Today on the WGLR

Posted by: yb281 Feb 13 2009, 03:05 PM
Over the road .............
 
Posted by: yb281 Feb 13 2009, 03:06 PM
............ over the river..................
 
Posted by: yb281 Feb 13 2009, 03:07 PM
............. over the crossing .
 
Posted by: yb281 Feb 13 2009, 03:09 PM
Through the town .......................... but wait!!!! A new set of points has appeared .
 
Posted by: yb281 Feb 13 2009, 03:11 PM
So here's the planning bit. A new fan of sidings serving an Army camp / RAF maintenance unit, not sure which yet .

Also, not sure if I'll have 3 sidings ...................
 
Posted by: yb281 Feb 13 2009, 03:13 PM
....... or 2 longer ones with a bit of room for some military hardware. Decisions, decisions .
 
Posted by: railwayman198 Feb 13 2009, 03:14 PM
Mel, I'd not noticed before that you use strandboard or shuttering board as a base in some areas. How well does it stand up to the elements?
 
Posted by: Stationjade Feb 13 2009, 03:15 PM

QUOTE(yb281 @ Feb 13 2009, 03:13 PM)
....... or 2 longer ones with a bit of room for some military hardware. Decisions, decisions .



Brilliant Mel

Is this where we all get to design your layout again
 
Posted by: yb281 Feb 13 2009, 03:21 PM

QUOTE(railwayman198 @ Feb 13 2009, 03:14 PM)
Mel, I'd not noticed before that you use strandboard or shuttering board as a base in some areas. How well does it stand up to the elements?


Pretty good Philip, I give it a good coat of paint and cover it in roofing felt............... eventually . I wouldn't want to put it at ground level though, all of these baseboards are raised up on legs.
 
Posted by: yb281 Feb 13 2009, 03:22 PM

QUOTE(Stationjade @ Feb 13 2009, 03:15 PM)
QUOTE(yb281 @ Feb 13 2009, 03:13 PM)
....... or 2 longer ones with a bit of room for some military hardware. Decisions, decisions .



Brilliant Mel

Is this where we all get to design your layout again



New York Central here we come
 
Posted by: GIZLIZ Feb 13 2009, 06:58 PM

QUOTE(yb281 @ Feb 13 2009, 03:11 PM)
So here's the planning bit. A new fan of sidings serving an Army camp / RAF maintenance unit, not sure which yet .

Also, not sure if I'll have 3 sidings ...................

If you go for an Army Depot Mel, there are some useful figures and vehicles available in Toy Shops that are pretty close to G Scale. These can be found at local Toymasters....

http://www.toymaster.co.uk/shop/World%20Peacekeepers.html

(Wonder if I can find space for an A10 fighter? )
 
Posted by: yb281 Feb 13 2009, 07:47 PM

QUOTE(GIZLIZ @ Feb 13 2009, 06:58 PM)
QUOTE(yb281 @ Feb 13 2009, 03:11 PM)
So here's the planning bit. A new fan of sidings serving an Army camp / RAF maintenance unit, not sure which yet .

Also, not sure if I'll have 3 sidings ...................

If you go for an Army Depot Mel, there are some useful figures and vehicles available in Toy Shops that are pretty close to G Scale. These can be found at local Toymasters....

http://www.toymaster.co.uk/shop/World%20Peacekeepers.html

(Wonder if I can find space for an A10 fighter? )



Cheers Giz, I've seen them on BigDom's layout.
 
Posted by: yb281 Feb 13 2009, 08:01 PM

QUOTE(Paul Stainz Holt @ Feb 13 2009, 07:51 PM)
QUOTE(yb281 @ Feb 13 2009, 03:13 PM)
....... or 2 longer ones with a bit of room for some military hardware. Decisions, decisions .



Or........a bigger baseboard.........more/longer sidings



Errrr, dirty great big aviary in the way Paul.
 
Posted by: brianthesnail96 Feb 14 2009, 03:37 PM
Train flap into the aviary?

Birdfeed wagon...

OK, maybe not. I reckon 2 longer sidings would be better, less is more and all that

Gives more room for some nice cameo scenes
 
Posted by: yb281 Feb 15 2009, 05:49 PM
After many weeks of having other (non trains) things to do and with the weather being the way it's been, today I finally got around to doing some more work on the Gooey town section. The baseboard was covered with roofing felt and the roadway laid to blend in with the track.

I also found some pressure treated wood left over from the deck to start making a nice neat edge.
 
Posted by: yb281 Feb 15 2009, 05:52 PM
The road was made from the plastic sheet I managed to blag from the kitchen fitters. A footpath runs past Corris Cottage.
 
Posted by: yb281 Feb 15 2009, 05:53 PM
Now the cars can cross the track properly when the train's cleared the crossing.
 
Posted by: yb281 Feb 15 2009, 05:56 PM
The "tarmac" extends to the forecourt of the fire station. The road disappears through an archway. Road markings will be one of the next jobs.

You can see the method of construction of the road here.
 
Posted by: yb281 Feb 15 2009, 05:58 PM
I think it was Don who mentioned trains running in the road-side verge on the outskirts of Welshpool. This is what I tried to simulate here................ until I ran out of grass .
 
Posted by: yb281 Feb 15 2009, 05:59 PM
Still moving buildings, walls, fences etc. around to see what looks best. I like this bit .
 
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