Very much a newbie to not only this forum but also the Eastern Region, specifically the world of East Anglian branchlines.
I am currently building a small Cameo layout in 4mm ( 00 gauge) based on a slightly unkempt bucolic backwater "somewhere in East Anglia".
A scenic section of roughly 4ft by 16inches in old money depicts a simple goods yard which is at the end of a truncated branchline in the late 1950s to late 1960s, depending on the motive power.
Everything is RTR suitably tweaked and weathered though most of the locos await the weathering table.
I shall update on here with both layout progress and any individual items such as locos, rolling stock and buildings.
Rob.
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The Sheep Chronicles: The final frontier. These are the adventures of Norman Lockhart. His continuing mission: to photograph strange old branch lines, to seek out new cafes and traditional British breakfasts, to boldly go where no man has gone before....
A couple more views of what is very much a work in progress but I hope you get the gist of where I am going.
Rob.
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The Sheep Chronicles: The final frontier. These are the adventures of Norman Lockhart. His continuing mission: to photograph strange old branch lines, to seek out new cafes and traditional British breakfasts, to boldly go where no man has gone before....
Not sure if I'm senior enough to welcome you to the forums but welcome none the less.
You've certainly given us one of the more entertaining thread names.
Thank you for the welcome. The thread title is taken from the nane given to the spare bedroom in which this ex-Great Eastern backwater is housed, along with a modelling desk and two other Cameoesque layouts.
Snug springs to mind.
To put things into some kind of context, here are a couple of views of the opposite wall.
Rob.
The Sheep Chronicles: The final frontier. These are the adventures of Norman Lockhart. His continuing mission: to photograph strange old branch lines, to seek out new cafes and traditional British breakfasts, to boldly go where no man has gone before....
And an overall view of the work in progress........
The Sheep Chronicles: The final frontier. These are the adventures of Norman Lockhart. His continuing mission: to photograph strange old branch lines, to seek out new cafes and traditional British breakfasts, to boldly go where no man has gone before....
And a few more images of what will be typical motive power on typical workings.
Rob.
The Sheep Chronicles: The final frontier. These are the adventures of Norman Lockhart. His continuing mission: to photograph strange old branch lines, to seek out new cafes and traditional British breakfasts, to boldly go where no man has gone before....
To be honest, I'm not sure why I haven't done this sooner. The somewhat unkempt nature of some of the ex-Great Eastern branchlines in East Anglua are right up this particular sheep's street.
The diesel side of things was however, not anticipated. They are rather nice though.
Rob.
The Sheep Chronicles: The final frontier. These are the adventures of Norman Lockhart. His continuing mission: to photograph strange old branch lines, to seek out new cafes and traditional British breakfasts, to boldly go where no man has gone before....
Here's an image or two of what will be the main office.
This is a Hornby ready to plant resin building which has been repainted in places before being weathered.
Rob.
The Sheep Chronicles: The final frontier. These are the adventures of Norman Lockhart. His continuing mission: to photograph strange old branch lines, to seek out new cafes and traditional British breakfasts, to boldly go where no man has gone before....
