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robert goslin
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Australia
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 Posted - 07/13/2012 : 12:48:36 AM
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I thought it's about time to start showing you my layout. At this point I've been going with it for about four years, but I have saved enough pics to show from the start. I've never been to the New England are of the U.S. but have always liked what I've seen in pictures, and like the history. I've chosen the B&M as I really like their Minuteman colour scheme & herald on their deisels, but have a mix of alot of different NE boxcars etc. I'm not the great prototype person but am still trying trying to keep the 1953 period I've decided on.  |
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Rob Goslin
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robert goslin
Crew Chief
Australia
513 Posts |
Posted - 07/13/2012 : 12:53:23 AM
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Main influences for modelling this area have been George Sellios, Lou Sassi & Dick Elwell, but I am also a huge fan of John Allen and Malcolm Furlow.
I was originally going to model 1948, but have moved it up to 1953-54, as there are alot more motor vehicle available for this period. I'm also modelling the Autumn, so I can capture all those bright colours on the trees. |
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Rob Goslin
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robert goslin
Crew Chief
Australia
513 Posts |
Posted - 07/13/2012 : 01:01:34 AM
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Here's an overall track plan. If you follow it round you will see it's actually single tracked, but doubles back on itself. Through the two city areas this will give a busy appearance. Overall size is 4m x 2.5m, in it's own building in the backyard.
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Rob Goslin
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k27rgs
Fireman
Australia
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robert goslin
Crew Chief
Australia
513 Posts |
Posted - 07/13/2012 : 05:41:00 AM
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| Hi Mario, and thanks for checking in. Those pics were of this layout, but will appear later in this thread, as I progress through the build. Catch up soon, maybe at Caulfield. |
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Rob Goslin
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Tyson Rayles
Moderator
USA
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Posted - 07/13/2012 : 08:21:06 AM
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| Nice looking track plan Rob, like the mountain dividing the two halves of the layout. |
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robert goslin
Crew Chief
Australia
513 Posts |
Posted - 07/13/2012 : 8:32:10 PM
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All the benchwork is Hardwood L Gider as per Linn Westcotts book, with 12mm ply and 12mm caneite for the bench top & roadbed. All track and turnouts are PECO code 80.
I've built the layout in four sections, which bolt together, which makes it easy to take apart if needed.
This is how the first section came out. this is the main City section
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Rob Goslin
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k27rgs
Fireman
Australia
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Posted - 07/13/2012 : 9:09:31 PM
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I was thinking about your layout last night and you have just answered one of my questions.
Nice start, with many enjoyable hours ahead of you. Let me know if you need any scenery stuff, such as the basic woodland scenics ground foam.
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http://www.modvid.com.au/html/body_modvid_photo___dvd_.html |
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Tyson Rayles
Moderator
USA
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Posted - 07/13/2012 : 9:52:14 PM
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MarkF
Engineer
USA
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Posted - 07/14/2012 : 01:00:47 AM
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| Looks like you are off to a great start Rob! I'll be looking foward to following along. |
Mark
See my homepage at http://home.comcast.net/~prrndiv/
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LandNnut
Fireman
USA
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Posted - 07/15/2012 : 04:48:14 AM
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Didn't you already build the area with buildings 1-6? It was shown in your topic "More than one industry on a siding" right?
L&N nut
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robert goslin
Crew Chief
Australia
513 Posts |
Posted - 07/28/2012 : 01:55:02 AM
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| Thanks for showing interest in my layout. Sorry for the delay. I hadn't had a chance to organise my photo's to show you. I really love watching the Tour de France each year, but due to the time zone difference between France and Australia, TV coverage here is from 10pm-2am, so I record it, and watch it all, the next day when I get home from work, so for three weeks nothing else happens. [:-cyclops]Well done you Brits. |
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Rob Goslin
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robert goslin
Crew Chief
Australia
513 Posts |
Posted - 07/28/2012 : 01:57:29 AM
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| Jon, yes, that is the area shown in that other topic, but I thought I'd show my layout build from the start. |
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Rob Goslin
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robert goslin
Crew Chief
Australia
513 Posts |
Posted - 07/28/2012 : 02:21:55 AM
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The first area I built was the corner mountain section.
So when is a mountain, not a mountain - when it's an access hatch.
As there is a lot of track inside the mountain, I figured I would need to be able to access it easily for maintenence or to retreive a lost train. The mountain's been on for over two years, and I've never had to get inside it yet, but Murphy's law says, if it wasn't removable I would had had trains stuck in there all the time.
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Rob Goslin
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robert goslin
Crew Chief
Australia
513 Posts |
Posted - 07/28/2012 : 02:28:39 AM
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The cliff face was installed first. These are made with the Malcom Furlow method. A rubber mould was made from pieces of cork scenery I had. Then expanding foam is sprayed in and once set, removed from the mould. I've only used five moulds for all my cliffs. They get cut up and turned different ways to break up the uniformity. Gaps are filled with gap filler.
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Rob Goslin
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Edited by - robert goslin on 07/30/2012 06:27:38 AM |
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robert goslin
Crew Chief
Australia
513 Posts |
Posted - 07/30/2012 : 06:39:40 AM
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The rest of the mountain was built in two sections. This was to make it easier to remove if needed. This lower half sits on a lip behind the cliffs and is also supported by the tunnel framework. It carries very little weight as it is just made with stacked pieces of styrofoam. Grass is Woodland Scenics ground foam.
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Rob Goslin
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Edited by - robert goslin on 07/30/2012 06:41:36 AM |
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My Boston & Maine Layout.
