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Hi Guys,
After a number of years of knowing that I need to scrap my layout and start again due to the standards of modern RTR being alot greater than that of the track that I'd layed some 13 years ago and the board being more "thrown together" than "constructed" now giving me some problems, I've this week made a rapid start on wiping the slate clean.
A few weeks back while reading another forum I had the "Eureka" moment that was needed to send me of on a new journey. The basic premiss has to stay the same as the last layout, in that it's to be a heritage line of a fictitious nature to accomodate me collection of locos and rolling stock.
The layout will be basic to a fault when compared to the last one where I made the classic error of craming in too much track. One end of the new layout will use a wood as the scenic break ( I'm hoping about 6 inches will give me the effect I'm after) The wood will run down to a river bank where the line will emerge crossing on a low bridge, I'm thinking a plate girder bridge or possibly trusses? The other side of theriver will be open fields with the railway running on a low embankment and a loop alongside one of the tracks. The other side of the field will be a country lane crossing the railway at a level crossing. The line then pulls into the station, platform length about a loco plus five coaches. A small goods shed will be located in the yard the same side as the station building, the other platform will have a small wooden shelter with a stone wall along the whole length of the platform and beyond behind which will be the grounds of "Broughton Hall" the only part of which that will be modeled will be the woods with the adventure playground in them. The effect I'm after here is something akin to Belton Houses boundry that runs alongside the A607. At the other end of the station the two tracks will become one and vanish under a brick built humped back bridge as that ends scenic break.
Total length of the scenic part will be 16 foot, however my loft is only 10X12 so how am I going to fit it in?
This is why the track goes right down the middle of the boards at home it will be split in two with end boards making up the turn arounds. If I'm lucky enough to take it out to play the two halves will be joined and a set off fiddle boards made to run behind the layout.
I ripped all the track up from the old layout today and will make a start on taking down the boards over the weekend if I get a chance. I have a week off the week after next so hope to get all base board construction and track laying done then and then it's on with the scenics.
Let me know what you think guys
After a number of years of knowing that I need to scrap my layout and start again due to the standards of modern RTR being alot greater than that of the track that I'd layed some 13 years ago and the board being more "thrown together" than "constructed" now giving me some problems, I've this week made a rapid start on wiping the slate clean.
A few weeks back while reading another forum I had the "Eureka" moment that was needed to send me of on a new journey. The basic premiss has to stay the same as the last layout, in that it's to be a heritage line of a fictitious nature to accomodate me collection of locos and rolling stock.
The layout will be basic to a fault when compared to the last one where I made the classic error of craming in too much track. One end of the new layout will use a wood as the scenic break ( I'm hoping about 6 inches will give me the effect I'm after) The wood will run down to a river bank where the line will emerge crossing on a low bridge, I'm thinking a plate girder bridge or possibly trusses? The other side of theriver will be open fields with the railway running on a low embankment and a loop alongside one of the tracks. The other side of the field will be a country lane crossing the railway at a level crossing. The line then pulls into the station, platform length about a loco plus five coaches. A small goods shed will be located in the yard the same side as the station building, the other platform will have a small wooden shelter with a stone wall along the whole length of the platform and beyond behind which will be the grounds of "Broughton Hall" the only part of which that will be modeled will be the woods with the adventure playground in them. The effect I'm after here is something akin to Belton Houses boundry that runs alongside the A607. At the other end of the station the two tracks will become one and vanish under a brick built humped back bridge as that ends scenic break.
Total length of the scenic part will be 16 foot, however my loft is only 10X12 so how am I going to fit it in?
This is why the track goes right down the middle of the boards at home it will be split in two with end boards making up the turn arounds. If I'm lucky enough to take it out to play the two halves will be joined and a set off fiddle boards made to run behind the layout.
I ripped all the track up from the old layout today and will make a start on taking down the boards over the weekend if I get a chance. I have a week off the week after next so hope to get all base board construction and track laying done then and then it's on with the scenics.
Let me know what you think guys
