Wencombe /Kingsbridge Regis/Louville Lane
Phill Dyson
Western Thunderer
Wencombe
Not two of my favourite livery's either :scratch:.............I'm not keen on any Hydraulic livery's without yellow panels or full yellow ends either :scratch:
Phill :wave:
Jordan said:Even on this Forum we don't see too many Green Westerns... :scratch: It must be about the least-popular livery of them all - that's saying something when you include Desert Sand in the list...!!!
Not two of my favourite livery's either :scratch:.............I'm not keen on any Hydraulic livery's without yellow panels or full yellow ends either :scratch:
Phill :wave:
Geoff
Western Thunderer
Wencombe
Hi Alan,
I don't recall seeing the Western before and as others have said you don't often see them in green. I always thought they looked fantastic in maroon with a load of matching Mk 1 coaches.
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Geoff
Hi Alan,
I don't recall seeing the Western before and as others have said you don't often see them in green. I always thought they looked fantastic in maroon with a load of matching Mk 1 coaches.
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Geoff
Alan
Western Thunderer
Wencombe
How that view happened. Don' know quite what happened to the order of the pix, ceiling tiles first then hanging basket liner and then the single tree and the finished bit last.
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How that view happened. Don' know quite what happened to the order of the pix, ceiling tiles first then hanging basket liner and then the single tree and the finished bit last.
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The Great Bear
Member
Wencombe
Hi Alan
I have seen this layout on the other sites previously and I think it's great - it's nice to get a continuous run in a pretty small space yet look so realistic.
I have some questions if I may as at the moment I'm thinking about a similar concept:
(1) The sweeping curves are great and avoid the trainset straight-curve-straight look, how did you plan them (paper or computer or just prototype), how did you get the points to fit the curves - the track is standard Peco isn't it?
(2) How do you operate the layout, do you have a timetable or just run what trains you fancy and enjoy the trains passing by? I recall seeing on the other sites a diagram of the fiddle yard, is this staging or do you fiddle?
Thanks
Jon
Hi Alan
I have seen this layout on the other sites previously and I think it's great - it's nice to get a continuous run in a pretty small space yet look so realistic.
I have some questions if I may as at the moment I'm thinking about a similar concept:
(1) The sweeping curves are great and avoid the trainset straight-curve-straight look, how did you plan them (paper or computer or just prototype), how did you get the points to fit the curves - the track is standard Peco isn't it?
(2) How do you operate the layout, do you have a timetable or just run what trains you fancy and enjoy the trains passing by? I recall seeing on the other sites a diagram of the fiddle yard, is this staging or do you fiddle?
Thanks
Jon
Alan
Western Thunderer
Wencombe
Hi Jon,
In answer to how I got the transition curves is with a long (over 8ft) piece of flexible metal about half an inch wide on edge.. I set the beginning of my curve (over the stream) at my minimum radius (3ft) with a tracksetta, put some pins in the baseboard to hold the metal on edge I then allowed the curve to get larger and played with it about where the points are so they matched the large radius points (5ft) and and the pinned the metal up to there, and the carried on allowing the radius to get larger through where the platforms are ie almost straight. And the carried on and out past the Dairy. Sorry it is not well explained, easier to do than write about.
As to how I operate it, at the moment I just let the trains run, but I am working on a timetable based on Churston on the Kingswear line. Unfotunately I do not have enough room for staging (Iwould love it) so for some trains I am going to have to fiddle.
Hi Jon,
In answer to how I got the transition curves is with a long (over 8ft) piece of flexible metal about half an inch wide on edge.. I set the beginning of my curve (over the stream) at my minimum radius (3ft) with a tracksetta, put some pins in the baseboard to hold the metal on edge I then allowed the curve to get larger and played with it about where the points are so they matched the large radius points (5ft) and and the pinned the metal up to there, and the carried on allowing the radius to get larger through where the platforms are ie almost straight. And the carried on and out past the Dairy. Sorry it is not well explained, easier to do than write about.
As to how I operate it, at the moment I just let the trains run, but I am working on a timetable based on Churston on the Kingswear line. Unfotunately I do not have enough room for staging (Iwould love it) so for some trains I am going to have to fiddle.
The Great Bear
Member
Wencombe
Thanks Alan, that makes perfect sense.
Jon
Thanks Alan, that makes perfect sense.
Jon
Alan
Western Thunderer
Wencombe
Just in case anyone is wondering and who have been to the Broads it is not based on Potter Heigham or Wroxham bridge but one of the old Ludham bridges. I do admire those of you who model in the larger scales, although dealing with big bits rather than small and fiddly did make a change. It was just getting my head into large scale mode. I thought it looked too large but took it to the museum taday and yes it was the right size. Will keep you posted as how it goes on.
Just in case anyone is wondering and who have been to the Broads it is not based on Potter Heigham or Wroxham bridge but one of the old Ludham bridges. I do admire those of you who model in the larger scales, although dealing with big bits rather than small and fiddly did make a change. It was just getting my head into large scale mode. I thought it looked too large but took it to the museum taday and yes it was the right size. Will keep you posted as how it goes on.
