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    24 y/o with a passion for trains, never fully had my own layout as such.
    Hoping to create Joe's Junction to distract myself from some hard times.

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    railways, gaming, music, nature, exotic pets.

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    Currently studying MH Nursing

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  1. Josef2000
    Definitely so! There are printing companies that print for you at a reasonable price, I think they contain the underframe and that although the motor would be tricky. No doubt that it would be quite the project!
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    Some chap has released a 3d file for: 80 Class https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/nir-80-class-thumper-dmu-body-set Enterprise Stock https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/enterprise-carriages-n 2700 & 2750 Class https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/iarnrod-eireann-2700-and-2750-class-n 8100 DART https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/dart-8100-class-n None of these are mine, I'm just sharing them along if anyone is interested in 3d printing. These are in various gauges, but I'm sure you could scale them up. Side note: I wish I had found the enterprise stock sooner, as it would have saved many, many hours of creating my own enterprise stock!!
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    Just curious, what livery looks best? Photo credit to @Ciaran Cooney - Irish Railway Archives I managed to purchase the Silverfox EGV in the latest livery, and I've heard that Murphy Models is releasing another set of 201s with new liveries, and the Enterprise is one of them. Anyway, here are some more renders of the driving van trailer pre-seating. I'm hoping that there's a possibility of using the free space behind the cab for lighting or something else!
  4. Josef2000
    Thanks, James! Unfortunately, I haven't made much progress at the moment, as it has been prolonged. However, I haven't given up and will hopefully get the rolling stock printed soon! It's been fun setting up the diorama 'box display'. Hopefully I can get some pics taken before I go back to uni
  5. Josef2000
    No major update, I'm only commenting really just to confirm I'm still alive and well. The health hasn't been great, but I've been enjoying building the small diorama box kit! I'm hoping to get that finished within the next 2 or 3 weeks.
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    Here is a simple track plan that I've quickly made. I'm not interested in operating it with a small loco. However, it might be nice at the end to take some pics for my 201 locos that I've yet to even take out of the boxes. Progress is slow but I suppose it is still progress nevertheless.
  8. Josef2000
    Purchased a small diorama 'shelf' like board from ScaleModelScenery, (not sure if I'm allowed to post links to businesses or anything) but I got a micro board from them. My plan for this is to practice the fundamentals of creating a model railway, I'm hoping that this will help me develop my (lack of) skills. Effectively, this should make me more confident in track laying, ballasting, soldering, wiring and wiring management as well as electronics as I plan to add 2 point motors and add a signal. This should keep me busy as a small side project as some folk have mentioned.
  9. Josef2000
    Thank you for your suggestion @Colin_McLeod, I feel as though I'd love to have them connected. It seems as though this can be achieved however I don't think I'm quite comfortable for that yet with my current skillset. Thanks for your comment too @Galteemore. I'm currently doing this with a small 'shelf' layout. I'll link my current thread instead of posting here, hopefully it helps to keep the forum tidy! Joe's Junction
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    I think I’m going to mark this question as answered. Each and every one of you has provided me with a massive amount of valuable information. And so I thank you all for taking the time out of your day to provide me with your thoughts/experiences and insight. I feel as though, this would be the best layout ever. It may not be possible with my current experience or skills and for that reason I'm going to create a single level 12x7 layout. It is unfortunate but I believe it’s the more reasonable and realistic choice. Time to start planning, I’d say back to the drawing board but we haven’t left that stage lol. Thanks again to everyone, it’s a lovely community here.
  11. Josef2000
    Currently planning and researching more about how I'm going to go about achieving my double deck layout. Definitely a lot of interesting points that have been brought up. Linking the thread here for those reading this at a later date.
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    These are all very interesting and helpful points, Thank you@Horsetan, @David Holman, @Mol_PMB & @Warbonnet! I will definitely reconsider and do some more measuring, testing and planning! I think my next step is to work out the maximum gradient to find my limitations and go from there. It might be worth noting that I plan to use a mix of 3D-printed resin stock as well as MM and Bachmann diesels. The longest train I plan to run is the Enterprise; however, I may shorten it to a maximum of 8 cars, consisting of a DVT, 1st, Buffet, 3 Standard, EGV, and Loco. The rest of my rolling stock consists of 3 and 6-car DMUs.
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    Thankyou for this, I'm going to plan this very carefully and do some research, rather than wasting timber and time. I'm not sure I understand what you mean here mate, please do correct me if I'm wrong but do you mean as though the 3 entire plans would be a 'large 14x7ft' scale helix? If so, that sounds challenging but I could see that being a lot of fun to operate.
  14. Josef2000
    Wow.. That fella has an impressive layout! My layout looks more like a 3x1 diorama compared to his Thank you for the recommendation!
  15. Josef2000
    I was hoping to have two baseboards/layouts connected by a helix. Both layouts are a double loop but I was more concerned about the height. I'm quite happy for one layout to be 1 or 2ft off the ground, I'm 24 and relatively fit so no issues with the back (yet). I'm sure I could fit both layouts one above the other but the main concern with the height is if this will severely limit the amount of scenery I can do on the bottom layout. I know that people make these layouts and have a helix connecting to a fiddle yard but if I remember correctly, they're just tall enough to allow the trains, disregarding buildings and that. Note: I've attached 3 track plans that are still in progress but I think they show what I'm trying to say (hopefully). If it's not feasible, I will probably stick to one of the track plans.
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    To be honest, it's not something I've thought about. However, if the DDs turn out well, then I'm sure I could create the MK4s, too! Thank you! I hope to have the 'bare plastic' within the next few weeks.
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