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GNRi1959
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Can anyone advise me if it is possible to do anything to allow locos to change ends when hauling and shunting wagons. The corners are a bit limited for my turntable but can it be done any other way?
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Jonathan, thanks for your kind comments and advice. This took almost 6months to get to this stage and I like the way its taking shape. I'm keeping a close eye on the engineers drawings of Omagh and trying to incorporate as much as I can into this, though keeping it simple. If you know of any ready-to-run coaching stock out there thats is similar to 1950s era GNRi, do let me know. Cheers
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Here is a short video of my layout under construction with the first run around in place. Does it look ok? The curves are pretty large radius but its very early stages
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Broithe, that is exactly what I done using a piece of ply across the width of the shed with a centre line drawn in it. I started the curve at the centre of the trackwork and as I started the arc I moved along the centre line until the curve found its place on the baseboard. As I said already, it’s all wagons on this layout.
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Broithe, thanks for that. I am setting out curves using a trammel on a layout that will be primarily all goods wagons during the steam era. The curves are of a radius of 550mm and upwards.
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When laying flexi track in a run around layout do I have to follow the Peco curve radius as is published for their pointwork?
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Track laying starts again
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Yes, Jason it helped. I now have three sides of the shed well advanced in the planning. The problem I have at the moment is bringing four lines at the Goods Shed into two and easing them into the curves at the opposite end to form the return. Shouldn't be too much trouble. Thanks
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And now they are building on their dreams to beat Belgium.
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Seen at the Returns Department of Ikea
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This is what compromise looks like............
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Exactly, I've reduced a lot of the length but it is still visually appealing, thanks
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Just spent the morning going through the text and pictures David, an amazing wealth of modelling expertise you have shared with us here. It just takes you back to rural Ireland during the Clogher Valley era. A superb reference. Thanks
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Back to the design stage with trammel and point templates, some progress!
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Fascinating piece of work. It is remarkable to see the standard and level of expertise.
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The Goods Store in Omagh was huge, measure well over 700mm in scale length. I would rather not start shortening it and narrowing it but I have considered the possibility of modelling it on a curve. Would it look awful?
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They're coming home!
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All the signs of either an architect or an engineer at work, am I correct Warb?
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Yes, but my railway design skills are another matter!
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A little bit of an extension added today..........
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I have 5 x Peco SL-E198 Large Radius Y points as new £40 (postage not included) and 5 x pack of Gaugemaster Point Motors (unopened/unused/new) for £20 No longer available
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I have about six maybe seven Peco electrofrog Code 75 Y points for sale. They are used because they were connected to a layout for testing but neither soldered or pinned. They are like new in original packing. PM if interested Tony
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Previous efforts at shunting layouts have led to complex pointwork and wiring. This created much frustration especially when locos had nowhere to travel. thanks
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Sounds good. Apart from the complex point work at Omagh Goods Yard when the line left the station area, in either direction, there was nothing but a single line of track all the way to the next stop. With this in mind, I think there is a need to raise the entire track enough all round to form embankments and bridges to give an illusion of reality. Therefore, i'll be keeping the area off the station area very simple. No point in complicating things. Thanks
