meanach Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 I shall post some more on my profile page rather than clog up this directory list. : ) 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley West Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 I shall post some more on my profile page rather than clog up this directory list. : ) I hope you don't mind me saying so, but I think your layout deserves its own thread. Photos on a profile page are rather hidden out of sight. Meanach looks to me like a layout that would be very popular on here and very worthy of a thread in its own right. More please! Cheers, Dave 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhighlandline Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 (edited) Eenin' tykes! There's not much to show yet, but here's a sneak preview of my freelanced "Ko'ness and Manneill" (Ko'n&Man) layout in N gauge. I'm trying to catch the feel of a Scottish distillery with railway connection. I've heard it many times before, that working on a smaller layout reduces the risk of doing the same mistakes more than once? Well, since I've already made a lot of mistakes so far building the layout, I am happy to not have proceeded with a larger project (the West Highland Line from Corrour [Cruach snow shed] to Mallaig) so far. Here's the link to my blog http://koness.blogspot.com and here's some pics: Edited February 18, 2014 by westhighlandline 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portchullin Tatty Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Eenin' tykes! There's not much to show yet, but here's a sneak preview of my freelanced "Ko'ness and Manneill" (Ko'n&Man) layout in N gauge. I'm trying to catch the feel of a Scottish distillery with railway connection. I've heard it many times before, that working on a smaller layout reduces the risk of doing the same mistakes more than once? Well, since I've already made a lot of mistakes so far building the layout, I am happy to not have proceeded with a larger project (the West Highland Line from Corrour [Cruach snow shed] to Mallaig) so far. Here's the link to my blog http://koness.blogspot.com and here's some pics: Some nicely observed work here and it looks as if you will capture the feeling of space that you get in the highlands. A quick comment; your chimney needs to be rather fatter as it is rather too slender. It is a long time since I did any slenderness ratio calculations, but I would keep the thickness of the column above about an 1/8th of its height. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
benachie Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 (edited) Mark, Not sure that Kosta's chimney is hopelessly off the mark. A quick trawl of Google images gives http://www.discoverislay.com/images/islay_whisky_distlleries/bowmore_whisky_distillery.jpg (Bowmore) http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VZYA41XdpsU/T3X7urS8QYI/AAAAAAAAA8A/W8zku65LbWQ/s1600/Glen%2BSpey%2BDistillery.JPG (Glen Spey) though this is more typical http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5sLAjdq84_k/UasQzPD6FFI/AAAAAAAAAN0/rHb8cOXRgKk/s1600/Strathisla+Distillery+in+Kieth.JPG (Strathisla) Alan Edited February 19, 2014 by benachie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhighlandline Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 I guess you're both right. The chimney is made from a simple brush, cut on both sides to give it that distinct shape. Maybe I should chop a bit more off the tip ... . Thanks for the comments. *bow* Kosta 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portchullin Tatty Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Mark, Not sure that Kosta's chimney is hopelessly off the mark. A quick trawl of Google images gives http://www.discoverislay.com/images/islay_whisky_distlleries/bowmore_whisky_distillery.jpg (Bowmore) http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VZYA41XdpsU/T3X7urS8QYI/AAAAAAAAA8A/W8zku65LbWQ/s1600/Glen%2BSpey%2BDistillery.JPG (Glen Spey) though this is more typical http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5sLAjdq84_k/UasQzPD6FFI/AAAAAAAAAN0/rHb8cOXRgKk/s1600/Strathisla+Distillery+in+Kieth.JPG (Strathisla) Alan Both the Bowmore and Glen Spey are metal tubes so can be much thinner. Strathisla is a brick chimney. Because brick only has a good compressive strength, you get issues with slenderness. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
66C Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Just to give you a comparison - the original round brick chimney at Tamdhu Distillery was 120 feet high, 12 feet diameter at the base and 6 feet diameter at the top. If you prefer a square brick chimney (easier to model!) there are some good pictures of the preserved distillery - Dallas Dhu - on the Internet. You would be able to work out the size by counting bricks. Regards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
black and decker boy Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 A couple of pics of Kirkmellington, a colliery set inAyrshire, east of Dalmellington and Patna. Still a work in progress but coming together now. 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhighlandline Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 (edited) I've finally managed to start laying tracks. I hate saying it, but I hope for the weather to be awfully bad tomorrow, so I can continue the quest downstairs. I've never laid out flextrack before... . Edited April 26, 2014 by westhighlandline 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andytrains Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Take heart. Once you have mastered getting the lengths of rail right, (Cutting and filling a few), it will seem easy peasey. If you make a mess of one use it for a smaller section or bin it. Do not compromise! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil_S_Wood Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 (edited) I had a Scottish layout previously covered in this thread; East Fife, Plockton and West Highland where I tried to cover most of Scotland in one layout. Probably wasn't a great idea in retrospect. Unfortunately it got destroyed when I demolished the garage (and the house) to rebuild. My old threads still there and am planning a new Scottish layout. Currently doing an era 2 Bavarian layout. But can see this getting finished in the next year or so. Still having decisions to make about where in Scotland the new layout will be based on though. West Highland or Kyle line or East Fife? Once I get an idea what I intend to do I'll start a new layout thread. Here's a couple of pictures from the old layout. Edited July 12, 2014 by Neil_S_Wood 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted July 13, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 13, 2014 (edited) Sorry to hear about the old layout Neil. Out of east coast bias, I'd say go for the fife idea! Not just that, the can't be many other layouts of the area, certainly nowhere near as many as West/North/highland lines. How about a modern-ish 'what if?', namely the fife coast line stayed open? I suppose the stock/traffic could be similar to a highland line - 2-car DMUs with occasional LH through trains/specials/tourist services, local freight flows (eg whisky trade/agriculture). Presuming mainly single line with passing loop stations (with/without goods yards) [big DOH! edit: just looked back at the old thread and first post mentions that was pretty much what you'd done already - oops me! (and I'd completely forgotten about THAT fabby castle). that'll teach me to look before I post!] Even an up-to-date fife line, given the campaigns to reopen traffic to leven and st.andrews Good luck, whichever you decide to go for :-) Edited July 13, 2014 by keefer 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themagicspanner Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Hi there folks, Some great layouts on this thread. I thought I should add my own layout, Tarbhit, to the list. It's a fictional location somewhere in the West Highlands. There's a thread on this forum. Mike 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil_S_Wood Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 (edited) Sorry to hear about the old layout Neil. Out of east coast bias, I'd say go for the fife idea! Not just that, the can't be many other layouts of the area, certainly nowhere near as many as West/North/highland lines. How about a modern-ish 'what if?', namely the fife coast line stayed open? I suppose the stock/traffic could be similar to a highland line - 2-car DMUs with occasional LH through trains/specials/tourist services, local freight flows (eg whisky trade/agriculture). Presuming mainly single line with passing loop stations (with/without goods yards) [big DOH! edit: just looked back at the old thread and first post mentions that was pretty much what you'd done already - oops me! (and I'd completely forgotten about THAT fabby castle). that'll teach me to look before I post!] Even an up-to-date fife line, given the campaigns to reopen traffic to leven and st.andrews Good luck, whichever you decide to go for :-) Thanks Keefer,Yep that was the last layout but now I'm thinking I can improve on my mistakes and maybe even do it in P4. Probably Lower Largo where the viaduct crosses the harbour area. I could maybe use the castle again too. Kellie castle it was by the way. Cheers Neil Edited July 16, 2014 by Neil_S_Wood 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhighlandline Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 A little progress made 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 40-something Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 (edited) Hi All Never really thought about adding my groups' layouts here before but will now... First up is Eaglesham by Bill Auld. Set in 1912 in Renfrewshire and modelled in 4mm/OO featuring kit and scratchbuilt loco's and rolling stock. Currently 20ft by 2ft but an extension is planned which will extend the length and width. Its next outing is at Midland Railex on 16/17th August. Next is Milton Street MPD, by Spencer Anderson. This 4mm/OO steam shed is set in Motherwell in the 1960's and its wagon repair shop extension is almost finished. Despite my best attempts, it remains a diesel-free zone. The layout will be exhibited at the York & District show, 21st & 22nd September. Photo by Mike Bisset/Hornby Magazine 2014 Finally, my own layout, Rockvilla Goods, a 4mm/OO goods & parcels facility set in the early 70's pre-tops days. After ironing out a few coupling problems after its last appearance Im ready to start work on an extension to the layout. All layouts have seen upgrades to the scenics since the photo's were taken. Really must take more photos! More details can be found on our websites.. 12ADMRG Rockvilla Goods Edited August 2, 2014 by 40-something 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefrk Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Hi Joe, I've seen all these railways and can vouch for their appeal. Great that the group is getting invites too despite Spencer..... You haven't mentioned future projects, I mean, what are all the Caley bufferstops Bill got for? All the best, Dave Franks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 40-something Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Hi Joe, I've seen all these railways and can vouch for their appeal. Great that the group is getting invites too despite Spencer..... You haven't mentioned future projects, I mean, what are all the Caley bufferstops Bill got for? All the best, Dave Franks. Thanks for your comments Dave! Bill and Spencer are replacing the current stops on both their layouts for your Caley ones, and very good they look too! If there is any left I'll snap one up or two for my own layout! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhighlandline Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Hi all! Long time, no see. Having been quite busy during summer, I've made no progress whatsoever on the Ko'ness and Maneill - until recently. Slightly disappointed with the things the way they are - mainly being unable to simply let trains run and not do anything about it, so no shunting or whatever - I decided to turn my point-to-point layout into a tailchaser. I added three modules and am currently waiting for insulation foam boards to fix to the base and to get to the correct height of the existing two modules. Nevertheless, I decided to give up on the harbour area, as it seems to be out of place for a remote Scottish "end of the line" (which no longer will be). So I've done some work on the coastline, extinguished the harbour "walls" and created a natural coastline: Fitting leftover foam pieces to form rocks / Cutting through the hill to make space for the future track Cut back hillside Building rocks Basic colouring T.b.c. [grin] 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhighlandline Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 What one can make out of a Kestrel design: It still lacks guttering, but I think the overall impression is worthy of a Scottish layout. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 40-something Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Hi All Never really thought about adding my groups' layouts here before but will now... First up is Eaglesham by Bill Auld. Set in 1912 in Renfrewshire and modelled in 4mm/OO featuring kit and scratchbuilt loco's and rolling stock. Currently 20ft by 2ft but an extension is planned which will extend the length and width. Its next outing is at Midland Railex on 16/17th August. P1010681 (1024x768).jpg Next is Milton Street MPD, by Spencer Anderson. This 4mm/OO steam shed is set in Motherwell in the 1960's and its wagon repair shop extension is almost finished. Despite my best attempts, it remains a diesel-free zone. The layout will be exhibited at the York & District show, 21st & 22nd September. DSC_0051 (800x536).jpg Photo by Mike Bisset/Hornby Magazine 2014 Finally, my own layout, Rockvilla Goods, a 4mm/OO goods & parcels facility set in the early 70's pre-tops days. After ironing out a few coupling problems after its last appearance Im ready to start work on an extension to the layout. P1010868 (640x467).jpg All layouts have seen upgrades to the scenics since the photo's were taken. Really must take more photos! More details can be found on our websites.. 12ADMRG Rockvilla Goods Hi Folks Eaglesham is appearing in this months BRM magazine, the photo's taken by Nigel Burkin are fantastic. Also, I havedecided to put Rockvilla Goods up for sale in order to fund a new project An advert has been placed in the classifieds if anyone would be interested Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmccreadie Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 A few pictures of "Blair Atholl towards Drumochter" 4mm scale Built 1988/89 and under refurbishment with a view to returning to the exhibition circuit www.blairatholl-drumochter.co.uk 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley West Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Great to hear this layout might reappear on the exhibition circuit. I remember reading about it many years ago and thinking how fantastic it was. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Alder Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Was a highlight for me at the Glasgow show- it certainly stood out amongst many other rather inferior offerings there and I am glad it it being given a new lease of life- It is well worth catching when if it goes back on the circuit. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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