4mm Llanfair ....

[Osgood]

 

[LarryG]

The goods shed was too big, so I worked out how much could be removed from the width without it looking too obvious. 10mm out of the doorway plus 15mm out of the end wall should do the trick, so I set too on yet another kit....




I always had a preference for a blank wall...


Quite a saving to allow the signalman a reasonable view down the line.....


Still no room for a lorry behind the shed....It's all kidology! I'll complete the shed now.....

 

[Muddysblues]

Good luck with this one Larry

Craig

 

[LarryG]

Holding a roof down while the glue sets.....



The sliding door was attached temporarily for photos....


Doors suspended by brass wire pushed into holes. A new office added .....

 

[LarryG]

With being mainly a desk modeller, the layout is coming on very slowly. Lack of space for a wide baseboard has restricted things a bit, but a small gap behind the primer-painted goods shed looks better than that structure pushed up against the backscene...



Pieces of timber and a coach have helped me to visualise things and determine the run-round length. I'm leaving space beyond the crossover for a small tender loco.....

 

[Gismorail]

Hi Larry I have to give you ten out of ten for determination with another return to 7mm once you get things running you will know that you have made the right choice …… just keep focused as I do enjoy your modelling experiences

 

[Muddysblues]

Less is more Larry, Geoff’s Bleddfa Road is proof of this …. as Martin “Gismorail” says keep the focus

Best regards
Craig

 

[Geoff]

Less is more Larry, Geoff’s Bleddfa Road is proof of this …. as Martin “Gismorail” says keep the focus

Best regards
Craig

Aye, but I'm happy with less Craig, whereas I suspect Larry wants a little more

Geoff

 

[LarryG]

Painting complete, except I forgot to paint the office bargeboards! A multitude of GWR Light and Dark Stone's can be found in colour albums covering BR days. I mixed one of the bleached versions.

I had hoped that changing to 7mm might enliven my lack of interest. It didn't, so I have had to force myself to complete this building. No track was laid and the baseboard remains virgin land. The next move is Western Thunder Sales....


Dark stone frame around white window sashes. The BR spec replaced the colours with cream and brown

 

[Geoff]

I had hoped that changing to 7mm might enliven my lack of interest. It didn't, so I have had to force myself to complete this building. The next move is Western Thunder Sales....

Sorry to read that Larry, I think we all lose interest from time to time, I certainly do. You could perhaps try a change of layout plan and model a smaller goods shed and station building. Doing that would free up more space, and create an open feeling. I was thinking of the track plan at Dyserth, but with different buildings, forget the LNWR connection, and put a GWR stamp on it. You already have an autocoach for passenger services, add a 14xx and a pannier or two, say a dozen wagons, and away you go. Just an idea to help get you back on track,

Disused Stations: Dyserth Station

Geoff

 

[LarryG]

Thanks Geoff. I'm wedded to the 'Llanfair' design because it is Llanfyllin, but in a tighter space.

 

[Andy P]

Sorry to read this again Larry, but I fully understand, as like you I have been back and forth several times and around the block more than once as well. I have currently boxed my 4mm 90's era stock and also put a vast amount on E-Bay. A visit to Gaugemaster a few weeks ago, and a friend pointed out NG7 = O Gauge / 16.5mm Track = Alice, and having ridden behind it in the Directors Saloon with Julian Birley driving to test some re built Slate Wagons, I am now looking at that in a preservation period for a complete change of direction. Who knows, it may work, it may not, but its still a hobby I cant walk away from. All the best my friend, take care. Andy.

 

[Geoff]

Thanks Geoff. I'm wedded to the 'Llanfair' design because it is Llanfyllin, but in a tighter space.

Just hope you can somehow make it work for you Larry.

Geoff

 

[mswjr]

I know what your going through, i had the same issue a few years back, You as many others like building the layout and not running it, What i did was change the gauge, I went to e m gauge, And changed the region i modelled, I went southern region, I have no knowledge of anything southern, but researching it was part of the interest for me anyway, so if i was you have some time off , and in a couple of months your have a brain wave and get right back into it.

 

[Phil O]

Larry,

Rather than flog it off, put it all in a box(es) and wait until next time the mojo returns.

 

[Gismorail]

I’m sure you have thought about this idea but you need a bigger shed Larry

 

[LarryG]

At the end of the day, I still prefer the layout completely undercover. I bought fencing posts and timber to build an outdoor loop in the forlorn hope it would 'force' me into building the darn thing.

I seem to have struck gold with the warm weather and fresh air. Llanfair now has widely spaced yard tracks for coal and general goods. The loop takes three coaches. Shunting is easy because there is no overlapping of points. I could add more track, but it isn't needed really. This was how things looked this morning after spraying the track .....

 

[PhilH]

Its amazing what you can do in N Scale isn't it

 

[Andy P]

I knew a chap who bought a 2K Second Hand Portacabin, when it was delivered and hoisted into his Garden he was amazed. It had come off a Golf course, Double glazed windows with internal blinds between the glazing, carpeted, fitted kitchen at one end, power points all around and full strip lighting.
SO, Live in there and Build the layout around ALL the rooms in your Bungalow Larry.

 

[Andy P]

Another Chap I knew bought a cheap 2nd Shed, and attached it to his original, doubling its length for about 500 ponds (EDIT = POUNDS = Thanks Phil O) plus the extra bass.