My OO Scale Model Train set Build.

So got the main station and works area drawn up tonight - more compromises so if you’re into prototype modelling turn away now. Always knew the station and switching around it would be cramped, but I got what I wanted in there ok. Passing and slip lane point placement is far from prototypical but I can sit a large loco, tender and 3 coaches in them no dramas, so all good for me.

Roundhouse takes up a lot of room so the branch line had to come in front of this, rather than behind it as I first planned but that’s fine. Empty space on this board will be a township or parts thereof.

All points shown are full sized which makes the layout of track between them quite easy.

Following on from the last board.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...01dfb0c8_k.jpg14CDD9A5-47E5-4ACD-B71F-887F329F7FF8 by Gavin Gregory, on Flickr

Turntable, Roundhouse and works area.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...b1441844_k.jpgD7FA49CC-48AF-4A95-B606-C119BAD88E52 by Gavin Gregory, on Flickr

The Flying Scotsman with 3 coaches to give an idea of scale.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...9d44bc70_k.jpgC1616EB9-941A-4A9C-88EF-D8B83EA28E65 by Gavin Gregory, on Flickr

Tomorrow night the last board - which may yet be the most complicated.

Until then...

I guess you are aware she came out to Oz in our bi-centenary year 1988?

We were fortunate to do a rail trip behind her to Virginia, North of Adelaide.


A memorable journey.[smilebigeye]

Yes, the world tour sent the owner broke then she almost disappeared altogether When sold but was thrown a lifeline and completely restored when sold again.

Great doco here on the resto

https://youtu.be/sOc5MsEUOAA

And a good one about her trip down under.

https://youtu.be/ZVzgnWTxzZs

Must be the Pom in me but I watch just about everything train related from England. Just watched a 55 minute trip from the front of the loco on the Welsh Highland Railway - well worth an hour of your time.

https://youtu.be/1o8YJsVOH58

Christ, I must be getting olde, I had tears in my eyes & a lump in my froat at times. Been an Anglophile since I was a little kid.

Thanks for that Gav.[happycry]

You going to be using DCC Gav?

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Yes, the world tour sent the owner broke then she almost disappeared altogether When sold but was thrown a lifeline and completely restored when sold again.

Great doco here on the resto

https://youtu.be/sOc5MsEUOAA

And a good one about her trip down under.

https://youtu.be/ZVzgnWTxzZs

Must be the Pom in me but I watch just about everything train related from England. Just watched a 55 minute trip from the front of the loco on the Welsh Highland Railway - well worth an hour of your time.

https://youtu.be/1o8YJsVOH58

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I've ridden on this one!
Pickles.

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You going to be using DCC Gav?

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Yep, have a Digitrax Zephyr Express controller which is fully expandable. Locos are almost all fitted with chips now - got around 5 or 6 left to do, and one has sound. Points will only be switch operated at the moment, just because I like the interaction of moving a lever to operate a point rather than dialling in a point number. Turntable will likely be DCC controlled, or stepper motor with Arduino, haven’t decided on that yet. No block control or PC either (Yet). 😁

Got the XPS today as well, so can get that laid this weekend and I can start track installation in earnest then. Haven’t had time to do the layout of the fiddle yards yet, maybe tomorrow night. 👍

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...8f7864b7_k.jpg595674A7-C924-422C-A793-62BD0C8F3C0D by Gavin Gregory, on Flickr

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No block control or PC either (Yet). 😁

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Size of your current layout probably doesn't justify either. Yet. This stuff grows on you. Or you get bored. I'm looking forward to a "cab view" on here in a year or two.

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Got the XPS today as well, so can get that laid this weekend and I can start track installation in earnest then. Haven’t had time to do the layout of the fiddle yards yet, maybe tomorrow night. 👍

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You aren't mucking around then? Lol, they grab you.

Will there be a miniature in the Hilton? Wouldn't be hard.