No name layout

[Alan564017]

Recently new to this site and I thought id share some photos (hope they uploaded successfully). Its not a permanent layout, it shares an attic room with my sons snooker table, so every three months of so its put together for a few weeks. It all dis-assembles and fits in a storage space. Half the fun is figuring out the layout, one of the main constraints is the point operation, they all have to reached manually while standing in the cut out. Over the last few years i've 'irish-ised' the stock and hope to complete this over the next year.

 

Future plans are to make it permanent (hopefully larger, when someone goes to college next year!!) loosely based on some industrial/freight environment, motorise all the points, get a 121, figure out how to do buildings and scenery. So I should be here for the next 15 to 20 years or so.

 

[Noel]

Excellent. Welcome Alan. I'm a newbie here myself. That's a really interesting track layout. I like your selection of Irish locos and rolling stock, especially the AEC. The cement depot looks great too. Noel

[Kirley]

Welcome Alan, looking forward to seeing your layout progress.

[rebelred]

Looks great Al, you need to kick that son of yours out now!!! Can't wait to see it progress,welcome on board!!

[heirflick]

looking good - nice collection of stock. love the railcar set! keep us updated with the progress:tumbsup:

[burnthebox]

Alan well done & welcome on lard, very interesting looking layout you have going there, looking great,

 

 

 

PS. Tell the young fella about having your own pad in town , & all the funhe old have.

[burnthebox]

!!!!!!!

Edited November 26, 2014 by burnthebox

[Dave]

Welcome to the forum Alan, the makings of a fine layout there. Looking forward to seeing it progress.

[Alan564017]

Welcome to the forum Alan, the makings of a fine layout there. Looking forward to seeing it progress.

 

thanks for all the comments and encouragement. The UK snooker championship is starting soon so everything will have to be boxed up probably at the week end.

[Sulzer201]

Lovely work there Alan and the makings of another top layout. Look forward to scenery in the future.

[jhb171achill]

It's no longer the "no-name" layout. I'm christening it - with your permission - the "serious potential" layout! I don't think anyone here will disagree!

 

Looking forward to seeing it develop. Some very nice locos and rolling stock.

[josefstadt]

It's no longer the "no-name" layout. I'm christening it - with your permission - the "serious potential" layout! I don't think anyone here will disagree!

 

Looking forward to seeing it develop. Some very nice locos and rolling stock.

 

Or, given its domestic arrangements, how about 'Sheffield Crucible'? I certainly agree with the others that it is a great layout and am looking forward to seeing its progress.

[craven1508]

loads of potential here to create a lovely layout:banana:

[Alan564017]

Or, given its domestic arrangements, how about 'Sheffield Crucible'? I certainly agree with the others that it is a great layout and am looking forward to seeing its progress.

 

Layout packed away now, in good time time to watch a Kilkenny man (murphy) play John Shelby in the second round of the snooker and doing very well against him as I type.