A4mallard Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Ah the Circle line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sulzer201 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Inspired idea for a simple circle line layout. Shows what can be achieved with imagination and skill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishrailwayman Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 The ultimate tail-chaser! Also referred to as a pizza box layout. Good opportunity to vary the backscene at each quartile. Some examples I have seen utilise curved points to give two linked running lines/sidings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A4mallard Posted December 11, 2016 Author Share Posted December 11, 2016 tinfoil and tommy Walsh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Holman Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 So, not only are you building a half sized Maeve [in time for Christmas], but the smokebox door is going to have a circular layout inside it! Clearly solves the problem of how to fit the Maeve model in the garden - presume it will be mounted vertically, so when the smokebox door is swung open, the layout is ready to operate? Still track and 'Magnadhesian' to stop the trains falling off when in store too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 So, not only are you building a half sized Maeve [in time for Christmas], but the smokebox door is going to have a circular layout inside it! Clearly solves the problem of how to fit the Maeve model in the garden - presume it will be mounted vertically, so when the smokebox door is swung open, the layout is ready to operate? Still track and 'Magnadhesian' to stop the trains falling off when in store too? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7694255.stm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A4mallard Posted December 11, 2016 Author Share Posted December 11, 2016 [video=youtube;4-_ymG8rtbg] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertRoche Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 I was considering making a rotating layout, I even bought the bearings for it. Is this driven by a motor or by the weight of the train on one side? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A4mallard Posted December 11, 2016 Author Share Posted December 11, 2016 By the locomotive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSR 800 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 By the locomotive Methinks you may have gotten inspiration to build this while constructing the MF... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A4mallard Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 All joking aside, if I could get some decent drawings of Maeve, I'd give it bash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSR 800 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 All joking aside, if I could get some decent drawings of Maeve, I'd give it bash. Have you seen these Bren? From resources.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Holman Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Is that a gauntlet being thrown I see? At half scale, will be 'only' around 10 metres long, with 1 metre diameter drivers, sitting on 2'7.5" track... Local timber merchants may already be considering exotic foreign holidays! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Is that a gauntlet being thrown I see? At half scale, will be 'only' around 10 metres long, with 1 metre diameter drivers, sitting on 2'7.5" track... Local timber merchants may already be considering exotic foreign holidays! I remember hearing of a chap that made a big wooden thing like that once, but he used gopher wood. Never been sure what happened to it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSR 800 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Is that a gauntlet being thrown I see? At half scale, will be 'only' around 10 metres long, with 1 metre diameter drivers, sitting on 2'7.5" track... Local timber merchants may already be considering exotic foreign holidays! Aye, the challenge has been put forth....should it be accepted, now that is the real question... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A4mallard Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 (edited) yes i have seen those pic's when you enlarge them to 1/12 it's hard to retain the detail, i have a little work left on mf and Hueston and few bits on the santa fe i also have to make two tie fighter's and one large asteroid and five small one's I ALSO HAVE TO LOSE 3 STONE SO A BUSY FEW MONTHS AHEAD Edited December 13, 2016 by A4mallard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A4mallard Posted January 17, 2017 Author Share Posted January 17, 2017 (edited) Hi this will be my last post on this site. I would just like to thanks everybody for their nice comments over the years. regards bren Edited January 17, 2017 by A4mallard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richrua Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 how come? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 A4mallard, whatever way things are going for you, I wish you all the very best in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulzer201 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 A4mallard, whatever way things are going for you, I wish you all the very best in the future. And I would second that, a great modeller who is a keen and active member of this community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike258747 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 A4mallard, whatever way things are going for you, I wish you all the very best in the future. Your modelling skills are second to none. Your 'Can you guess what it is yet?' was always a challenge!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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