00 Guage 1980s Yard BR Blue
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Inspired by this thread and others like it my shed railway has now started construction...
2016-06-05 16.58.22 by Ian, on Flickr
2016-06-05 16.52.21 by Ian, on Flickr
I've got a long way to go though
2016-06-05 16.58.22 by Ian, on Flickr2016-06-05 16.52.21 by Ian, on FlickrI've got a long way to go though
Excellent Ian
That is just how mine started.
I want a friend to come round and take some decent pics....not the blurry rubbish I have posted here.
Once you have worked out the track layout. Paint the base board in a mucky brown before you lay the track.
(I also see you are Spitfire Ian - am also interested in WW2)
That is just how mine started.
I want a friend to come round and take some decent pics....not the blurry rubbish I have posted here.
Once you have worked out the track layout. Paint the base board in a mucky brown before you lay the track.
(I also see you are Spitfire Ian - am also interested in WW2)
Edited by Scoobman on Thursday 9th June 17:59
Edited by Scoobman on Monday 5th December 06:22
The track layout is what's giving me the headache at the moment, I just don't quite know what to do in terms of layout.
It's planned as an 'L' shaped layout although I am now thinking that a complete circuit around the shed (12ft x 9ft internal) would be best as looking at YouTube videos I do like to see trains running continuously and I might as well build it like that now rather than regret doing in later
(The spitfire bit in my name is because of my Triumph Spitfire car, however I am quite an aviation geek too )
It's planned as an 'L' shaped layout although I am now thinking that a complete circuit around the shed (12ft x 9ft internal) would be best as looking at YouTube videos I do like to see trains running continuously and I might as well build it like that now rather than regret doing in later
(The spitfire bit in my name is because of my Triumph Spitfire car, however I am quite an aviation geek too
)I would go for roundy roundy, I do not have room...so I am limited with running.
I would model half of the surface area and have a scenic break at each end of the modeled area say a tunnel mouth and a rail over bridge at the other end.
Perhaps work out where your mainlines run first and then work a yard/station into the layout.
For inspiration
https://www.flickr.com/groups/brblue/pool/
http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/forum/...
I would model half of the surface area and have a scenic break at each end of the modeled area say a tunnel mouth and a rail over bridge at the other end.
Perhaps work out where your mainlines run first and then work a yard/station into the layout.
For inspiration
https://www.flickr.com/groups/brblue/pool/
http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/forum/...
Whitean3 said:
The level of detail is incredible, especially the weathering.
Always wanted a layout from that era (as a young boy growing up in BR blue days) with that level of detail. Very impressive work
I agree. Amazing detail. What are those trains called as they are the ones I rememeber as well.Always wanted a layout from that era (as a young boy growing up in BR blue days) with that level of detail. Very impressive work
RichB said:
Must be some new name. They were called Brush Type 4s when I was a kid.
Me too, by reference to the Hornby catalogue. But the Class 47 is a "Duff" and a Class 56 is a "Grid" – info I only learned by hanging out here on PH rather than on railway platforms. I've learned loads of useless info by popping in here a few times a day.Whitean3 said:
The level of detail is incredible, especially the weathering.
Always wanted a layout from that era (as a young boy growing up in BR blue days) with that level of detail. Very impressive work
You know what I could have written that myself. Was my boyhood dream to have a proper layout...and now as middle aged man I finaly have built one. Always wanted a layout from that era (as a young boy growing up in BR blue days) with that level of detail. Very impressive work
You all have the lingo down to pat here...with your Duffs and your Grids. I am after two Peaks and Whistler.
The fleet so far is
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A few pics here. Windows have since been cleaned and a few of the roofs improved.
I would say get stuck in.
Buy a cheap coach and waggon off flea bay. A bit of board some cheap track. And experiment. Mess things up, get things right. And then throw that away and do a proper one.
I can give you lots of tips. I am about to start a thread/guide on a model rail site about how to weather locos. RMweb is a good place to look for inspiration/and to learn about ways to do things. I am still learning.
There is always something bigger and better than yours. For example this superb epic thing that also features on here
http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/...
Buy a cheap coach and waggon off flea bay. A bit of board some cheap track. And experiment. Mess things up, get things right. And then throw that away and do a proper one.
I can give you lots of tips. I am about to start a thread/guide on a model rail site about how to weather locos. RMweb is a good place to look for inspiration/and to learn about ways to do things. I am still learning.
There is always something bigger and better than yours. For example this superb epic thing that also features on here
http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/...
Hi
The name Grid I have always been a bit uncertain on, was it the cover on the front, there is a grid like affair at the bottom of the buffer beam and there is of course the fact they hauled coal trains that served the national grid. I guess Grid comes from the cover on the front?
It started as a Southern Layout. The plate layers hut and the ground signal are both Southern for example. But that is a bit limiting. I spent much of the 80s following stuff on the Western Region. So much of the stock is Western Region in feel. Westbury ish would be spot on given the stock.
Most of the time it is now a Western Region layout - the date in my minds eye is 1982 - 1986.
And occasionally it will a Southern layout with 33s and 73s and one WR 47.
I think 1984 was when the last class 50 was refurbished and 59s got going in 1986. I might get a large logo 50 perhaps as the Hornby model of it is excellent. I really want Bachmann to bring out the latest disc headcode 40 in blue....so I can attack it with my weathering powders.
The name Grid I have always been a bit uncertain on, was it the cover on the front, there is a grid like affair at the bottom of the buffer beam and there is of course the fact they hauled coal trains that served the national grid. I guess Grid comes from the cover on the front?
It started as a Southern Layout. The plate layers hut and the ground signal are both Southern for example. But that is a bit limiting. I spent much of the 80s following stuff on the Western Region. So much of the stock is Western Region in feel. Westbury ish would be spot on given the stock.
Most of the time it is now a Western Region layout - the date in my minds eye is 1982 - 1986.
And occasionally it will a Southern layout with 33s and 73s and one WR 47.
I think 1984 was when the last class 50 was refurbished and 59s got going in 1986. I might get a large logo 50 perhaps as the Hornby model of it is excellent. I really want Bachmann to bring out the latest disc headcode 40 in blue....so I can attack it with my weathering powders.
Edited by Scoobman on Tuesday 6th December 19:45
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