Hello,
I like to show you my latest idea for a small layout in 009 which will be my first attempt in modelling Welsh slate railways. The railroad itself is freelanced but, as the name shows, cleary inspired by both, the Ffestiniog and Talyllyn Railway.
The layout will be stored in a wooden box, which limits the space to 14.5x22.5" (37x57cm). By adding a foldable board for the right hand curve, I can use the full space for scenerey. To store the layout in the box, just fold the "fiddle" area to the bottom. A tunnel at the back and maybe a road bridge on the front track may hide the openings in the back drop.
The scenerey may show a small flag stop for odd passenger/goods service. Actually I think about a dock along the front edge where slate is loaded to vessels. An additional siding could hold a goods shed.
Major focus should be on continous running and some crude switching. I like to use old Egger tracks which have a small radius and points as well, which are quite perfect for this little project.
What do you think?
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Thanks for your ideas,
Gerd
Great idea, especially with the fold-away fiddle yard!
Intersting idea, Gerd. I like the simplicity of it scenically.
Will the track on the bottom of the board when it's folded under get damaged in the location you're thinking of storing it? I'm just wondering if it would be better to have it removable completely rather than hinged, and stored track side down.
Good morning Tom,
no, the tracks will be protected by stop blocks to avoid any damage.
The idea of the hinged solution is, that the layout sets up most easy without any plug and play action. This should be a layout that I can take out of the box, just place it on the kitchen table and start playing with my train. It's the same quick way to store it back in the box once I'm finished or I've to clean up the table for dinner :-)
It's at least just an idea in the moment, and I don't know when I'll finally start with this project since I've another one still in work. But I really like this idea and I also have ideas for future extensions.
Cheers, Gerd
Hello,
meanwhile I spend some more time on my layout idea.
By adding a second layer below the base board, I can also model landscape below track level and the underside of the whole layout becomes a flat bottom. You can see two additional distance blocks, used to keep everything on level. The white discs will be made from thick felt and keep also clearence for the tracks of the fiddle yard.
The track plan was also changed. I get rid of the harbor idea and moved the whole scene more or less to the other end of the line. A small halt near a slate quarry could be the scene on this one.
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Later I changed the track plan to this idea which looks better I guess. One could use a crest between the two halfs as scenic divider. The track in front could bend nicely around the curves between hillside and valley.
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I also got a couple of tracks from eBay and once they arrived, I can do a 1:1 test layout. Things are getting shape step by step :-)
Gerd
Me likee! ;)