Mumbles274
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I've finally got round to cutting the ply for the top level. It's still unknown whether the levels and inclines will work!!
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Mumbles274
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It is going to be very steep but I'm hoping the little light NG locos will be fine (I did a test and the loco coped with a very steep slope!)You might need to grit the rails or do something for a little extra grip with those slopes
Mumbles274
running from law and the press and the parents
I may have over egged how many levels I can do
I still reckon it'll work!!
I still reckon it'll work!!
locomotive
come on baby, do the locomotion
That looks spectacular.
Do they make 00 gauge sand boxes?
Do they make 00 gauge sand boxes?
locomotive
come on baby, do the locomotion
Been mucking about with trackplans in N.
It probably wont come to anything but it's fun to dream. 2nd radius curves are as big as I can go in the space available but I'm not sure I really want to have an inner loop that uses 1st radius curves.
Might opt for an end to end instead.
It probably wont come to anything but it's fun to dream. 2nd radius curves are as big as I can go in the space available but I'm not sure I really want to have an inner loop that uses 1st radius curves.
Might opt for an end to end instead.
Mumbles274
running from law and the press and the parents
Looking at that track plan you have wide enough to have bigger radius loops? You have a whole section of track that is further out than the curves at each end?
locomotive
come on baby, do the locomotion
I read somewhere that it's a good idea to leave a little more space between the tighter curves to prevent carriages that are passing from banging into one another. The carriages tend to stick out a bit on a 1st radius curve. If that makes sense?
I also don't really want to make the baseboard much deeper than it is on that template.
I'll have a play around though.
Mumbles274
running from law and the press and the parents
I've not got any carriages! This is mainly going to be industrial. I might build some basic passenger stock at some point but I won't have any long wheel base stuff
Mumbles274
running from law and the press and the parents
And yeah, you do need to check clearances all round for things like that!
StoneRoad
heckling from the back!
The traditional way was "recycling" older, 4-wheel carriages into workman's trains ... so, 9 to 12 ft wheelbases and much less overhang than with bogie vehicles. Very common in coal mining areas.
Prototypically - As per the two smaller North Staffs carriages [61 & 127] or the "Loop Line Trains" ...
NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY ROLLING STOCK RESTORATION TRUST
By StoneRoad2013. North Staffordshire Railway Rolling Stock Restoration Trust. NSR 61 (Third) NSR 127 (Third) NSR 228 (First) NSR 23 (Brake) The first three carriages are now (May 2019) in servic…
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Mumbles274
running from law and the press and the parents
I'm making a fantasy layout! I might even have random vehicles on rails!The traditional was "recycling" older, 4-wheel carriages into workman's trains ... so, 9 to 12 ft wheelbases and much less overhang than with bogie vehicles. Very common in coal mining areas.
Prototypically - As per the two smaller North Staffs carriages [61 & 127] or the "Loop Line Trains" ...
NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY ROLLING STOCK RESTORATION TRUST
By StoneRoad2013. North Staffordshire Railway Rolling Stock Restoration Trust. NSR 61 (Third) NSR 127 (Third) NSR 228 (First) NSR 23 (Brake) The first three carriages are now (May 2019) in servic…
locomotive
come on baby, do the locomotion
A fantasy layout sounds excellent.
I spend a bit of time mucking about with a box file the other weekend. I'll get it finished soon, I'm sure...
I spend a bit of time mucking about with a box file the other weekend. I'll get it finished soon, I'm sure...
Puddy_Tat
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yes - think that's the case even on real railways / tramways - aren't the tracks slightly further apart on curves?
(in planning roads etc for buses, you have to think about the 'swept path' including the front and rear overhang and the cut-in at the middle)
yes, but how about making the radius a bit wider and having the 'through' tracks at each long edge of the board, and all the sidings inside the oval, rather than tighter curves and the sidings on the outer edge? (or are you trying to match a particular location?)
really must visit that part of the world again - i lived in north staffs about 1991/2 - can't remember if i went to that railway while i was there
StoneRoad
heckling from the back!
These little coaches ended up on all sorts of railway backwaters ... and some of them travelled a fair distance from their original line.
Just for an example. The Cleobury Mortimer & Ditton Priors Light Rly in South Shropshire - originally had all of four carriages. Bought from the North London Railway, they needed some modification / rebuilding as they were, effectively, "knackered" from their career in The Smoke.
StoneRoad
heckling from the back!
The NSR 4-wheelers were running at Foxfield on the first Sunday of the month, at least they were, pre-covid.yes - think that's the case even on real railways / tramways - aren't the tracks slightly further apart on curves?
(in planning roads etc for buses, you have to think about the 'swept path' including the front and rear overhang and the cut-in at the middle)
yes, but how about making the radius a bit wider and having the 'through' tracks at each long edge of the board, and all the sidings inside the oval, rather than tighter curves and the sidings on the outer edge? (or are you trying to match a particular location?)
really must visit that part of the world again - i lived in north staffs about 1991/2 - can't remember if i went to that railway while i was there
locomotive
come on baby, do the locomotion
That would give more space but you've guessed correctly. I'm trying to match a local station which fell to Beeching's axe. This is a condensed and simplified layout already which misses out some factory sidings.
locomotive
come on baby, do the locomotion
A new arrival. A cheap Facebook purchase. One set of windows is loose so there's something to tinker with at the weekend.
pseudonarcissus
fluttering and dancing
I’ve received an invitation to a lecture…I would even receive Continuous professional development points for it…I’m not sure why, I work with ships…
It’s not a million miles from Hull on the 23rd (I’m in Brazil)..send me a pm if it’s of interest..
It’s not a million miles from Hull on the 23rd (I’m in Brazil)..send me a pm if it’s of interest..
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hiraethified
I've never been to one of these things, but the The London Festival of Railway Modelling is at Ally Pally all weekend
davesgcr
Reading books
Great stuff - had a little bit of 009 way back in the 1970's - much of the stuff was Austrian or German , and quite hard to get in those days as shops selling it were few and far between (well this was South Wales) - wish it could be further developed - especially for those with limited space at home......(which does not luckily apply to me !)
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Books, not bombs
Thanks for the reminder (#509), unfortunately, I'm back at work this weekend.
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hiraethified
Bloody hell. How good is this?
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Penmaenpool in OO gauge
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I genuinely thought the video was going to go the other way and the guy doing this was somehow going to manage to hit both groups
Mumbles274
running from law and the press and the parents
I've been doing a little on the 009 layout. I really would like to get it running around all these crazy levels!
Mumbles274
running from law and the press and the parents
Ffs Ive been trying to keep my mind sane by doing a bit on this 009 layout. Get to a point to test the track I've laid and the brand new loco I've built for it doesn't fucking work. I give up!!!
Mumbles274
running from law and the press and the parents
TrueJust give up for tonight.
Then keep on keeping on.
