Re: British Rail 1988 to 1990 - Weathering class 58s

Everard Junction · Post by **Everard Junction** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 7:27 pm

Well I’ve finally got round to starting my layout thread. Basically the layout has been under construction for about a year now, so track laying and scenery is well under way so there’s plenty to see.

The layout is two horse shoes, one above the other connected by a helix at each end. So trains run across the top horse shoe, disappear down a helix, secretly run back across to the other side, up the other helix and then back across the top board again. Running slowly at heavy freight speed it takes approximately 2.5 minutes to complete a circuit.

Ill leave you with some pics showing construction from last year to now. If you want more info you can check out my YouTube channel which has loads of vids on it dating back to March 2010.

http://www.youtube.com/user/EverardJunction

Thanks

BIG DUNC · Post by **BIG DUNC** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 7:33 pm

Great layout mate,
Nice helix, Did you build that yourself?

Duncan...

BIG DUNC

Terrier · Post by **Terrier** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 7:33 pm

Hello, very impressive stuff going on there chap, natty job on the spiral storage/upper-lower level run to and the scenery seems pretty fine. Look forward to more of this. Do you have a layout schematic? (apologies if it's in the layout planning section and i haven't come across it)

nice stuff and thanks for posting

Terrier

Everard Junction · Post by **Everard Junction** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 7:36 pm

BIG DUNC wrote:Great layout mate,
Nice helix, Did you build that yourself?

Duncan...

BIG DUNC

Yes both helixes are home made out of MDF.

Thanks.

Everard Junction · Post by **Everard Junction** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 7:39 pm

Terrier wrote:Hello, very impressive stuff going on there chap, natty job on the spiral storage/upper-lower level run to and the scenery seems pretty fine. Look forward to more of this. Do you have a layout schematic? (apologies if it's in the layout planning section and i haven't come across it)

nice stuff and thanks for posting

Terrier

I don't really have any schematics for the layout but i did do a video following a train around the whole layout.

You can find it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpyJbRpp67c

Thanks.

SouthernBoy · Post by **SouthernBoy** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 7:40 pm

Very nifty. Looking forward to pictures as layout progresses

Terrier · Post by **Terrier** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 7:42 pm

Everard Junction wrote:
Terrier wrote:Hello, very impressive stuff going on there chap, natty job on the spiral storage/upper-lower level run to and the scenery seems pretty fine. Look forward to more of this. Do you have a layout schematic? (apologies if it's in the layout planning section and i haven't come across it)

nice stuff and thanks for posting

Terrier
I don't really have any schematics for the layout but i did do a video following a train around the whole layout.

You can find it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpyJbRpp67c

Thanks.

Excellent work chap!

Thanks again.

small358786 · Post by **small358786** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 8:33 pm

Loving the layout but how did you get the "No trespassing" sign without having to trespass to get it,hehe only joking

NSE DAZ · Post by **NSE DAZ** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 9:02 pm

Hi there,

Must say, like what i am seeing

British Rail 1988 to 1990 is right up my street

Keep up the good work and updates

Darren NSE DAZ

lozstlouis · Post by **lozstlouis** » Thu Oct 21, 2010 8:10 pm

Cracking layout. Nice loft space as well. Were the helix a pain to construct? I some studding or bolts on each side. Is that for tension or support?

beyer peacock · Post by **beyer peacock** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 8:03 pm

I like it mate. I remember this era well. Did you make the platforms yourself?

Regards

Beyer.

Everard Junction · Post by **Everard Junction** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 8:05 pm

lozstlouis wrote:Cracking layout. Nice loft space as well. Were the helix a pain to construct? I some studding or bolts on each side. Is that for tension or support?

Thanks, it was annoying cutting the physical circles but I used threaded rod and nuts to install it, making things much easier. This gives me infinite adjustability so I can keep tweaking it.

Everard Junction · Post by **Everard Junction** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 8:07 pm

beyer peacock wrote:I like it mate. I remember this era well. Did you make the platforms yourself?

Regards

Beyer.

Yes the platforms are made by me. If you want to see how, i made a vid about it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAVeDVPIfo8

Everard Junction · Post by **Everard Junction** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 8:32 pm

Today it was warm enough to get into the loft so I had a running session and took some pics.

My class 31 rolls into the station

Still working on the grass in this area

Class 47 'TITAN' waits to depart

The 31 rumbles up the mainline

Passing on the mainline

An overall view of the station area

TITAN heads in the tunnel

nickbrad · Post by **nickbrad** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 10:34 am

I like the look of this one, my favorite era and a great use of the helix system to extend the running lines.