Branch Line - Roundy, roundy with some shunting

Could be, Marty.

I was thinking maybe allotments, waste ground (overgrown), or small playground.

Have to see how big it is, if the road works out ok.


As for GWR………………………………… eek, no swearing on my thread. If it ain't Great Eastern Railway/EasternRegion it don't go on 


Ed

Maybe a corner chop/pub/house, or a park with war memorial/water feature.

Corner Pub would be nice Aaron, but once the road is in there's not much space.

The cardboard is about 95mm wide. That's about 20mm for pavement and 75mm for a narrow road.







Mind you, that hole I cut for a moulded plug a couple of years ago might make a good pond 


Ed

I decided I wanted something in the right shade of green to pull the odd rail tour into Latton fields, and last month I 'won' this.





It was a bit dusty, but I've cleaned it up and as one of the tyres on the front bogie was a bit loose, I bough a new front bogie from Peter's Spares.

From what I can make out it's the 1997(ish) model, but it still had those 'orrible split plastic axle type wheels on the tender, which sometimes cause derailment through points. So I managed to source a pack of Peco R-18 spoked 16mm tender wheels, which although still plastic, don't cause derailments.

Just got to fit a decoder.


Ed

It sounds like you've got it sorted, Ed.

How does it run?

Bootiful on DC, so it should be OK on DCC Max.


Ed

Back in September Aaron suggested making a double loop and during the winter I decided that was the way to go.

The plan is to lose one storage line and add a facing crossover.

Green and blue are new/moved sections of track.



Then I thought I'd make the lift off  section look a bit more like a bridge, although I hadn't originally intended it to be anything more than functional with no scenery.

So I got some Peco bridge sides and did a sort-of mock up.





It's going to be a very low bridge, but not dissimilar to this.

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/635382

with a lot of modelers license.









Of course once I've done it, I've just got to figure out how to get Catenary across it  


Ed


 

Must be warming up over your way seeing as you are back in the garage Ed?
Following along.

Marty

Bit warmer Marty, but a lot of this is waiting for glue to dry so I'm indoors.



The bridge piers are bits of wood I found in the back of a drawer. I think they were salvaged from a shoe rack that was being thrown out.



They just happened to be about 9mm, which with the bridge deck being 3mm (two bits of 1.5mm card stuck together) butts up quite nicely to the approach roads at each end which are two bits of 6mm MDF stuck together.

The weight of track and train should be held by the piers ok, but as the deck is card I've added some longitudinal support between the piers to stop any sagging in the card deck.

Quick test fit of the deck…..



and one lot of bridge sides.



It's not really possible to see the additional deck supports under the bridge.

Now for some painting.


Ed

Sorry if I've missed it, Ed.

Are there three pairs of trusses?

Yes Max, I've got four but that's too long so I've settled for three with slightly longer approaches.


Ed

That should give you nicer approach curves.

Hope all goes well Ed, & don't blame me if it goes wrong 

Should really be thanking you and a lot of other modelers Aaron, for making me think about a different era of railway modeling, with all the different interests and opportunities it provides  :thumbs

Of course, a visit from my eldest son and his comment about "where's the wires then", also had a bit to do with it  



Ed

Working on it.



Haven't stuck the deck down yet, needs a bit of fettling.







Made up the plate girder sides from bits of card, styrene and cereal packet…………..

… and for anyone looking to count the rivets, don't bother there ain't none  



Ed

Following along Ed. Looking very good so far. 
Looks like you are getting some colour down for the river, which technique are you plannng on using for the water?

Marty

That is some nice work there Ed, on the deck bridge. It is something like what I have had in mind for my layout. Probably some way off building that yet.
Steve

Thanks guys.

Not sure about the water Marty, maybe just PVA.

Hoping to have lots of reed beds and patches of clear water, rather than a flowing river.

Marsh land, Fens?

However, I have a problem at the moment in that the plate girder sides I made are too big and encroach too much on the track bed.

Had to remove them and currently looking for some sort of fencing along the approaches, mainly so that any derailments don't take a nose dive onto the garage floor.



Ed

Problem solved.

New 'Girders' attached to the stonework and the plate girder sides moved out, giving more clearance for the track.



But…. although the longer sides are a little short (not really  noticeable), the shorter sides are a little too long due to the edge  being an angle.



Not a major problem, just requires a bit of cutting.

I added the legs so that it can be stored on the work desk when not in  place, instead of siting on it's edge on the garage floor leaning  against the layout.




Ed

Still watching and approving, Ed.   :thumbs