Popular Post Marke Posted June 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 28, 2020 Finding my way through the process to create a new topic so apologies if this hasn’t worked quite as it should - and further apologies if some of the photos are upside down. Anyway I thought I would post a few photos of my N Gauge model of Marylebone Station (and bolt on layout that loops trains back to the station, provides a continuous run and provides a connection to off layout storage sidings). This Model has in fact been 30 years in the making when the main station building was scratch built out of plasticard. The station concourse roof and train shed roof are all more recent - built in the past 5 years, and making heavy use of laser cut trusses which were cut for me out of plastic by York Model Making. The layout was original built with DC control but I switched to DCC 5 or so years ago. That was much easier to do than I feared, and through the use of two automatic polarity changers (by Lens and Tam Valley), has transformed the operation of the layout which includes a couple of return loops to return trains back to Marylebone station. Lots of detailing work still to do but all ‘baseboard space’ is now covered. I also need to tackle a coupe of significant rolling stock projects, most significantly a 4 car class 115 high density DMU which I hope to build by cutting/shutting Dapol class 121/122 bubble cars. 19 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post montyburns56 Posted June 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 28, 2020 I've corrected your pictures as I've always been fascinated about Marylebone ever since it was a Plan Of The Month in the Railway Modeller in the 80s and I wanted to see what you'd done without straining my neck. I'd love to model it even in its "boring" 70's 80's guise when it was mostly just filled with 117 DMUs as I love the atmosphere of medium sized urban termini stations. 19 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marke Posted June 28, 2020 Author Share Posted June 28, 2020 Thanks for rotating the photos - and sorry it just wasn’t obvious to me how to do it. I choose Marylebone because it’s one of the few London termini thats’ real life size makes its model-able. I was also drawn to its general decrepitness which I am yet to reflect in my model. In fact I have applied a general dose of Network Southeast to lift it from the pure ‘blue grey’ era. My track plan reflects the pre 1980s resignalling layout although I have added two additional platforms before Chiltern Railways did this for real in the mid 2000’s. Mark 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TravisM Posted June 30, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 30, 2020 I tried N gauge but I couldn’t get on with it, this is awesome work and love to see more of the layout. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reinder Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Looks great. Do you have a trackplan of your layout? It really looks interesting for my space Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marke Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 Hi Reinder The layout was originally designed to fit in a small ‘box-room’ bedroom but now has a larger home. The main dimensions of the core area as photographed are 6ft by 8ft, with an 8ft extension that accommodates a 13 track storage yard and return loop. I don’t have a fancy ‘templot’ style track plan but I will have a go at photographing a pen and ink drawing made 30 years ago and loading that to this site - hope you don’t mind waiting until the weekend. Mark 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reinder Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Thank you, I have the time, because i am still in doubt of how i want my layout. But is has the same shape as your layout Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marke Posted July 4, 2020 Author Share Posted July 4, 2020 Hello. Please see attached photo of the track plan (I’ve used the colour version showing power sections as this has photographed better). The light blue / pink tracks Immediately ‘beyond’ the station form a return loop that sits on a board below the station - as drawn in the middle of the plan. I have also attached a photo of the storage sidings that aren’t properly captured on the track plan. 6 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Marke Posted July 4, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 4, 2020 And here are just a few more photos. I still can’t see any means of rotating these so apologies if a few are wrongly orientated. 17 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reinder Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Many thanks, i really like the round bit, you did a awesome job on it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Revolution Ben Posted July 4, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 4, 2020 Hi there, Thanks for sharing. I like the whole concept, but I am particularly impressed with how you’ve blended the scenery Into the photographic backdrop. And the tracklaying in the station throat is very impressive too! cheers Ben A. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris M Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 A great looking project all round, well done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
porkie Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Wow that is a stunning layout you have built. Always nice to see what can be done in N gauge. Keep the updates coming Phil 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
macketty Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Hi. Really like the layout. Very impressive. A trivial question if I may: where did you get the hydraulic buffer stops from? They look just what my father needs for his layout, but can't seem to find anywhere. Thanks, Mac. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Wow, you can really appreciate the work that has gone into the buildings and bridges with these new pictures! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Marke Posted July 5, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 5, 2020 Thanks for the positive feedback - much appreciated To Macketty : regarding the hydraulic buffers, they were scratchbuilt using different diameter brass and plastic tubing, wrapped around a super large pin ( I picked up a box of 100 from John Lewis haberdashery dept). Higher res photo of these buffers attached plus a photo of some of the components I still have in my spares box. By the way the NSE ticket booth was also scratchbuilt, from plastic card. 11 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonhinds Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 On 05/07/2020 at 21:14, Marke said: Thanks for the positive feedback - much appreciated To Macketty : regarding the hydraulic buffers, they were scratchbuilt using different diameter brass and plastic tubing, wrapped around a super large pin ( I picked up a box of 100 from John Lewis haberdashery dept). Higher res photo of these buffers attached plus a photo of some of the components I still have in my spares box. By the way the NSE ticket booth was also scratchbuilt, from plastic card. Ingenious! I’ve just started a small layout of Bradford Interchange in N and was wondering how to model its hydraulic buffers. Problem solved. Stunning layout overall and tons of atmosphere. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
macketty Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Sorry for the slow response Marke. Thanks for the reply. I'll need to see if i can make some like yours then for dad! He's 87 and even in his younger days (when his eyesight wasn't so bad) he was no great scratchbuilder, so it's either straight out of the box or I make it! Mac Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted December 31, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 31, 2020 Very inventive use of pins. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowley 47521 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 On 05/07/2020 at 21:14, Marke said: Thanks for the positive feedback - much appreciated To Macketty : regarding the hydraulic buffers, they were scratchbuilt using different diameter brass and plastic tubing, wrapped around a super large pin ( I picked up a box of 100 from John Lewis haberdashery dept). Higher res photo of these buffers attached plus a photo of some of the components I still have in my spares box. By the way the NSE ticket booth was also scratchbuilt, from plastic card. Excellent Marke. It’s a really interesting layout and I love those hydraulic buffers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidMcKenzie Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Just stumbled across this after seeing your post of the NSE 321. Sounds like a brilliant project👍. Fingers crossed that rmweb is updated so that the old photos are viewable before took long, I'm looking forward to seeing it. All the best, Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marke Posted September 13 Author Share Posted September 13 With apologies to DavidMcKenzie for not posting some updated photos sooner after the loss of the original photos in this thread, I will now have a go at posting a new set of pictures - and fingers crossed I don’t encounter orientation problems (as I did originally even though they looked OK on my phone / iPad. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marke Posted September 13 Author Share Posted September 13 And now for some pictures of the approach to my model of Marylebone - I’m painfully aware that things become rapidly more rural than they should! 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marke Posted September 13 Author Share Posted September 13 Apologies for the upside down pics! And now for some more pics. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marke Posted September 13 Author Share Posted September 13 Two more. 18 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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