SDJR7F88 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 My first exhibition layout! I started this layout in March of this year and have been showing my progress week by week on my YouTube Channel. It 8ft x 2ft and splits into two 4ft x 2ft section to make transportation easier (both section have foldable legs). Based on a fictitious 1950's-60's country terminus set in the sleepy village of Compton Martin, in the scenic Chew Valley. The station is served both by the Somerset and Dorset and the Great Western Railway (the Somerset and Dorset crossing the Mendips from Binegar and Great Western coming up the valley from Blagdon). The station consists of a run around loop, cobbled goods yard (with good shed) and a small loco siding. The main produce transported on the line is milk and strawberry's, leading to one of the freight service being named by the locals the Strawberry and Cream Special! The station also has it's own private engine which is a ex-SDJR saddle tank named 'Chew Valley'. The layout will be heading to her first exhibition very soon at the real Compton Martin (more info about the event http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/75837-compton-martin-model-railway-exhibition/). Here's the latest YouTube update of the layout (sorry a blab on a bit ) and I hope to get lots of footage of her in action at the exhibition next week! Callum 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibby Line Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Callum Enjoyed your description of an interesting layout. Hopefully will give inspiration to many to get on and build something. To answer your question about the coal. I would definitely add some "loose" material. Is the video straight from a camcorder ? Look forward to updates. Eddie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDJR7F88 Posted October 27, 2013 Author Share Posted October 27, 2013 Callum Enjoyed your description of an interesting layout. Hopefully will give inspiration to many to get on and build something. To answer your question about the coal. I would definitely add some "loose" material. Is the video straight from a camcorder ? Look forward to updates. Eddie Thanks Eddie! Glad you like the layout! Took me about an hour to get the description just right Just could not seem to put it into words at first . Totally agree with you about the coal, I added some loose stuff a few days ago and it is a massive improvement! I hope to upload a few picture of the progress tomorrow, plus another update video should be online by mid-week (the last one before it's first outing)! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDJR7F88 Posted October 27, 2013 Author Share Posted October 27, 2013 Callum Enjoyed your description of an interesting layout. Hopefully will give inspiration to many to get on and build something. To answer your question about the coal. I would definitely add some "loose" material. Is the video straight from a camcorder ? Look forward to updates. Eddie Oh and as for the Camcorder, no the clips are all edited in Windows Live Movie Maker and then the whole video is shrunk a tinny bit (the camcorder still has a small black boarder around it anyway). This is to lower the uploading time to YouTube. This video took over 3 hour to upload still! Just imagine the time it would take without editing! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twright Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 (edited) Looks good and I like the little industrial tank engine. A good way to add more interest. Edited October 28, 2013 by Twright Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDJR7F88 Posted October 28, 2013 Author Share Posted October 28, 2013 Looks good and I like the little industrial tank engine. A good way to add more interest. Thanks mate! She a great little loco! Surprising amount of detail on it too! You just got to love the chassis and linkage on it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDJR7F88 Posted October 28, 2013 Author Share Posted October 28, 2013 Here are some images I took of the layout today 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twright Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Nice pictures. Where did you get the signs from? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDJR7F88 Posted October 28, 2013 Author Share Posted October 28, 2013 Nice pictures. Where did you get the signs from? The ones on the platform are made by Gauge Master. You can pick them up most model shops for around £2.50. They certainly bright the station up! As for the Station name I create that myself in Word and printed it off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Jackson Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Absolutely fantastic, the amount of detail is amazing. Well done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDJR7F88 Posted October 28, 2013 Author Share Posted October 28, 2013 Absolutely fantastic, the amount of detail is amazing. Well done. Thanks Nelson! Will have some more pic of the changes made today, plus a video update will be online in a few days! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornbyandbf3fan Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Wow! Superb work Callum! i'm expecting trains next time though! I reccomend ratio for pallets, oil drums and sacks; £4 for a pack of 4 drums, 6 pallets and quite a few sacks. They need painting though, but I've just weathered the pallets and sacks. Hope that helps! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDJR7F88 Posted October 28, 2013 Author Share Posted October 28, 2013 Wow! Superb work Callum! i'm expecting trains next time though! I reccomend ratio for pallets, oil drums and sacks; £4 for a pack of 4 drums, 6 pallets and quite a few sacks. They need painting though, but I've just weathered the pallets and sacks. Hope that helps! Thanks mate! LOL! Would love too, but don't want to put them on there when I'm spray scenic cement about! Thanks for the head up on the items! Might get the chance to get a few more items tomorrow. At the moment I have Peco milk churns (seen on the platform and next to the goods shed), EFE crates, which I weathered up (seen on the back of the mechanical horse) and Base Toys Coal Sacks (seen by the coal merchants), they are very good ones! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDJR7F88 Posted October 28, 2013 Author Share Posted October 28, 2013 The latest update on the layouts first outing this coming Sunday! 8 Layouts Confirmed Signals Model Trade Stand Good Food Plus best of all FREE ENTERY I'd like to say a big thank you to Hornbyandbf3fan for starting a thread about the event in the event section on RMweb Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDJR7F88 Posted October 29, 2013 Author Share Posted October 29, 2013 Did a bit more to Compton Martin today. The first thing I did was finish adding the real coal to the coal merchants. It looks so much better than that rubber coal that came with the kit. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Jackson Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Brilliant, I agree, it looks much better than it did. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDJR7F88 Posted October 29, 2013 Author Share Posted October 29, 2013 I also I got around to lining the fiddle with some foam sheets. Sadly when I designed the layout I forgot to calculate the size of the trains that would have to fit in the fiddle yard, so it is a bit on the small sized. Lucky it can just about fit a two coach train hauled by an 0-6-0 tender loco (such as the Bachmann 4F), but you can just about see the rear of the train from under the bridge. I do plan to extend it in the future, so the it can accommodate a three coach train. Tell me what you think! Brilliant, I agree, it looks much better than it did. Thanks mate! Totally agree! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDJR7F88 Posted October 30, 2013 Author Share Posted October 30, 2013 Here's a quick little tutorial for making wire fencing. Items needed... . Match Sticks . Fine drill bit and hand drill . Fine wire or fishing line . Polystyrene and scrap wood . Tidy Track Sleeper Weathering Pen . Scissors . Super Glue . Masking tape Step 1. Tape the matchsticks in a row to a piece of scrap wood. Mark where you want the holes to go. Step 2. Drill the holes for the wires. Step 3. Paint the posts with the Tidy Tracks Sleep Pen. Step 4. Stick the posts in the polystyrene at the rough distance apart you want the posts to be. Step 5. Tie one end of the wire to the first post, then thread it back and forth through all the holes in all the posts. I will continue this tutorial tomorrow. Thanks to Kev on YouTube for showing me this technique! Hope you like it! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Jackson Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 I never thought about doing it that way before, that's interesting and looks easier. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDJR7F88 Posted October 30, 2013 Author Share Posted October 30, 2013 I never thought about doing it that way before, that's interesting and looks easier. Thanks mate! Glad you like it! It certainly does look the part! A bot fiddly though! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromptonnut Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Proper job Enjoyed the accent as much as the explanation! (spent the first 25 years of my life in Chard...) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Nice looking layout Callum, Good luck at the Show and please lets see some more pics. Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted October 30, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 30, 2013 Callum,liking this a lot. The layout has a lovely look to it. Is that PECO over bridge masking the fiddly yard? Rob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Corbs Posted October 30, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 30, 2013 Really like this layout, especially the stone setts! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDJR7F88 Posted October 31, 2013 Author Share Posted October 31, 2013 Proper job Enjoyed the accent as much as the explanation! (spent the first 25 years of my life in Chard...) LOL! Thanks! Another update on the layout will be coming later today! It's the last update before it's first outing at the real Compton Martin this Sunday! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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