Thats the biggest scalescenes warehouse I have ever seen, probably the biggest they have seen, You need to send them a picture of it for there gallery.

John
RJR

They might not want a picture of mine when the see what its has become!

Any ideas yet?????

No idea mate. So you going to let us on the secret then?.

Now this may sound daft and you may of already answered it but i ask anyhow because i can ok :twisted::lol:.

If a train is at the beginning of the layout, wherever that is :hmm, how long from there will it take to do a full cycle of the whole layout, :thumbs

Phill

Off the top of my head I think I timed it at just over two and a half mins. Well I also worked out that the scale track mileage was 4.7 miles!!

Still no ideas on the warehouse heres a clue…….

Its not a warehouse, its a cotton mill and your going to start weaving in front of it !!

John
RJR

Now i reckon i am way of the mark here but could it be say a canal between the wall and warehouse, no no thtas already been done :hmm, :doublethumb got it a helicopter landing pad :thumbs

Phill

Its not a warehouse, its a cotton mill and your going to start weaving in front of it !!

You mean something like this………


Bad boys bad boys what you gona do when the cops get you!!!



Could this be a first a prison on a model layout?







So there you have it HMP Rope Moor!!

Dave let`s see would it be a fire escape on the wharehouse ?

lol::lol::lol::cool:

Think your right Dave never seen a railway incorporating Her Majesties Pleasure. I take it the guy infront of the fence is making the next episode of prison break !

John
RJR

Nice one Dave. First model prison I've ever seen on a layout.

guard towers mate, guard towers… and maybe a dog patrol.

Well i nearly got it right. As someone said, gaurd towers, flood lights etc etc. Should take you all of 5 mins to do mate :roll:

Phill

Well if they try and escape first they have to get over that fence that I finished off last night with three rows of barbed wire then down the large drop to the railway that is electrified at 25kv. I supose that I could connect the fence to the OHLE ! :twisted:

that is one seriously good fence, Dave

As it was the last day of my suposed modeling hoilday I thought I had better do somthing more constructive than finish painting the decking/fence. So spured on by a couple of pics from Chris T I made a start on Byerley Parkway station…….








The station has been built with a removerable roof section to allow for track cleaning, etc. The use of the hornby platforms has ment that I have had to compromise on the width of the platform buildings although from a normal viewing distance the overall proportions of the station look about right. For the platform buildings Im hopeing to design them on the PC then once printed I will laminate the sheets before gluing in place. The overall roof as far as I can make out has ridges along the front so I will proberly cover the wooden frame with embossed plasticard sheet. The roof section is slightly recessed and I have thought of using it to mount the controlers in for the garden section!

talk about speed building,a thought yesterday, on the site today.

:thumbs:thumbs;-):lol::lol::lol::cool:

Started adding the cladding to the wooden frame. Was making good progress untill I ran out of plasticard strips!

Thought it would be an idea to copy and past this pic (thanks Chris T)to make comparing the real and model easer. I think I have the proportions of the building about right.

Looks pretty darn good to me - amazing progress Dave!

This morning I have a great sense of achivement as by using a scanner, a door and window frame from a triang station, a bit of photo software, a printer and a laminator I have managed to produce the platform buildings for parkway station………

:wow That's coming along super Dave! What are you going to do about the roof?

Wayne