'O' Gauge Model of Heaton Lodge Junction
Discussion
velocemitch said:
Any links to details of opening ours etc, I’d like to go over and have a look.
Here: https://experiencewakefield.co.uk/event/britain-s-...
We've been over to Wakefield to see this today and I have to say that whilst I thought it impressive on TV, in real life - or in its representation of it - it's something else! I'm not a modeller but technically I think it's amazing; it runs automatically, you half close your eyes and it's real, the large O scale really adds a lot. The ostensibly very ordinary and 'warts and all ' subject is obviously so close to the creator's heart and I think that carries thorough into its authenticity.
If you get a chance, go and see it.
If you get a chance, go and see it.
Dr-g
Although a live steam builder i admire stuff like that and will crawl naked over broken glass should he get south of Birmingham.
If any of you are within 50-100 miles of Oxford, may i heartily recommend a visit to Pendon Museum. The Vale scene is so good you feel you are veiing it from an aircraft. Been WIP for nearly 70 years? and still not finished. The detail in 4mm to ft is incredible. Individual slates on houses .cottages properly thatched. You wont regret it
Although a live steam builder i admire stuff like that and will crawl naked over broken glass should he get south of Birmingham.
If any of you are within 50-100 miles of Oxford, may i heartily recommend a visit to Pendon Museum. The Vale scene is so good you feel you are veiing it from an aircraft. Been WIP for nearly 70 years? and still not finished. The detail in 4mm to ft is incredible. Individual slates on houses .cottages properly thatched. You wont regret it
Absolutely love it.
I have friends, two brothers who's son I went to uni with, who have a good size (I would say, large, but for the present company) O-gauge railway, all scratch built track, locos, building, working signals, all linked up by a huge amount of custom wiring, controllers, including working (period reclaimed) block instruments.
You cant really describe how amazingly detailed this stuff can get, the life's work that goes into it.
They have recently migrated their fathers railway, which dates from the 40s-50s down from his attic, and combined it with the work of one of the sons, who has too been scratch building locomotives and rolling stock, as well as the scenery most of his life.
Perhaps we can all go up one day in the new year when christmas and this current covid wave has passed us.
I have friends, two brothers who's son I went to uni with, who have a good size (I would say, large, but for the present company) O-gauge railway, all scratch built track, locos, building, working signals, all linked up by a huge amount of custom wiring, controllers, including working (period reclaimed) block instruments.
You cant really describe how amazingly detailed this stuff can get, the life's work that goes into it.
They have recently migrated their fathers railway, which dates from the 40s-50s down from his attic, and combined it with the work of one of the sons, who has too been scratch building locomotives and rolling stock, as well as the scenery most of his life.
Perhaps we can all go up one day in the new year when christmas and this current covid wave has passed us.
silverfoxcc said:
Dr-g
Although a live steam builder i admire stuff like that and will crawl naked over broken glass should he get south of Birmingham.
If any of you are within 50-100 miles of Oxford, may i heartily recommend a visit to Pendon Museum. The Vale scene is so good you feel you are veiing it from an aircraft. Been WIP for nearly 70 years? and still not finished. The detail in 4mm to ft is incredible. Individual slates on houses .cottages properly thatched. You wont regret it
How have I never heard of that? I'm just down the M40.Although a live steam builder i admire stuff like that and will crawl naked over broken glass should he get south of Birmingham.
If any of you are within 50-100 miles of Oxford, may i heartily recommend a visit to Pendon Museum. The Vale scene is so good you feel you are veiing it from an aircraft. Been WIP for nearly 70 years? and still not finished. The detail in 4mm to ft is incredible. Individual slates on houses .cottages properly thatched. You wont regret it
Dr G & Dr G Junior will absolutely be paying a visit very soon.
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