Sir Lamiel’s 777 Quest - A Scale7 Micro Layout Challenge

[daifly]

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Sir Lamiel was just a bit-part in the annals of Arthurian Legend; he didn’t even get his own Quest. A Cardiff-born knight, little is written of his back story. Many of you will know of him as Urie King Arthur class, Sir Lamiel, No.777. Hence he is the mascot of our own modest Scale7 Micro Layout Challenge.

Should you choose to accept it, the “777 Quest” is simple:​

“To build a micro layout (or diorama) featuring track to Scale7 standards, with a scenic area of not more than 7 square feet, with a minimum of 7 feet of track”

We have deliberately not called this a competition; the real prize is the pride in completing a layout of your devising. There are some wonderful S7 layouts on the circuit (Love Lane comes to mind), however we do not all have the space to take on such projects. The hope is that this challenge will appeal to both seasoned builders and those yet to venture into building their own layout.

We will arrange for layouts to have an opportunity to be displayed, with the goal of displaying “Work in Progress” in autumn 2026 and “Completed” layouts in Autumn 2027 at venue or venues to be confirmed (arrangements depend on how many accept the noble quest!).

More details at Sir Lamiel's 777 Quest

Dave

 

[Dan Randall]

Hi Dave

I clicked on the link in your post and just got this page….




I then logged in as a S7 member and tried again, but got the same end result.


Regards

Dan

 

[Dog Star]

Surprisingly, one gets the same result starting at the S7 News page on the website.

 

[Tim Humphreys ex Mudhen]

I clicked on Dave's link and got the screen shown above, then went to the left hand column and clicked on login and all fine.

Tim

 

[Michael D]

I haven’t been able to view this even logging on to the s7 site , would like to know more ….
Best
Michael

 

[Crimson Rambler]

I fear my progress with this link exactly mirrored Dan Randall's experience.


Crimson Rambler

 

[Paul Stokes]

I clicked on the link, got the End of line screen, then logged into my membership box and then the 777 screen was K and able to read, seem like you have to login to read the content.

 

[Hayfield1]

I am also having issues, no doubt I am doing something wrong again

John

 

[Yorkshire Dave]

Many of you will know of him as Urie King Arthur class, Sir Lamiel, No.777.

I know him as a Maunsell King Arthur class and I'll enter mine as Scale 7 x 43.5



On home territory at Cannon Street, Network SouthEast open day 23/10/1986.

 

[daifly]

Sorry everyone.

Entirely my fault. In spite of testing the link, I failed to spot that it was restricted to Committee only which is why Paul and Tim above were able to log in and see the page. My other tester was also a Committee member!

All now fixed so get building all you S7 people!

Dave

 

[RichardG]

Please what is "Scala Septem Sancti Graalis"?

I went to a state school and we didn't do Latin there, and Google Translate says "The Seven Ladders of the Holy Grail"

 

[daifly]

It is "ScaleSeven Holy Grail" but I think Google went to the same school as you did Richard!

Dave

 

[Yorkshire Dave]

Perhaps it's a Latin derivation of Sean Connery's Stairway to S(h)even

 

[jonte]

Wasn’t aware he was Welsh or knighted:



Perhaps he was ‘too shy’ to say so.

jonte

 

[Overseer]

It is "ScaleSeven Holy Grail" but I think Google went to the same school as you did Richard!

Dave

I don't think Latin speakers would have understood scala to equate to proportio, and the concept of 7 small measurements in one measuring system being used to represent one unit of a totally different measuring system would probably have fried their brains. On the other hand a dog latin motto for a Arthurian legend inspired event is not inappropriate.

For those who have gone metric 7 square feet works out to 0.65 m2. Quite a reasonable area, 2m x 325mm, 1.5m x 433mm etc.

Edit: The AI locomotive on the shield looks like 6 NA (the green one on the Puffing Billy Railway) has met Thomas the Tank engine.

 

[daifly]

If you want to see what you can fit in the space, there are S7 track planning templates that can be downloaded and printed from S7 track planning templates
Dave

 

[Michael D]

I have a question as this whole idea has me a thinking ? As I have a board with something like this happening I humbly ask how does a 10% addition sound ???

 

[daifly]

Too big?

 

[simond]

 

[Pete_S]

Is this open to all, or just S7 Society members?

Pete.