Millsend Layout - OO Gauge Sixties Midland

[railwayjim]

Hope I can pop in for a spell after so long an absence
I hope all my friends on the forum are well during these challenging Covid times.
Well it's been a while now since Millsend was dismantled, but I recently found some images of Millsend, early
in it's construction and some similar images of the same areas before it was dismantled, which make for
an interesting comparison, I think.
See what you think.

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[railwayjim]

[railwayjim]

And finally a couple of shots of the railway room looking very different now, housing
my Hornby Dublo Collection of 2 rail models from 1959-1964.

Thanks for looking and I will still call in now and again for a browse.
Cheers Jim.

[Dad-1]

Hi railwayjim, Hope you're keeping well and occupied during these dark times.

Millsend was always one of my favourites.
Everything matched in so well, certainly one of THE classics of NRM.

Sad, but things and people change, probably better to have it dismantled than sit decaying
and unused.
All I can add is if any reader want some inspiration just read through this build.

Geoff T.

[railwayjim]

Thanks Geoff, very kind words and much appreciated.

Jim.

[Eastern]

I had to admit I immediately clicked onto his topic when I saw Millsend - one of my favourites too, on NRM - I always thought the weathering and atmosphere was superb. Glad to hear you are doing well RailwayJim and it looks like you have a great collection!

[Chops]

Great stuff. Got one CV shot in my arm, the agency bolloxed my date for the second shot. Hope one is enough to get me by.
In the meantime, will amuse myself studying these excellent photo-real images.

PS: if you can come over and rearrange my train room, you are more than welcome.

[joshv8]

Hi Jim,
It is great to see some photo's. It is definitely a lesson in how well you can realistically build a model railway into a given space. The loco yard a prime example.

So what do you do with your Dublo museum you have constructed? Sit in there and relax?
Cheers,
Josh

[RailwayRobbo]

Hi Jim.
Glad to hear your safe and well.
Millsend always ticked every box for me, and like a lot of others was sad to see it go.
Any plans for a new build?

Millsend one of the best.

Pete

[glencairn]

I have been reading about a colleague in the USA dismantling a 'great layout'. Now Millsend going the same way. I hope this is not a trend..

Glencairn

[Mountain]

I love your footbridge. We have one something like it at Burry Port. Your collection looks more like a scene from a model railway shop! I like both Hornby Dublo and Wrenn as they made them so robust and heavy. One can hear the locos heaviness as they come down the track.
Ok, the later plastic bodied ones were not quite the weight but even then they were well made and heavy. I have a Wrenn class 08. It is lovely.

[Ex-Pat]

You should pop in more often Jim - preferably with previously unseen photos. I really miss those lumps of coal in the yard.

[railwayjim]

A big thank you to all the comments, they are very much appreciated.

I do have quite a few shots of the layout developing early on, which have not be
seen before, I will get them all together and have a session posting them to the forum.

Thanks once again

Jim.

[railwayjim]

Well here we are 6 years since the end of 'Millsend' wow doesn't time fly!

I would like to wish a warm welcome to all the members on the forum on my return.

I have decided to get back into railway modelling, but in a much smaller way, ie. a 10ft x 1ft shelf layout to test the waters

It will be far from the industrial look of Millsend, more a remote, run down, neglected country station, end of line sort of thing, (way out of my comfort zone really), but I fancy the challenge of a totally different subject in a very limiting space. (Me and a static grass applicator should be fun ).

I will go for dcc as before and if it is a success which I hope it will be, I may then dabble in dcc sound once again.

As and when I start the build and christen the layout with a name, I will start a new thread under it's layout name and be documenting this from the very beginning, unlike my last effort I have got the 10'x1' shelf/layout already built on substantial shelf brackets so it will be sometime very soon.

Once again it is good to be back amongst like minded folk.

'Watch this space

Jim.

[Phred]

Glad to see you back on board, railwayjim!
I wasn't yet registered the last time you posted but I remember enjoying your layout thread as a 'lurker'.