'OO' Guage Shed Layout
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Inspired by other model railway threads on here I thought I'd start one detailing the building of my layout. Be warned, It is very, very much a work in progress!
A while back my old model rail stuff from when I was younger was retrieved from my parents loft and brought home much to the disgust of my other half who declared that she didn't really fancy me building a layout on the dining room table and the spare room was apparently for guests so the box of bits were banished to the shed.
About that time I'd acquired an IKEA wardrobe from a friend which I was planning to use for storage in my shed however I didn't realise it was 8ft tall and definitely wouldn't fit.
It wasn't long before I figured out what to do with the wardrobe sections!
Originally I planned to make an 'L' shaped layout running along the back and left hand walls of the shed (12ft x 8ft ish) forming a fiddle yard and terminus station. After watching videos on YouTube with trains running at speed past each other I decided that a round and round layout was what I wanted even though that meant creating a section that could be removed / lifted to gain access.
2016-06-04 14.38.20 by Ian, on Flickr
2016-06-12 18.01.12 by Ian, on Flickr
2016-06-12 18.01.09 by Ian, on Flickr
As you can see, I couldn't resist laying a bit of track down and running something
2016-06-14 20.58.27 by Ian, on Flickr
The piece over the door was the last bit of baseboard to be completed.
2016-09-27 16.56.22 by Ian, on Flickr
After doing some test running it was obvious my existing 30 year plus old track was past its best so a trip last weekend to a local model railway specialist saw me returning with shiny things
New track. by Ian, on Flickr
A mixture of Peco flexible track for the straight(ish) bits and Hornby 3rd and 4th radius curves for the bends
Finally last night I was able to complete the fold-up section over the door so hopefully I can start getting track semi-fixed down this evening so I can at least run some trains around until I figure out the plan for the layout.
2016-10-25 18.39.53 by Ian, on Flickr
A while back my old model rail stuff from when I was younger was retrieved from my parents loft and brought home much to the disgust of my other half who declared that she didn't really fancy me building a layout on the dining room table and the spare room was apparently for guests so the box of bits were banished to the shed.
About that time I'd acquired an IKEA wardrobe from a friend which I was planning to use for storage in my shed however I didn't realise it was 8ft tall and definitely wouldn't fit.
It wasn't long before I figured out what to do with the wardrobe sections!
Originally I planned to make an 'L' shaped layout running along the back and left hand walls of the shed (12ft x 8ft ish) forming a fiddle yard and terminus station. After watching videos on YouTube with trains running at speed past each other I decided that a round and round layout was what I wanted even though that meant creating a section that could be removed / lifted to gain access.
2016-06-04 14.38.20 by Ian, on Flickr
2016-06-12 18.01.12 by Ian, on Flickr
2016-06-12 18.01.09 by Ian, on Flickr
As you can see, I couldn't resist laying a bit of track down and running something
2016-06-14 20.58.27 by Ian, on Flickr
The piece over the door was the last bit of baseboard to be completed.
2016-09-27 16.56.22 by Ian, on Flickr
After doing some test running it was obvious my existing 30 year plus old track was past its best so a trip last weekend to a local model railway specialist saw me returning with shiny things
New track. by Ian, on Flickr
A mixture of Peco flexible track for the straight(ish) bits and Hornby 3rd and 4th radius curves for the bends
Finally last night I was able to complete the fold-up section over the door so hopefully I can start getting track semi-fixed down this evening so I can at least run some trains around until I figure out the plan for the layout.
2016-10-25 18.39.53 by Ian, on Flickr
Excellent. Keep us informed of your progress.
Off topic:-
If ever you are in Devon near Beer, a visit to the Peco factory/visitor centre is a nice afternoon out.
https://www.pecorama.co.uk/
Off topic:-
If ever you are in Devon near Beer, a visit to the Peco factory/visitor centre is a nice afternoon out.
https://www.pecorama.co.uk/
Keep going.
A mate of mine went to see Pete Waterman's layout a couple of weeks ago with his model railway chums, the photos he sent me were mint and eye watering. Conservative estimate for the layout was anywhere between £750,000 and a mill!!
Hope yours comes out to your satisfaction.
A mate of mine went to see Pete Waterman's layout a couple of weeks ago with his model railway chums, the photos he sent me were mint and eye watering. Conservative estimate for the layout was anywhere between £750,000 and a mill!!
Hope yours comes out to your satisfaction.
Pete Waterman's layout wouldn't be where it is today without the the army of friends who have done much of the real work. Don't get me wrong, it is a superb layout of Leamington and the area. The O gauge scene has no doubt improved because the money he has put into the company making alot of the locos and stock on his layout. A friend did a lot of the early joinery work for the room and layout that was over £60k alone!
Spent an hour or so yesterday evening making a start on laying the track. It's not fixed down permenently at this stage due to the fact I may wish to change things as I go along.
I started with the lifting section over the door which involved laying the track then using a dremel and cutting disk to slice through the rails at the board joints. This went as well as I'd hoped so layed a few more flexible sections of track then called it a night.
Just need to get the electrics over the joints of the lifting section sorted now.
Untitled by Ian, on Flickr
Untitled by Ian, on Flickr
I started with the lifting section over the door which involved laying the track then using a dremel and cutting disk to slice through the rails at the board joints. This went as well as I'd hoped so layed a few more flexible sections of track then called it a night.
Just need to get the electrics over the joints of the lifting section sorted now.
Untitled by Ian, on Flickr
Untitled by Ian, on Flickr
Nice.
I had a similar time recently digging out all my old stuff, unfortunately the garage/shed is full of cars so it all got banished to the loft
Mines more of a train set instead of a model, my 3 year old likes playing with it so theres no point in making anything fancy! We've built 4 parallel loops but run out of track for a 5th, just want to see lots of trains going round!
Have you got any plans for yours? Scenery etc? Modelling it up?
I had a similar time recently digging out all my old stuff, unfortunately the garage/shed is full of cars so it all got banished to the loft
Mines more of a train set instead of a model, my 3 year old likes playing with it so theres no point in making anything fancy! We've built 4 parallel loops but run out of track for a 5th, just want to see lots of trains going round!
Have you got any plans for yours? Scenery etc? Modelling it up?
My first priority is to get the track finished in a complete double loop so I can get playing with trains. The next step will be to add the sidings, stations and other bits.
I've really not figured out where it will end up yet and I'm learning lots very quickly.
I do know one thing that I found out today, I can't solder for toffee!
I've really not figured out where it will end up yet and I'm learning lots very quickly.
I do know one thing that I found out today, I can't solder for toffee!
W124Bob said:
Pete Waterman's layout wouldn't be where it is today without the the army of friends who have done much of the real work. Don't get me wrong, it is a superb layout of Leamington and the area. The O gauge scene has no doubt improved because the money he has put into the company making alot of the locos and stock on his layout. A friend did a lot of the early joinery work for the room and layout that was over £60k alone!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Jakj2boMPUWow, that is impressive stuff!
I am very much in your boat, I just want trains going around, lots and lots of trains means lots of loops!
Just wish I could get some of my older rolling stock going, got a couple of old tender runners that I've serviced. The both run but one is god awful slow and the other runs fine except for the most ear busting screech. Not ideal. Nevermind, all a bit of fun!
I am very much in your boat, I just want trains going around, lots and lots of trains means lots of loops!
Just wish I could get some of my older rolling stock going, got a couple of old tender runners that I've serviced. The both run but one is god awful slow and the other runs fine except for the most ear busting screech. Not ideal. Nevermind, all a bit of fun!
Nice work... Unfortunately I moved house last Easter and that scuppered the build thread I was doing as haven't got a space sorted for the railway, but have moved to just learning to scratch build buildings at the mo - no doubt you have found all the good stuff on YouTube, but Everard Junction https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpOcgNqc3JFMhR2L3... and DaveClass47 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD5N1UI1KuAa-EiKU... were great resources for help with builds.
I've been doing a lot of thinking about the layout over the last few days as well as watching YouTube videos.
I think I've come up with something that may work for me.
This is a rough idea and obviously it isn't to scale and doesn't show any pointwork, etc.
Rough Plan by Ian, on Flickr
I've had the idea below for the layout of the main station. If it doesn't fit in the length I've got to play with then I can move the right hand points around the curve at the east end of the station.
Station by Ian, on Flickr
I think I've come up with something that may work for me.
This is a rough idea and obviously it isn't to scale and doesn't show any pointwork, etc.
Rough Plan by Ian, on Flickr
I've had the idea below for the layout of the main station. If it doesn't fit in the length I've got to play with then I can move the right hand points around the curve at the east end of the station.
Station by Ian, on Flickr
RichB said:
MiniMan64 said:
This was mine using SCRAM, I wanted to see what the maximum number of loops I could fit into the space I had. 
Snag is that none of the lines are linked so there's no way trains or locas can get from the inner sidings to the main tracks. 
This is all non-DCC stuff though so it's one train per loop, I don't need them changing tracks when I just want them going round and round!
Maybe at some point I'll convert to DCC, buy the controllers etc but to be honest it's only supposed to be for my little lad to play with and half the Ringfields don't even run properly anyway! The Scotsman (Henry to my son) is super squeaky and the City of Chester (Gordon) is slower than a slow slow thing.
No further progress on the layout yet and to be honest I'm a bit disillusioned what with lack of funds for track and a complete lack of ideas about what the track plan will actually be. Think I'll go back to just doing a double oval,stick a station on the longest edge and see how it goes from there.
At least I've got heat in the shed now
At least I've got heat in the shed now
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