I joined here as I am gathering info for building a steam ex-NER line in 7mm scale:
-my first layout since I left the hobby in my teens, was inspired by numerous 'Ian Futers' articles and his recent book.
Here's my play on 'Deadwater' - having used modellers licence to retain the Riccarton to Kielder section up until the end of the Waverley Route in 1969, to freight only.
- it worked as an ideal scenic test track for 'getting to know' EM gauge!
-appologies if you do rmweb you are going to have to look at these pics again!
The layouts full title is 'Deadwater Burn' - its 90 % Deadwater, but I moved one of the river bridges about half a mile closer to the station to add interest! and its open 10yrs too late! -
-sorry to those who would rather have seen a J39 etc. but Diesels are a much easier option to regauge- its why I'm looking at 7mm for the steam layout, the axles are square ended!
Very nice indeed. I've long been an admirer of Ian Futers' work and the Border Counties line. Your vegetation captures the overgrown, damp feeling of Deadwater/Saughtree very effectively and I particularly like the backscene, which adds a plausible feeling of depth and gives a sense of "bigness". I think the building roof could do with looking slightly less ramshackle, but that's a matter of taste. Please post more pictures as your project develops!
Do you plan to add a Heljan class 17 Clayton when this becomes available, as I'm sure this type would have found its way onto the BCR had it remained open a little longer?
So - did anyone dare tell Stephenson, "It's not Rocket science"?
Thanks,
the building is the first time I have scratchbuilt anything, and if I'm brutally honest it was the hardest part for me, even compared to building the handbuilt point!
the windows took 3 attempts and the roof 2, and both aspects could be better! - I cold possibly improve the roof by sticking down a few of the slates again, there were meant to be a few rised/slipped ones, but possibly not that many.
Since these photos were taken the coal stage has also been finished off!
Yes A 'clayton' probably Hawicks D8506(got a good pic of that in a book) is a must have!
The backscene attracts alot of comments- its from a photo I took of the real location, mirrored and doctored in photoshop, it was done by a fellow 'RMwebber' in America, and posted all the way over here!
well it looks like you nailed EM, time to move up to the senior gauge! There's quite a few people here making tentative first steps into 7mm, so from a begineers standpoint we've got it covered!!
The layout now features on the 'Northumbrian Railways' site-
The Northumbrian Railways site is excellent, and many pictures of old locations, if you are into ex NBR/NER lines of the county I would recommend it wholesale!
