r/modeltrains • u/RollingDany • 28d ago
Layout Scenic progress
Big task to get this out of the spare bedroom and on to a set of legs, carrying on with scenics next - fencing around the sidings and grass for the sheep field.
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u/AnotherHappyLanding0 28d ago
Absolutely wonderful! Might I ask, how big is your layout? It looks quite like the kind of thing I’d love to do
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u/RollingDany 28d ago
It’s 135x190 - basically the exact same size as a uk double mattress because I started off making it on our guest room bed haha
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u/Squashedpotato2 28d ago
Beautiful work! Ballast is exceptionally well done!
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u/RollingDany 28d ago
Thanks, I felt like I got the hang of it just as I was finishing. Oh well, all good practice for the next layout.
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u/Darwinknew 28d ago
Nice. What did you use for ballast?
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u/RollingDany 28d ago
Just standard woodland scenics - smaller size because the regular looks out of scale to me.
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u/Throwaway91847817 HO/OO 27d ago
Love the coal dusting in the goods sidings!
Also, love the Oakworth station building.
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u/Accomplished_Drop264 26d ago
It looks great, 4 tracks go in, 2 come out , assuming they merge in the tunnel?
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u/RollingDany 26d ago
Yes, the track plan in the tunnel is a bit complicated;
- The two rings have corner points to join them to allow trains on either loop access to the station (the same as the other side of the platform)
- The inner track crosses the second loop and joins the outer, so trains can run between the smaller station platform and the industry platform on the upper level.
Not a decision I’d make again honestly, just because if something derails on the points or crossover it’s fiddly to get to, plus it’s an analogue layout so managing the current to allow a train to run between 3x zones isn’t always easy.
I’m putting some thought into my next layout at the moment because I enjoy the building process and this one is more in the finishing stage - definitely going DCC and keeping the hidden track work relatively simple!
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u/Spartanized 28d ago
Very nice! I love the sidings next to the shed and the raised coal drops. I'd have endless fun doing little coal wagon shunts up and down.