Tales from The Room of Doom. Dipping a toe in various bucolic backwaters.
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Rob R
Western Thunderer
Great War forestry line, or a later incarnation as an Estate Railway - Glorious 12th specials and all that.
Osgood
Western Thunderer
adrian
Flying Squad
Quite so - which is why I deliberately avoided any making any suggestion it was ripe for a resin pour and making it a little costal cove.Don't you just love these community builds
Flaxfield
Western Thunderer
Quite so - which is why I deliberately avoided any making any suggestion it was ripe for a resin pour and making it a little costal cove.
Morning, Adrian.
Well, as it happens, that is exactly what led to said chunk of wood coming home with me. I took one look at the 'inlet' and had the same thought....
Rob
What points are you using, Rob? I'm guessing either the "medium" (12" radius) or Setrack (9" radius) Peco.
The layout I showed with the Rapido wagons on it uses the Setrack points, but not everything plays well on them as they're dead frog. I haven't been able to try a Sirdar on them yet...
I remember seeing Roy Link's original, ¼" scale Crowsnest in Railway Modeller when that issue came out, it must have been one of the first micro-layouts, though they weren't called that then. Aside from railway modelling, at the time I was also making up and adding detail to the Matchbox 1:76 AFV kits with their little diorama bases; Crowsnest to me seemed to combine the two varieties of modelling.
Simon.
The layout I showed with the Rapido wagons on it uses the Setrack points, but not everything plays well on them as they're dead frog. I haven't been able to try a Sirdar on them yet...
I remember seeing Roy Link's original, ¼" scale Crowsnest in Railway Modeller when that issue came out, it must have been one of the first micro-layouts, though they weren't called that then. Aside from railway modelling, at the time I was also making up and adding detail to the Matchbox 1:76 AFV kits with their little diorama bases; Crowsnest to me seemed to combine the two varieties of modelling.
Simon.
Flaxfield
Western Thunderer
Hi Simon.
I'm hoping to use one 'Y' point, a Peco SLE 497. I'm not keen on the Code 80 rail, and would prefer something lighter but I don't want to faff with building track etc so it is what it is.
I agree regarding Crowsnest. That's what attracted me to the idea of a really simplistic layout, which when you actually looked, Crowsnest was anything but, with each element being extremely well thought through and beautifully executed.
Rob
alastairq
Western Thunderer
`HOn2.5'/OO9/HOe' Code 60 IMON (Ex-Shinohara) Track & Pointwork (9mm gauge)
As an option? I had a few of these, but pre-Imon..[Shinohara]...a bit more fragile than Peco, I admit, but once positioned and secured....They do require some sort of 'lever'....Kicking with a steel toecap isn't too effective, I'm afraid.
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
Quite so - which is why I deliberately avoided any making any suggestion it was ripe for a resin pour and making it a little costal cove.
I had exactly the same thoughts...
PaulRhB
Active Member
Don't you just love these community builds
Might give inspiration to others or later projects
I’d thought sandpit with a nice excavator or dragline on the little sticky out bit.
Billerbahn by Salisbury ASC, on FlickrThe theatre type presentation of Tottenhoe Minerals would suit it too.
Looking forward to whatever emerges.
Unfortunately, there's never as far as I know been a realistic prospect of finer 009 track from Peco, in the manner of the N gauge (and, latterly, TT:120) Code 55 with its double based rail...I remember some natter about it in the 1990s but it never came to anything. Some 009ers have used the N gauge Code 55 track, cutting out alternate sleepers which is doable as the track base is pretty robust, but it's a bit of a faff.
Part of the problem is that until fairly recently much 009 still used ancient chassis with deep wheel flanges. I haven't tried the Shinohara track that @alastairq has linked to above.
The Peco Crazy track can actually look pretty good, provided it's suitably disguised with paint, ballast, and other subterfuges...that Y point is a pretty good choice.
Good luck!
Simon.
I've just dug this up from my YouTube channel...
When Peco launched the Setrack points, there was quite a bit of disappointment that they weren't live or Uni frog, but dead frog. The above shows that modern chassis with flywheels etc. will run through them, though live frogs will be a lot more reliable.
Simon.
Simon.
Captain Kernow
Western Thunderer
For what it's worth, I've downloaded and printed off the Peco 009 point templates and ordered some Code 40 rail (f/b). I'll have a go at making my own points with the Code 40 rail in due course. Fortunately, the Rapido flange profile will be fine for the Code 40 rail, soldered onto copper clad sleepers.
When I built some track and points based on the Hudson "portable" track 30-odd years ago, I used Peco Code 60 f/b...a bit chunky, but the stock I had both then and now would run on it whereas I thought Code 40 might be pushing it a bit!
I think the wheels on the Rapido stock look excellent; perhaps the availability of RTR stuff of this quality will lead to some better ready to use track becoming available?
Simon.
David Hall
Western Thunderer
A good friend of mine builds his own track using code 40 rail. It looks superb! See some photos here:
Castle Caereinion
However, you can get Peco track to look quite OK with weathering though. Something like the Clyre Valley Railway would be a perfect example. As weathering and colouring of your track and ballast is a real forte of yours Rob, you will make the bog standard Peco stuff look fantastic.
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