Dog Star
Western Thunderer
In a quieter moment of Railex Saturday, Adrian (Buckjumper) and I were debating the broad strategy for the baseboards of "The Rookery" - a part of Basilica Fields and described here. This model has several "layers" in that there are railway tracks on a viaduct (GER passenger and goods), at ground level (GER engine yard) and sub-surface (Metropolitan and widened lines). Given the height variations and the need for splitting the overall model into portable modules then some preliminary discussion around baseboard construction is needed to establish the construction strategy.... and that whatever gets built can be moved between PW-depot (here) and landscape centre (there).
We quite like the approach taken with "Hornsey", a model which has been introduced into the WT world, see here . This model has much to commend and we are keen to follow the basic ideas.
Splitting the baseboard design into three elements... foundation, uprights, track bed... the Railex discussion featured beams by Barry Norman for the foundation, uprights on the L-girder principal by Les Truscott and then track-bed doing what Gordon Gravett thinks he would like to have done for Pempoul (ply sheet for each track formation with vertical ply sheet running underneath - either a central spine to form a T beam or two verticals at sleeper edges to form an upside-down "U").
In the best WT tradition... over to you for comment.
regards, Graham
BTW Jordan, I do hope that mention of a Model Railroader (?) concept enables this "World of Basilica Fields" to be more interesting than some of my previous threads.
We quite like the approach taken with "Hornsey", a model which has been introduced into the WT world, see here . This model has much to commend and we are keen to follow the basic ideas.
Splitting the baseboard design into three elements... foundation, uprights, track bed... the Railex discussion featured beams by Barry Norman for the foundation, uprights on the L-girder principal by Les Truscott and then track-bed doing what Gordon Gravett thinks he would like to have done for Pempoul (ply sheet for each track formation with vertical ply sheet running underneath - either a central spine to form a T beam or two verticals at sleeper edges to form an upside-down "U").
In the best WT tradition... over to you for comment.
regards, Graham
BTW Jordan, I do hope that mention of a Model Railroader (?) concept enables this "World of Basilica Fields" to be more interesting than some of my previous threads.