Terminus Layout Station Plan
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Hi John.Great job on finishing the sides of the station Tony:thumbs
I think you will find that the best Scalescene kit to finish the platform side of the building is the large station…….the one with a tower…….I know you dont need that but it has a variety of frontages with different combinations of windows/doors and arches that can be mixed and matched.
I guess you will eventually have to come off the fence regarding Time period/Operating Company at least as far as the station is concerned. Signage and travel posters are going to be a definite time stamp
:pedal
:cheers John
Thanks for the kind words.It ended up looking ok so I'm happy with that.
No fences on my railway. Its open plain.
Ok to put you out of my misery ;-)
I like the LMS colours & any other station on my layout is painted in LMS colours.
The terminus station building is of Midland origin so we'll stick with the LMS.
The period is late LMS but rule 1 applies in that with the benefits of time travel you'd never know what you might find.
Cheers.
Tony.
"The only stupid question is the one you don't ask"
Regards.
Tony.
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Tony.
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I was kidding re the fiddle yard. Mind you, all that space under the peninsula……..
Nigel
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Will you stop giving me ideas.Hi Tony,
I was kidding re the fiddle yard. Mind you, all that space under the peninsula……..
Nigel
Do you want the bank manager to have heart failure :thud
On second thought what a lovely idea, about the bank manager that is
"The only stupid question is the one you don't ask"
Regards.
Tony.
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Tony.
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My Layout ws based on the same Cyril Freezer plan and I managed to fit some storage and turn around under the peninsular.Hi Tony,
I was kidding re the fiddle yard. Mind you, all that space under the peninsula……..
Nigel
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I`ve just gone through this thread and what a great railway you are building there. You ability with woodwork has served you well and resulted in a good base on which to build your railway.
I`m sure your terminus will be just as spectacular as the rest of your railway and I look forward to following your progress.
This forum is a great place for like minded people to swap ideas and it seems like you`ve already had considerable input from some of these guys.
I love your station building……a mini work of art just waiting for somewhere to sit.
Well done thumbsthumbs
:cheers Gormo
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Hi Peter.[user=1632]BCDR[/user] wrote:My Layout ws based on the same Cyril Freezer plan and I managed to fit some storage and turn around under the peninsular.Hi Tony,
I was kidding re the fiddle yard. Mind you, all that space under the peninsula……..
Nigel
Interesting take on the Freezer plan.
Pity you weren't able to continue with it but things change sometimes & we have to go in a different direction.
Such is life I suppose.
Regards.
Tony.
"The only stupid question is the one you don't ask"
Regards.
Tony.
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Tony.
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G`day Tony,
I`ve just gone through this thread and what a great railway you are building there. You ability with woodwork has served you well and resulted in a good base on which to build your railway.
I`m sure your terminus will be just as spectacular as the rest of your railway and I look forward to following your progress.
This forum is a great place for like minded people to swap ideas and it seems like you`ve already had considerable input from some of these guys.
I love your station building……a mini work of art just waiting for somewhere to sit.
Well done thumbsthumbs
:cheers Gormo
Hi Gormo.
Thank you for the kind words.
Any ability I have is not down to any particular training.
I've just always enjoyed working with my hands. Where someone else throws something away I prefer to find out why its not working. That's just the way I am.
I've had some great help from people on this site & I'm grateful for that. Its nice to be able to get a different point of view on something.
The great thing I found about this site is everyone is so friendly.
I think the hardest part is finding a name for my terminus. I was thinking the other day I would call it Victoria Road & then I discovered there was already a Victoria Road on here.
And here was I thinking I was being original :roll:
Cheers.
Tony.
"The only stupid question is the one you don't ask"
Regards.
Tony.
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You can call it Victoria Road if you wish…..this forum gives the impression that we are all just a wink away from each other , whereas in reality some of us are geographically half a world away. Therefore a model called Victoria Road ,based in Ireland, will not clash in any way with a model called Victoria Road from any other country in the world.
That`s my simple colonial logic.!!.. :hmm
Go for it if you like it.!!
:cheers Gormo
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Hi Gormo.G`day Tony,
You can call it Victoria Road if you wish…..this forum gives the impression that we are all just a wink away from each other , whereas in reality some of us are geographically half a world away. Therefore a model called Victoria Road ,based in Ireland, will not clash in any way with a model called Victoria Road from any other country in the world.
That`s my simple colonial logic.!!.. :hmm
Go for it if you like it.!!
:cheers Gormo
Only joking I know I can call it whatever I want but it would have been nice if I could have been original.
Where I came from there is a road called Victoria Road & for some reason I rather liked it. It didn't have a railway station but so what :doublethumb
Onward & upward.
Cheers.
Tony.
"The only stupid question is the one you don't ask"
Regards.
Tony.
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Tony.
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The station is almost too imposing to be called "xxxx Road" ……….xxx Street or even xxxx Junction etc could be more fitting.
PS Granby is spoken for
Best Wishes
John
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I got it.:hmmGormo is right of course you can call it whatever you like but you are correct of course…..it may be confusing…..particularly for old short sighted pensioners like me……..I logged on just now saw "Victoria Road"……thought Tony didnt waste much time changing the title and found myself in Scotland rather than Ireland:roll:
The station is almost too imposing to be called "xxxx Road" ……….xxx Street or even xxxx Junction etc could be more fitting.
PS Granby is spoken for
Best Wishes
John
"Grandy"
Only joking
"The only stupid question is the one you don't ask"
Regards.
Tony.
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Tony.
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Let us know what you decide.
Cheers
Toto
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What a great idea :thumbshow about Victoria Central :thumbs
Now why didn't I think of that ?
Don't answer that :It's a no no
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Tony.
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Tony.
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Don't you dare ;-)How's about Victoria beckham. ………….. No that just being silly. Sorry mate. Hang my head in shame. I sympathise with your plight. I'd just go Victoria road and maybe post reference it with ( 2 ) . It's enough to distinguish it from the existing version. I don't think Paul would mind. If it's a place that has meaning to you then it should be adopted.
Let us know what you decide.
Cheers
Toto
If naming it is the only problem I'll ever have then I'll be lucky.
"Victoria Central" it is thanks to mattc above :thumbs
As a matter of interest ?
How would that go on a station name board in LMS days?
Victoria Central as one line
or
Victoria
Central
one above the other ?
Cheers.
Tony.
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Tony.
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Why not have both names on the station boards, VICTORIA CENTRAL (Victoria Road)…?? LMS did use this form of signage. ;-)
Cheers, Gary.
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Thanks Gary.Hi Tony,
Why not have both names on the station boards, VICTORIA CENTRAL (Victoria Road)…?? LMS did use this form of signage. ;-)
Cheers, Gary.
Cheers.
Tony.
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Regards.
Tony.
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Tony.
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It gives me a chance to see what it looks like in real size & what changes if any I need to make.
There are a few kinks but they'll be sorted out as I go along.
The photo may not be great as I used my phone to take it.
I'll try & take a better photo when I get a chance.
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Tony.
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