More a gangway than a plank
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small end terminus with industrial area 8 x 2
Hi Ed,a very valid point there. Not sure how to get round that one. it may just be very unprototypical. There is not eough RTR narrow gauge stuff available and I don't want to spend time trying to build my own as it would take too long and I don't think I'm up to that anyway.
Gary I would intend to use the Kadee type so maybe I'll need to see if I can straighten thins out enough without going to straight and featureless.
more thought required.
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Toto
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Goodluck.
Derek.
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another variation of the same idea but which one is the more interesting ??????
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Toto
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Alan
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Alan
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Is that the second one on the previous page ( forestry ) or the second one on this page the quarry.
I liked the forestry one myself
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Toto
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Alan
Born beside the mighty GWR.
Alan
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The quarry face could be quite a challenge as well.
Toto
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'Petermac
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It's interesting to see other peoples take on it and The lure of the tunnel was something I never saw but yes ………where is it going ?
2 out of 2 so far.
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Toto
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I like it!!!!….and here is a link to a how to make rock faces…..American…..this is the first installment showing tools required….the second installment ( which should show up in the menu on right of screen) shows the process of making them.
Enjoy!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1D4KBB_GC4
:cheers Gormo
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Great video's of working in foam. Any tools will do and most people would have them. He makes it look easy and gets good results. Worth a try. Terry's cardboard strapping is handy as well but maybe not as easy to get the same texture. More for surfaces which will take grass.
It's looking like the quarry is the popular scenario by far at the moment.
Cheers
Toto
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Your main layout is going to be urban and you are going to do the scrapyard.
… or even a small MPD.
That will allow you to practice the muck and grime!
cheers
Marty
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I can see the merit in the scrap yard. If I were to go for that I would need to remodel the track slightly in order to be able to use the kadee couplings properly. Not that it's a big task to do that.
As well as the scenics, couplings etc I will also be attempting the wire in tube method of point control. I know that it's not applicable to the R & GLR but the smaller nature of the layout lends itself well to trying it anyway.
Thanks for your opinion. More food for thought.
Toto
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Something like Alan's maybe?
http://yourmodelrailway.net/view_topic.php?id=11960&forum_id=21&highlight=MPD
It would also be somewhere to display some of your locos that weren't on the main layout.
Ed
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That would be one major undertaking. I remember looking at this for the first time and thinking ………. Jesus.
If I were to do a TMD it would have to be on a smaller scale. I like the idea of having plenty space to park up loco's etc. it would also deviate from the shunting plank idea though. All that would really be happening is shifting loco's about but I suppose there is fuelling, washing etc.
What I don't want to do is create another monster of a layout. As much as it is tempting to go the full Bhuna with the TMD the emphasis is meant to be on a plank type thingy that concentrates on the scenics rather than loads of track. :hmm
As you will probably have witnessed over the last while……..I have the tendency to wander off piste.
A small rural TMD maybe but I would like to still build in some heavy scenic element. I'm thinking straight off the top of my head as I'm typing here so sorry if I'm all over the place. You've got me thinking. How do I restrict myself from going track crazy but also allowing enough to make a TMD worthwhile ?
I'll need to think a bit more on that one.
Toto
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http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/r/rowsley/index152.shtml
Ed
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:hmm
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does this get the seal of approval ?
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Toto
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