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Evening all,
Finally started building my line now that the better weather is here to stay.
The first stage you see here is the steam-up area and allows rolling stock to be added as well. I will be boxing this all in adding gravel and lineside features as I go.
The track will eventually go off into the garden in a dog bone shape with trains being able to return to the steam-up area when they need to take on water/fuel, etc.
Here is the plan I am working towards:
Cheers,
Tom
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Finally started building my line now that the better weather is here to stay.
The first stage you see here is the steam-up area and allows rolling stock to be added as well. I will be boxing this all in adding gravel and lineside features as I go.
The track will eventually go off into the garden in a dog bone shape with trains being able to return to the steam-up area when they need to take on water/fuel, etc.
Here is the plan I am working towards:
Cheers,
Tom
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Looks like a good start has been made there!!! Rather like your plan. What software have you used to produce that?
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You can download a limited version of the software from www.anyrail.com - the only limitation is that only 50 pieces of track can be used in your design.bungle80a:53202 wrote:Looks like a good start has been made there!!! Rather like your plan. What software have you used to produce that?
I purchase the full version because it can design all sorts of scales and even help with CAD projects!
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Not a huge update, however, at least now I can see the steam up area design working in reality as shown:
As you can see the train now can come into the steam up area from going round the dog bone layout, run around and then start again after fuel/watering - that's the idea anyway
I have also thought of making this area now into a station with the buildings just jutting out of the wall to allow space for the platform (i.e. they would not be there full width I would just model the front of them to create the illusioin they are full size maybe?).
Cheers,
Tom
As you can see the train now can come into the steam up area from going round the dog bone layout, run around and then start again after fuel/watering - that's the idea anyway
I have also thought of making this area now into a station with the buildings just jutting out of the wall to allow space for the platform (i.e. they would not be there full width I would just model the front of them to create the illusioin they are full size maybe?).
Cheers,
Tom
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He he such witPhew! - That's a "Low Relief"!
I have been wondering what to do about buffers and after not really finding anything suitable from the trade that uses 'real world' materials I had a go at making my own:
The wood needs painting and maybe a lamp bracket could be fixed to the buffer beam?
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Good progress has been made over the last month as I am finally now onto the curve which will lead off to the main line:
I had to add an extra batton along the fence to support the track shelf and where the apple tree is the fencing behind it needed doing again after a hash I made of it the first time!
The track templates I made show you the curve starting off at a 4ft radius and then working it's way round finally to 5ft.
Also, roofing felt has now been added to the steam up area which will eventually be ballasted and a slight lip added around the edge:
And finally here is where we are heading, ONWARDS!
I had to add an extra batton along the fence to support the track shelf and where the apple tree is the fencing behind it needed doing again after a hash I made of it the first time!
The track templates I made show you the curve starting off at a 4ft radius and then working it's way round finally to 5ft.
Also, roofing felt has now been added to the steam up area which will eventually be ballasted and a slight lip added around the edge:
And finally here is where we are heading, ONWARDS!
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