Duncan. Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Hi Andy, Here are a couple of photos of my scratch built bridges...plasticard over mounting board. I don't have a pic of my viaduct, I'll have to see to that! Appreciate your comments good or bad. 13 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy stroud Posted June 7, 2019 Author Share Posted June 7, 2019 2 hours ago, Duncan. said: Hi Andy, Here are a couple of photos of my scratch built bridges...plasticard over mounting board. I don't have a pic of my viaduct, I'll have to see to that! Appreciate your comments good or bad. Duncan I do like the stonework on that bridge in your second picture. It's a nice layout, I have looked at your thread before. I like your coal trains. I do have a soft spot for coal trains but there were never that many in the west country during the BR blue period. Nevertheless, that doesn't stop me from from running them! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LASteve Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Hi Andy What an amazing journey through your project. I'm relatively new to the hobby, and wondered if you could tell me what you use as the base for your "modular" building groups? I've been trying to do the same thing on my own layout so that I can build scenic sections away from the layout, but I've had problems with warping. I started off with 2mm cardstock, so I suppose I was my own worst enemy with that idea. It seems very dumb in hindsight. Thanks for the fantastic inspiration. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy stroud Posted June 25, 2019 Author Share Posted June 25, 2019 4 hours ago, LASteve said: Hi Andy What an amazing journey through your project. I'm relatively new to the hobby, and wondered if you could tell me what you use as the base for your "modular" building groups? I've been trying to do the same thing on my own layout so that I can build scenic sections away from the layout, but I've had problems with warping. I started off with 2mm cardstock, so I suppose I was my own worst enemy with that idea. It seems very dumb in hindsight. Thanks for the fantastic inspiration. Hi Steve, many thanks for your kind comments. The scenic area of my layout is built on two baseboards, each five feet in length. Each consists of a flat frame made in 2 x 1 inch timber. Cross members every 12inches or so. Then the trackbed was built up from this. The trackbed itself is chipboard, supported every 12 inches or so from the frame with bits of timber, thus preventing any sagging. The first few pictures on page one of this thread are the only pictures I have of the baseboards but they show the construction quite well. To be honest, it is probably over-engineered but it is very strong which is essential if the layout is moved about from place to place. There are other methods and many people use plywood for baseboards. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post andy stroud Posted September 13, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 13, 2019 An HST set has been newly introduced to the layout. It's had the usual weathering job together with a closer coupling and corridor connections. Also new to the layout is a class 50. This model was only released by Dapol last week. I have numbered it as 50 014. I remember the real one well. I was also in Vic Berrys scrapyard the day that it was lifted off the rails for the very last time by two big cranes. The new loco has been seen working engineers trains in the Blueball Summit area. This former clay wagon is now in department use. It has been made from an N gauge Society body kit which sits on an etched chassis from the 2mm association. It is seen in the engineers siding. 47 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold bcnPete Posted September 14, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 14, 2019 That HST looks fab Andy - looking forward to see the layout again soon. HST's and 50's are the cherry on the cake for this stunning layout 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Crepello Posted September 17, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 17, 2019 This layout looks very worthy of magazine publication. Is it on the exhibition circuit? I'd love to see it in the flesh as it looks stunning. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted September 17, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 17, 2019 Blueball Summit is at the excellent Uckfield show in October and will be in MRJ 274 Jerry 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonas Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 I’ve yet to see it in the flesh but this is one of the most stunning n gauge layouts out there. Absolutely beautiful. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post andy stroud Posted September 21, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 21, 2019 Here is a short 4 minute video of my layout. Nothing fancy, just done on a phone with some corny music added, but I do think it does capture the feel of the layout quite well. It is three years since I posted the last video. Also, as Jerry mentioned earlier, I will be taking the layout to the Uckfield exhibition on 19th & 20th October. 33 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonas Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 Such a brilliant layout! Love the video, and the variety of stock. The 50 looks very nice. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators AY Mod Posted September 21, 2019 Administrators Share Posted September 21, 2019 On 17/09/2019 at 22:36, jonas said: I’ve yet to see it in the flesh but this is one of the most stunning n gauge layouts out there. Absolutely beautiful. If you get a chance to see it, do so. It is, by a good distance, the best N gauge layout I have ever photographed and in the top two of any that I know of - but the other one is not finished yet but what's done is similarly excellent. 4 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted September 21, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 21, 2019 Liked the train of hoods, with the variation in the colours of the sheets. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium maq1988 Posted September 21, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 21, 2019 It's been said before but this is where N really does come into it's own. Such a sense of scale with the viaduct, lengthy trains and the general surroundings. I don't think I've ever seen static grass so well achieved in this scale. The double-headed 37s on the coal train for me is the best. I've surely missed it back in the pages of time but what is the track work? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 One word. Outstanding 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy stroud Posted September 21, 2019 Author Share Posted September 21, 2019 6 hours ago, maq1988 said: I've surely missed it back in the pages of time but what is the track work? It's 'Easitrac' from the 2mm Association which basically consists of 40 thou rail which you thread onto small lengths of plastic webbing to effectively make up eighteen inch lengths of flexible track. However, the track was laid six years ago and since then a new product called FiNetrax has become available which I believe consists of 40 thou flexible track together with some pointwork. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adrianmc Posted October 16, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 16, 2019 Hi Andy, Excellent nine page article in the latest MRJ. Looking forward to seeing the layout this weekend at Uckfield. http://www.uckfieldmrc.co.uk/exhibition.html 9 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold bcnPete Posted October 16, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 16, 2019 (edited) Wot he said... Edited October 17, 2019 by bcnPete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium cornelius Posted October 20, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 20, 2019 Possibly my favourite at the excellent Uckfield show this weekend - the quality of the structure modelling and the view through the viaduct is just wonderful. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithHC Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Excellent article and excellent model. When will it next be on show down west. Keith Dursley 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C.M Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Hi Andy, It has been a while since I had a look at your thread. The layout is looking superb, well done on the article. Cheers Peter. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Crepello Posted November 4, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 4, 2019 On 05/10/2018 at 18:59, sammyboy said: Wow - what a fantastic layout you have! This needs to be photographed and shown to the world in a modelling magazine. Sam I see it's in the Model Railway Journal (in W H Smith at the moment) with some nice pictures . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidMcKenzie Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 On 21/09/2019 at 10:19, andy stroud said: Here is a short 4 minute video of my layout. Nothing fancy, just done on a phone with some corny music added, but I do think it does capture the feel of the layout quite well. It is three years since I posted the last video. Also, as Jerry mentioned earlier, I will be taking the layout to the Uckfield exhibition on 19th & 20th October. Hi Andy, Cracking modeling. One of my favorite layouts, if one day I end up learning enough to make layouts even half as realistic as you've managed I'd be happy. I just watched the above video again and one thing that jumped out was how good the locos look when coupled as closely as you have managed. The blue 37s running double header stand out especially. Sorry if you have already posted this somewhere, but how have you managed this? Do you have issues on curves/points in the fiddle yard? All the best Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted November 4, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 4, 2019 On 21/09/2019 at 09:19, andy stroud said: Here is a short 4 minute video of my layout. Nothing fancy, just done on a phone with some corny music added, but I do think it does capture the feel of the layout quite well. It is three years since I posted the last video. Also, as Jerry mentioned earlier, I will be taking the layout to the Uckfield exhibition on 19th & 20th October. Cracking video Andy - you cant beat trains in the scenery ! Thanks for sharing 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlebah Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 On 21/09/2019 at 09:19, andy stroud said: Here is a short 4 minute video of my layout. Nothing fancy, just done on a phone with some corny music added, but I do think it does capture the feel of the layout quite well. It is three years since I posted the last video. Also, as Jerry mentioned earlier, I will be taking the layout to the Uckfield exhibition on 19th & 20th October. I've only just come across this. Wonderful video of one of my favourite layouts. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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