New year, new layout (GWR OO 1930s)
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 12:12 pm
After my N gauge experiment, I'm back in OO as I found that N wasn't rewarding as I couldn't use kits or go into much detail.
This project began when I realised that by moving a bit of furniture I could clear a space large enough for a second radius oval. After a bit of playing around with different plans, I came up with this fairly simple one for a country station with a goods yard and depot:
The idea is that I'm going to have separate power feeds to the oval and yard so I can isolate the two and have shunting going on while a train runs round the loop at the same time. I think there's a fair bit of operational interest despite its small size. And my desire for a turntable will finally be satisfied
The engine shed will hide a simple cassette system for swapping locos and I'm thinking of having a removable cover to keep dust off. The set of points at the back leads to hidden storage sidings.
Construction has started on the baseboards; there will be effectively two 4' x 3' with a 7" bridging section joining them. One of the two is built and is just waiting to be flipped over and put on its legs. They're 9 mil ply on a 2" x 1" frame with a leg at each corner, so 8 legs in all so it should be well supported and nice and stable.
While this has been going on I've made a start on some of the buildings etc.
Ratio's excellent GWR station, minus the canopy:
Another Ratio kit, this one a water tower for the engine depot area:
Nice, detailed kit this one. My only complaint is that the brickwork isn't deeply embossed enough for a wash to pick out the mortar, but it looks OK.
Finally:
My turntable. This is Peco's well type kit. It looks better in the flesh; the photo doesn't show up the drybrushing on the moving part or the airbrushed weathering in the well.
Next I've got to finish the baseboard while at the same time painting the track ready to lay it.
Future stuff: goods shed, cattle dock, coaling station, platform shelters, a bus and all the landscaping
Loads to keep me occupied for the next few months!
This project began when I realised that by moving a bit of furniture I could clear a space large enough for a second radius oval. After a bit of playing around with different plans, I came up with this fairly simple one for a country station with a goods yard and depot:

The idea is that I'm going to have separate power feeds to the oval and yard so I can isolate the two and have shunting going on while a train runs round the loop at the same time. I think there's a fair bit of operational interest despite its small size. And my desire for a turntable will finally be satisfied

Construction has started on the baseboards; there will be effectively two 4' x 3' with a 7" bridging section joining them. One of the two is built and is just waiting to be flipped over and put on its legs. They're 9 mil ply on a 2" x 1" frame with a leg at each corner, so 8 legs in all so it should be well supported and nice and stable.
While this has been going on I've made a start on some of the buildings etc.
Ratio's excellent GWR station, minus the canopy:


Another Ratio kit, this one a water tower for the engine depot area:

Nice, detailed kit this one. My only complaint is that the brickwork isn't deeply embossed enough for a wash to pick out the mortar, but it looks OK.
Finally:

My turntable. This is Peco's well type kit. It looks better in the flesh; the photo doesn't show up the drybrushing on the moving part or the airbrushed weathering in the well.
Next I've got to finish the baseboard while at the same time painting the track ready to lay it.
Future stuff: goods shed, cattle dock, coaling station, platform shelters, a bus and all the landscaping
