Model Railways/ Trains

[the mini mole]

Anyone else in here onto model railways and trains?
I currently have a large collection(probably ~1000 items), mostly 00 RTR, although I do have a small amount of kit and scratch built 009 models.
However I don't have any layout at the moment I keep promising myself one (or two)
So, show us your layouts and collections.
The Mini Mole

[Elderly]

the mini mole said:

I currently have a large collection(probably ~1000 items),.....
...... So, show us your layouts and collections.
The Mini Mole

I can't show it (because it's 'archived' in boxes) but I have a large amount of
Märklin HO stuff from the late '50s/early '60's.
When I say large, I doubt if it's anywhere near your 1000 items, even if I count each piece of track as an item!!!

[bob1179]

[quicklylooksaroundtomakesurenobodyiswatching]

I have a load of '00' Lima, Hornby and Dapol stuff from when I was younger (I was train mad when I was a young lad). I always wanted to build a layout but we never really had the space. I still quite fancy knocking up a little branch line or something and running it along a wall, but now it is lack of time more than anything that stops me. I think all my stuff is destined to stay up in thge loft until I retire!

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[Stedman]

I used to when i was younger. I have LOADS of RTR stuff though. When im older, but definitely not grown up i may make a big layout.

[slartibartfast]

Paul alsoquicklylooksaroundtoseethatnooneslooking

yes, my stock is mainly deltics as i'm a large fan of them.
it's one of those projects that i've never got round to finishing, would love a large track one day but money is the object these days (or lack of it)

[nickjw]

Hi there

I build model railways but they are usually industrial narrow gauge in theme. I exhibit them all over the country, which can be quite fun. Here is a link to a page from my website:

http://www.nickwrightmodelmaker.co.uk/nantyglo_gal...


Although I strive for realism in my actual model making, I do collect old Hornby/Bassett Lowke '0' gauge tinplate, Hornby Dublo (3-rail) and Lone Star. I also have a few Aster live steam gauge-1 engines. Fantatsic!

Edited by nickjw on Friday 19th December 10:40

[bob1179]

nickjw said:

Hi there

I build model railways but they are usually industrial narrow gauge in theme. I exhibit them all over the country, which can be quite fun. Here is a link to a page from my website:

http://www.nickwrightmodelmaker.co.uk/nantyglo_gal...


Although I strive for realism in my actual model making, I do collect old Hornby/Bassett Lowke '0' gauge tinplate, Hornby Dublo (3-rail) and Lone Star. I also have a few Aster live steam gauge-1 engines. Fantatsic!

Edited by nickjw on Friday 19th December 10:40

That is really very impressive! How much time do you spend on them? I would love to be able to build something like that.

Have you been building a long time? I will admit to trying to scratch build a Class 13 shunter using a couple of second hand Lima Class 09's I bought when I was younger, it looked OK and I was very proud of it (I think I was about 13) I still have it up in the loft somewhere.

[nickjw]

bob1179 said:

nickjw said:

Hi there

I build model railways but they are usually industrial narrow gauge in theme. I exhibit them all over the country, which can be quite fun. Here is a link to a page from my website:

http://www.nickwrightmodelmaker.co.uk/nantyglo_gal...


Although I strive for realism in my actual model making, I do collect old Hornby/Bassett Lowke '0' gauge tinplate, Hornby Dublo (3-rail) and Lone Star. I also have a few Aster live steam gauge-1 engines. Fantatsic!

Edited by nickjw on Friday 19th December 10:40

That is really very impressive! How much time do you spend on them? I would love to be able to build something like that.

Have you been building a long time? I will admit to trying to scratch build a Class 13 shunter using a couple of second hand Lima Class 09's I bought when I was younger, it looked OK and I was very proud of it (I think I was about 13) I still have it up in the loft somewhere.

Hi Bob

I've been into model railways since I was a child. Nantyglo Mine took over a year to build but that is 'as and when' I had a few hours available (or felt like it). I design/build the whole thing in my head first and them I build it for 'real'. Because I build small layouts, I can spend the time getting the details right.

I am building a new layout at the moment called Yellow Ridge Mine (set in Canada). There are some construction pictures on my website here:

http://www.nickwrightmodelmaker.co.uk/workbench.ht...

If you fancy having a go at building something yourself (hint hint), I'll always try my best to point you in the right direction

[bob1179]

nickjw said:

Hi Bob

I've been into model railways since I was a child. Nantyglo Mine took over a year to build but that is 'as and when' I had a few hours available (or felt like it). I design/build the whole thing in my head first and them I build it for 'real'. Because I build small layouts, I can spend the time getting the details right.

I am building a new layout at the moment called Yellow Ridge Mine (set in Canada). There are some construction pictures on my website here:

http://www.nickwrightmodelmaker.co.uk/workbench.ht...

If you fancy having a go at building something yourself (hint hint), I'll always try my best to point you in the right direction

I'm impressed by the trees! They look great.

I would love to get all my old gear out and have a go at building something but as with most things I a currently restricted by time. I love industrial stuff and always wanted to build something set in a factory, or refinery, somthing that involved lots of pipes and structures etc.

I think I'll head into the loft over Christmas and start playing around again though!

[nickjw]

bob1179 said:

nickjw said:

Hi Bob

I've been into model railways since I was a child. Nantyglo Mine took over a year to build but that is 'as and when' I had a few hours available (or felt like it). I design/build the whole thing in my head first and them I build it for 'real'. Because I build small layouts, I can spend the time getting the details right.

I am building a new layout at the moment called Yellow Ridge Mine (set in Canada). There are some construction pictures on my website here:

http://www.nickwrightmodelmaker.co.uk/workbench.ht...

If you fancy having a go at building something yourself (hint hint), I'll always try my best to point you in the right direction

I'm impressed by the trees! They look great.

I would love to get all my old gear out and have a go at building something but as with most things I a currently restricted by time. I love industrial stuff and always wanted to build something set in a factory, or refinery, somthing that involved lots of pipes and structures etc.

I think I'll head into the loft over Christmas and start playing around again though!

go for it Bob!

[the mini mole]

Nick- that's some amazing skills you have there, now i really want to get on and build myself a little industrial layout!

[Red Firecracker]

There's some great inspiration to be had here;

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/index.php

I'm suddenly realising that the new log cabin workshop I've built isn't going to be quite big enough for the N Gauge I was planning. I may have to hang onto the spare room a bit longer!

[Red Devil]

I was interested in model railways long before performamce cars. Finally having the time and space I'm going back there. This was constructed by a friend of mine. If I can get halfway to this standard I shall be well pleased.

[coogy]

Wow. That loco looks amazing!

[dilbert]

Red Devil said:

I was interested in model railways long before performamce cars. Finally having the time and space I'm going back there. This was constructed by a friend of mine. If I can get halfway to this standard I shall be well pleased.

It's an M7!

[ruston]

Hi
I model in O Gauge, having moved on from 4mm/ft a few years ago. Here's a few shots of some of my efforts, taken on my father's layout. Unfortunately, having two Lotus's means I now spend more time working in 305mm/ft scale!

[dilbert]

The U class is nice, but I like the B4? (tank) more!

Edited by dilbert on Monday 2nd February 02:34

[bob1179]

Wow, some really cool engines and layouts posted up, good work!

I dropped my car in for it's MOT on Friday and ended up go for a bit of a drive north of Cwmbran and I found a little railway museum and train shop that a guy has built himself from an old GWR goods shed that used to be part of the Monmouth Railway.

He had so much stuff inside and was happy to talk for ages, he was showing me all the state of the art digital controllers and that now the engines have sound effects. Has anybody tried these as he was telling me they sound very realistic?

[nickjw]

Some very nice locomotive building and painting. The weathering is perfect too! Thanks for posting the images.

[coogy]

They really are fantastic! I love the B4 too, just perfect. I've got a box full of N guage stuff, tucked away in the loft. My dad built a layout for me when I was about 3, I just wanna get it all out and build something now!