Finnie's Layout

[Finnie]

Hi all

 

been modelling years, new here, though I know some of you from photographing the scale of 1:1. I will be partaking more in the future, just thought I'd post a (pretty poor quality in fairness) clip of my intermodal

 

 

Cheers all

 

Finnie

[Broithe]

Glad you got planning permission for that excellent bridge...

[Dave]

Wow, love the bridge!

[BosKonay]

That bridge is stunning - am I right in that it's a lifting section too?

[Finnie]

Hi guys

 

Yes It's a lifting bridge allowing access to the balcony. The deck is 6mm ply so it is a genuine suspension bridge - relying on proper cable tension to function.

[Shinkansen]

Fine piece of infrastructure Finnie. Well done, would like to see more pictures if you have them

[driver301]

Excellent Bridge Finnie. Look forward to more pics/clips:tumbsup:

[burnthebox]

Excellent piece of craftsmanship on that bridge, well done, might need one in the not too distant future, will be keeping this in mind,

[Finnie]

Hi all

 

Thanks for the reaction to my last post! As there seems to be an interest I'll update this thread with my layout as and when I get to it.

 

In (very) brief:

 

The layout runs throughout the upper floor of our house, a dormer bungalow. We built new a few years ago and I was lucky enough to persuade my good lady wife it would be something nice :-) It utilises the "dead space" of dormer construction - that small triangular space under the eves. It has advantages and disadvantages - easy to run scale length trains but v difficult to accurately model as I'm leaning in to a difficult space all the time! It runs behind the bathroom and en-suites, appearing again in the various rooms. There is only one lifting section - a bridge allowing access to a balcony:

 

 

The deck is 6mm ply, meaning it is a true suspension bridge, requiring proper tension on the wire cables to enable trains to run.

 

For now I'll finish off with one other link (poor quality, apologies): 071 herself on Sperry duties. My "Sperry" consists of 2 cars from Lux-Modellbau, a rotary cleaner with a magnet underneath (surprising how much that picks up!) and a vacuum car. They have an automatic Stop/Start mechanism and only turn on when they move. They are of necessity a bit over scale so loading gauge is critical! They work very well though.

 

 

More updates will follow - but layout building tends to be a winter occupation so may be a little while.

 

Cheers all and v glad to be a part of this community

 

Finnie

 

ps If anyone likes modelling on a scale of 1:1 I do a lot of railway photography, both here and in Europe but as this is not the place I'll only post the link if asked.

[Aussie Phil]

Such a brilliant concept. Don't know many wife's that would permit such a wonderful plan to come to fruition. She is truly a special lady. Thanks for sharing and can't wait for more updates.

[Broithe]

She is truly a special lady.

 

Definitely - does she have a sister?

[WRENNEIRE]

A good lookin brother..................