Giles
Western Thunderer
It occurred to me that I really ought to explain myself after all this time......
I'm in the middle of (quite quickly) building a rather small industrial layout, which is best discribed as a whimsey, rather than a serious recreation. We live in a small house, and space is extremely limited, but I find myself with bits and pieces, such as an industrial Garrett, a gantry crane etc... and therefore a need to put them all together. The result is - or will be - Denton Brook. 8' X 3' standard gauge (31.5mm points!) with a narrow gauge factory line in 14mm gauge. The back end of a factory producing electrical cable, which is brought out on the narrow gauge, the drums then being transferred across to standard gauge wagons, then to be lost for ever.... I'm sure I can work some RC lorries into it somewhere as well.
This can't ever hold a candle to the extraordinarily works we regularly see here, but may (if not taken too seriously) provide some lighter entertainment!
The track plan is almost thus..... In reality I have cut the narrow gauge siding, and added the tail of a standard gauge run-round...
The two rear buildings are clad in fire cement (one of the better types) which the stonework embossed on
The back one housing the transfer crane.
Overall of the factory end...
I'm in the middle of (quite quickly) building a rather small industrial layout, which is best discribed as a whimsey, rather than a serious recreation. We live in a small house, and space is extremely limited, but I find myself with bits and pieces, such as an industrial Garrett, a gantry crane etc... and therefore a need to put them all together. The result is - or will be - Denton Brook. 8' X 3' standard gauge (31.5mm points!) with a narrow gauge factory line in 14mm gauge. The back end of a factory producing electrical cable, which is brought out on the narrow gauge, the drums then being transferred across to standard gauge wagons, then to be lost for ever.... I'm sure I can work some RC lorries into it somewhere as well.
This can't ever hold a candle to the extraordinarily works we regularly see here, but may (if not taken too seriously) provide some lighter entertainment!
The track plan is almost thus..... In reality I have cut the narrow gauge siding, and added the tail of a standard gauge run-round...
The two rear buildings are clad in fire cement (one of the better types) which the stonework embossed on
The back one housing the transfer crane.
Overall of the factory end...
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