Metrocamel's Layout- Modern Engineers wagons - pics page 51

Metrocamel · Post by **Metrocamel** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 4:29 pm

Not exactly an update but I have started a new site for this Layout which is linked in my signiture.

pete12345 · Post by **pete12345** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 4:36 pm

With regard to concrete sleeper points..... I think usually they are wooden sleepers as on the prototype points are always made on site to suit the track layout, so you need lots of odd sized sleepers. The quickest and cheapest way to do this is still to saw a bit of wood to the right length! So that's why you cant buy points in concrete sleeper

Metrocamel · Post by **Metrocamel** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 5:23 pm

Never thought of that lol.

Metrocamel · Post by **Metrocamel** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 5:24 pm

Taking some inspiration from Andysmith's thread I decided to post my modern image stocklist.

The ownership of the Stock is not nessacerily what Livery it is in as I designed this List for my freewebs site.

peak · Post by **peak** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 10:17 pm

Impressive pic's of your new loco! & shed sign!

Thanks Blue_Dalek for the guide to your shed. (I have looked through your forum many times, so I guess you never see all thats in a pic until it's pointed out to you).

Metrocamel · Post by **Metrocamel** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 6:53 pm

Thanks Peak! The Loco will need some coaches to match, I never thought of that when I bought it lol. The Royal mail ones will work with it although I don't think it was ever done with an NSE 50.
Should get the boards level today. Then the track laying can start!

joish · Post by **joish** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 5:56 pm

like da pics, ''cool''

joish · Post by **joish** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 8:16 pm

just saw the vid, ''amense'' lol

Metrocamel · Post by **Metrocamel** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 9:25 pm

Thanks Joish.
Sorry for the lack of updates.
Had alot to do at college lately.

tinsleytmd · Post by **tinsleytmd** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 9:31 pm

looks pritty good that depot.

loving that class 50 too shame they didnt run around sheffield

brush man · Post by **brush man** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 8:36 am

tinsleytmd wrote:
loving that class 50 too shame they didnt run around sheffield

hmm I have seen class 50's near sheffield in the past, admittedly very, very rare. Searching the net i found this

http://www.timewarp.abelgratis.com/ch/50s-er.html

not sure if its any use.

Metrocamel · Post by **Metrocamel** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 10:39 pm

Thanks for your comments. I don't think I've seen a Class 50 at all, would be good to see one.

Sorry for the lack of updates, the basebaords have been quite troublesome and I've had alot of other things on my mind lately. Now the boards are almost down, just need the removable section and the legs fitting. I hope to cut the track to length even before this is done and mark out the layout to give an idea.
More updates soon!

Metrocamel · Post by **Metrocamel** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 7:48 am

An update. Track for the sidings has been cut to length and test fitted. Seems to fit well. The inspection pits also have holes to fit into inside the shed.

view in the direction of the loco sidings. Spent a while straightening the track since this was taken.

A view in the other direction towards the rolling stock sidings.

A section of platform in place for spacing. Should make a long island platform with subway access.

Runaround loop at the rolling stock end.

And at the Loco end.

The Loco sidings again, showing the small shunter's siding. Not sure what length or shape to make it.

Rolling stock sidings close up.

Hopefully I'll site some industry here, oil refinery, coal depot or cement works are the ones I've thought of so far.

Last of all the inspection pits in the shed.

Cutting track proved a little harder than I thought, especially with all the gaps it left at joins which I'll ahve to find a way to fill with sleepers.
The inspection pits had the provided rails removed for a betetr connection. The join in the middle that you get using all of the kit to make a full length pit is unreliable if not soldered. Turned out ok doing what was suggested in the instructions and threading a piece of flexible tarck onto the pit and passing sleepers back onto the other end.
Also gave a close join to the sleepers.

More updates soon.

mumbles · Post by **mumbles** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 8:50 am

nice shots, the last loco shed one is especially good, looks like you've out some effort into that, very tidy
michael

Infrontcat · Post by **Infrontcat** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 12:10 pm

Lovely stuff Metro. Looking good so far!

Cheers

Tim