Joe's Garage
Western Thunderer
As some of you fellow members may recall I have a small collection of NYC RR HO diesel locos and a few stock cars/hoppers, which have been in a large box for far too long. It was even proposed that I should sell the collection but having had very little interest and a dealer offering a very low price I have decided to “get” the models out into the open at least.
This has also been spurred on by the likes of Not Jack B (AKA Tim) who has a clear message in his salutation, which I totally agree with.
Nothing has been bought recently for the start to be made, it was just some prompts that I needed. Thank you guys.
The board is 1300 mm long by 30 mm wide and is made of 9 mm mdf. The reason why it has so many holes etc. on it is because it was made way back in 1998 for a 3 mm scale version of “Llanastr”, then it has been used for various non starter inglenooks and just sitting in the attic. It is well treated with matt varnish by the way.
Track is Peco code 75 with the points bought from fellow WTs a couple of years back. The flexi track has an even older ancestry but still very useable.
After much doodling, how much can one really do with the above, I decided to use a simple track off a loop. I have seen so many small shelf layout schemes and one board dioramas that I thought to get started I should just go for it on this one board.
The idea is that the line represents an NYC branch in September 1957. I have a couple of scenarios that seem plausible, somewhere along the Peoria and Eastern close to the Illinois Terminal or that the New York, Ontario and Western was taken over (partly) by the NYC earlier that year when it closed.
This would mean either a grain elevator or feed mill/ creamery behind the siding. In both cases the layout would be very simple which is something that is very obvious in the models on the various forums. This also means achievable in my mind.
Well just to show progress to date here are a few shots showing GP7 5765 with a 52’ gondola and SW8 9622 with an ITC flat car moving from front line to back testing the wiring.
I hope to add more thoughts (which I have many) and progress ( which will be slow) later.
Thanks for looking
This has also been spurred on by the likes of Not Jack B (AKA Tim) who has a clear message in his salutation, which I totally agree with.
Nothing has been bought recently for the start to be made, it was just some prompts that I needed. Thank you guys.
The board is 1300 mm long by 30 mm wide and is made of 9 mm mdf. The reason why it has so many holes etc. on it is because it was made way back in 1998 for a 3 mm scale version of “Llanastr”, then it has been used for various non starter inglenooks and just sitting in the attic. It is well treated with matt varnish by the way.
Track is Peco code 75 with the points bought from fellow WTs a couple of years back. The flexi track has an even older ancestry but still very useable.
After much doodling, how much can one really do with the above, I decided to use a simple track off a loop. I have seen so many small shelf layout schemes and one board dioramas that I thought to get started I should just go for it on this one board.
The idea is that the line represents an NYC branch in September 1957. I have a couple of scenarios that seem plausible, somewhere along the Peoria and Eastern close to the Illinois Terminal or that the New York, Ontario and Western was taken over (partly) by the NYC earlier that year when it closed.
This would mean either a grain elevator or feed mill/ creamery behind the siding. In both cases the layout would be very simple which is something that is very obvious in the models on the various forums. This also means achievable in my mind.
Well just to show progress to date here are a few shots showing GP7 5765 with a 52’ gondola and SW8 9622 with an ITC flat car moving from front line to back testing the wiring.
I hope to add more thoughts (which I have many) and progress ( which will be slow) later.
Thanks for looking
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