KotangaGirl
Pre-Grouping Railways Nut
Screenshots including towns always interest me as I like building towns and trying to do a decent job of it.
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thisischeese
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Hi KotangaGirl, I agree and there's lots of detail that can be added to town scenes that looks rewarding once its done. I find they're quite tricky and time consuming to make though, especially on a route such as mine running from central London though more than 14 miles of long urban areas. I've Still got a lot of buildings to model and it can be nice to do countryside areas every so often to vary it a bit and feel like I'm progressing faster.
borderreiver
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Hi MF01 - regarding post #16817. In my opinion a darker blue is required. Here are links to some shots and a video of them in GNER days.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/neil_harvey_railway_photos/8414337976
https://www.flickr.com/photos/rpmarks/8570177706
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9mKIsj-B4c
https://www.flickr.com/photos/neil_harvey_railway_photos/8414337976
https://www.flickr.com/photos/rpmarks/8570177706
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9mKIsj-B4c
PortLineParker
UK Route Builder
Evening all,
BR Class 33 D6515 'Lt Jenny Lewis RN' departs Swanage with the evening dining train, the 'Wessex Belle'.
Cheers,
PLP
BR Class 33 D6515 'Lt Jenny Lewis RN' departs Swanage with the evening dining train, the 'Wessex Belle'.
Cheers,
PLP
borderreiver
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Reedsmouth Junction 1930
Ex-N.B.R. J36 0-6-0s cross at Reedsmouth Junction during LNER days around 1930. Northbound loose-coupled goods train stands in platform one as the morning through Hawick to Newcastle passenger train arrives. It will take a couple of minutes to exchange line tokens for the single line in each direction and they can be on their way. TS12 version of my route.
Ex-N.B.R. J36 0-6-0s cross at Reedsmouth Junction during LNER days around 1930. Northbound loose-coupled goods train stands in platform one as the morning through Hawick to Newcastle passenger train arrives. It will take a couple of minutes to exchange line tokens for the single line in each direction and they can be on their way. TS12 version of my route.
KotangaGirl
Pre-Grouping Railways Nut
Excellent pictures PLP with really nice attention to scenic detailing.
I do like your picture Bordereiver. Plenty of 1930's atmosphere there.
I was doing some work on my very WIP Broad Gauge layout this afternoon. Here's 'Bulkeley' with a train at one of the stations on the line.
I do like your picture Bordereiver. Plenty of 1930's atmosphere there.
I was doing some work on my very WIP Broad Gauge layout this afternoon. Here's 'Bulkeley' with a train at one of the stations on the line.
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borderreiver
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GWR BG, now there is a challenge Kotangagirl, good work.
The Reid J36 0-6-0 hauling the Hawick to Newcastle morning passenger train out of Reedsmouth Junction towards Wark. Signals courtesy of fine work by Chrisaw.
The Reid J36 0-6-0 hauling the Hawick to Newcastle morning passenger train out of Reedsmouth Junction towards Wark. Signals courtesy of fine work by Chrisaw.
KotangaGirl
Pre-Grouping Railways Nut
Thanks Borderreiver. GWR BG is definitely different and I've still got a lot to learn, but it's been fun working on this layout though it's still very WIP with a lot still to do.
I do like those signals in your screenshot though, - they are seriously nice. Signals are something that interests me a good deal, though I'd hesitate to say I'm any kind of expert.
Very nice scenic work and detailing heimdell.
borderreiver
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Heimdell, that looks a lot like Grosmont on the North Yorks Moors Railway ! Is it "The Heartbeat" route around Whitby/Pickering?
Yes it is. Always liked that route since I travelled on it many years ago, so long ago they were actually filming the first series of Heartbeat at the time.
I have used TransDem to model the terrain from Whitby to Pickering and i have just started adding features, stations and buildings. I am just using anything I can find on the download station that in some way resembles reality. I may one day model some of the buildings but its a steep learning curve at the moment just to texture the landscape and add the track...
borderreiver
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Hi Heimdall, I have put a short transdem route on the DLS so I know how it is texturing the landscape, laying out settlements and laying track!
I find the 25 inch maps on the National Library of Scotland website a great help.
Grosmont 1910 is http://maps.nls.uk/view/125626135#
Whitby 1927 is http://maps.nls.uk/view/125625247
I find the 25 inch maps on the National Library of Scotland website a great help.
Grosmont 1910 is http://maps.nls.uk/view/125626135#
Whitby 1927 is http://maps.nls.uk/view/125625247
KotangaGirl
Pre-Grouping Railways Nut
Screenshot looking across the river towards the wharf at Debton on my slightly elastic period grouping transition era layout.
KotangaGirl
Pre-Grouping Railways Nut
I've downloaded a layout named Gwladys Ddu (GW) from the DLS. It's for TC3 and I mostly downloaded it because sometimes I just like to see how someone else has put together a layout. From what I've seen so far it's very good. The layout is very well signalled in an authentic manner too which is something I really like. The layout's creator has a different style and approach to mine which is always good to see as that way I find learn new things about layout building instead of being in the same old rut.
I used No.4600 to haul the first train, - and while I know this locomotive was a bit of an orphan and counted as not being a successful experiment by the GWR I like it and it's nice to drive. Anyway enough from me and on with posting some pictures.
I know the coaches are a bit anachronistic, but I don't have anything of a later period.
It didn't take me long to find the single track rural countryside lines as that's what I like best.
And I decided to stop and save here at this pretty little station because I was starting to get tired and sleepy. I don't think I'll be wanting to do any editing on this layout as it works just fine just as it and it's lots of fun to drive trains on which is exactly what I like to do sometimes when I want a break from my own layouts.
I used No.4600 to haul the first train, - and while I know this locomotive was a bit of an orphan and counted as not being a successful experiment by the GWR I like it and it's nice to drive. Anyway enough from me and on with posting some pictures.
I know the coaches are a bit anachronistic, but I don't have anything of a later period.
It didn't take me long to find the single track rural countryside lines as that's what I like best.
And I decided to stop and save here at this pretty little station because I was starting to get tired and sleepy. I don't think I'll be wanting to do any editing on this layout as it works just fine just as it and it's lots of fun to drive trains on which is exactly what I like to do sometimes when I want a break from my own layouts.
KotangaGirl, Great screen shots. Driver_Col has produced a number of other excellent layouts, I found from recommendations in other threads, Billiton, Tysten and others that have also been updated to version 4.5. I have spent many hours studying these as the inspiration and ideas for my current layout.
KotangaGirl
Pre-Grouping Railways Nut
Yes I'm very impressed with how he puts his layouts together. I'm going to give his Valleyfields LNER one a try too so I can give my GNR and NER Atlantics a chance to stretch their legs. The LNER side of my main layout still needs work doing to it so they don't get much of a run at the moment.
KotangaGirl
Pre-Grouping Railways Nut
I downloaded Valleyfields LNER and discovered it has a coal mine so I distracted myself there for a while because I like shunting and the screens require a certain finesse to operate and load coal wagons correctly. Call me strange if you want, but that's what I like and enjoy.
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