has been renumbered and redecorated, in addition to the usual weathering work and sounding (Loksound V4 from Legomanbiffo). The class 37033 has the particularity of having the BR blue livery of the 70 'with the big numbers (and the Highlands badge) like locomotives in blue and yellow BR 80' livery. It is therefore an intermediate livery rather rare. It also has a third light attached to the gangway doors.

 

https://youtu.be/Ls3nFD4Lyb8

 

Have a good night. 

Edited September 26, 2018 by Module00

[Alcanman]

Bonjour, Mon Ami.

 

Votre layout est tres bien!

 

Look forward to seeing more. 37033 looks and sounds great. 

 

Mal

 

 

ps Mon nouveau layout est aussi dans Glasgow -  Deanside Transit. (see below) I hope to run some 37s from the 1980s.

Edited September 27, 2018 by Alcanman

[Module00]

Hi thank you for your comment. 

I go to watch your layout now ! 

[Waverley West]

Bonjour Alain,

 

Great to catch up with your latest developments and see your layout installed in that lovely new railway room. 

 

I'm looking forward to more updates now that you're settled. If only my railway room were that tidy and well-organised!

 

Dave

[Module00]

Hi Dave,

 

very happy to read you and thank you for the compliments.

 

indeed the updates, will now be more numerous. 

Edited September 27, 2018 by Module00

[rob D2]

Nice work,

I love your room, especially the flag chair !

[Module00]

Yes, the British touch even in the details ! 

[Module00]

Hi at all, 

 

I send you a new video which presents by the route of a DMU 128 "Parcels service" three modules of "fGttS* project" since Glasgow up to the Log Creran. 

 

*Lisez: "from Glasgow to tea Sea" ...

 

https://youtu.be/Gu-Oiu0WgHI

 

Good afternoon. 

[Alcanman]

Le video est tres bon, mon ami!

 

Your layout gets better with each additional module. I can now see how it all comes together.

 

Inspirational work and reviving my interest in 1980s West Highland Line.

 

Mal

[Module00]

good evening everyone,

 

Here is the entire plan of the layout that does not miss the loopback module.

 

What do you think of the map of Cross Hill station, that you ran out of space and that you put a siding track for the locomotive shunter in the case of a trains with coaches and locomotive (not reversible).

I set the track for a shunter locomotive to shunt coaches passenger and allow the locomotive of the train to leave.

What do you think about having an extra track hidden behind the backdrop to hide a train?  

the module will make 141cmx37cm.

With + or - 37 cm from the corner module in the extension of Narrow Lane. 

What track plan will you prefer?

sorry for my bad english...  

 

 

[Alcanman]

Bonjour Alain.

 

I like the second plan. A nice idea to use a shunter to pull the coaches and allow the train loco to be released. You could even use another class 37 instead of the shunter.

 

I think this was the practice at Glasgow Queen St in the 1980s.  Also, at Edinburgh Waverley this was the practice with class 27 hauled Dundee trains. An additional  27 was always waiting in an adjacent sidiing to release the train loco.

 

Glasgow QS

 

 

 

 

Edinburgh Waverley

 

 

 

Mal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Module00]

thank you very much for your advice ! 

 

and the instructive pictures is realy nice. 

[Module00]

Hello to all, 

 

at present, I realize the module 3b (the distillery and the scrap merchant(swashbuckler).

 

The name of the distillery is not very Scottish, but it is a tribute to my stepfather who was a big amateur of whisky and who left us this summer...

 

Here are some images.

 

 

 

[Zomboid]

Bonjour Alain.

Je pense que vous avez faire un layout tres bon. Vous avez besoin d'un 26 ou 27 pour l'Ecosse quand les trains a ête bleu, peut etre nombreuses. Les modules donnent vous boucoup des scènes pour regarder Les trains, c'est plus interessant que seulement un scène plus grand.

 

Je n'ai pas le vocabulaire pour parler facilement en francais au sujet des trains! J'espere que vous comprendez...

 

And it's flipping hard to type French with English predictive text. Nearly binned my phone typing that...

[Module00]

Hello, et merci pour ton français. 

 

Oui j'ai bien compris ce que tu m'as écris. 

 

Thank you very much for yours advices. 

[Charlie75]

Bonjour Alain,

 

I have just read through the entire build thread, and what a great layout you're building here.

 

It's very inspirational, and beautifully modelled. I look forward to following the future of your layout.

[Module00]

Thank you very much Charlie, welcome here ! 

[Module00]

Hello to all, 

I have to fit out the inside of the distillery. And I added details, characters, vehicles, barrels ...

 

 

 

 

The works continue, see you soon! 

[Module00]

Hi everybody,

After the vegetation, the metal! Tolkien would not be happy.

 

In addition to the distillery, the corner module contained a "private siding" of ferrous scrap, which had to be produced and for the decoration and for the loading of the wagons. Here, so a little tutorial.

 

I used the good old method of the "rabiots" box. I spread the set on my worktop and I carefully cut with plastic clamp various elements: Evergreen parts and profiles, clusters of models, remnants of metal bridges and grids, etc. I dismissed everything that did not represent metal.

 

 

 

I grouped everything in a small plastic box, before pouring it into a larger container and mixing it all with a mixture of white glue and water. I also cut loading supports in cardboard feathers (carton plume in french), a support for the dimensions of my scrap cars.

 

 

Once the mix was done, I realized the pile of scrap and the loads. A bit like making a sandwich, I spread the mixture.

 

 

After drying (24h), I painted the sets with a spray of brown acrylic paint.

 

 

After drying (24h), I started the weathering work by dry brushing with acrylic metallic paints.

 

 

 

 

Drying time is instantaneous. You can then place the elements on the decoration and in the wagons. What I like with this technique is to have loads matching those on the decor, it gains realism and this creation of loading is really nice to achieve with a simple technique.

 

 

 

 

And finally, the wagons in situation on the layout.

 

 

 

 

[Alcanman]

Excellent tutorial!

 

I have always avoided doing scrap metal because I couldn't think of a way to make it look convincing.

 

However, your method is so simple I might give it a try.

 

 

Marcel  (that was my french name at school)

 

ps The weathering on the scrap wagons est  tres bon aussi!

[Marcus 37]

Hi Alain

Just been catching up on your thread and WOW you have been busy. Love the look of the new layout with the different modules and all superbly modelled. My particular favourite is the timber sidings with the fishing boat and the light house. Just oozes that Western Highlands feeling. Very tranquil and peaceful.

Excellent work as always mate.

All the best

Cheers

Marcus