Andrew has been back in touch, adding to the inglenook model railway layouts on the blog:
“Dear Alistair,
My latest project is an Inglenook, shelf, OO scale layout of a fictitious UK branch line terminus called Blean Junction.
Length 6 feet 1 inch X 1 foot 5 inches (185 cm X 45 cm) that may be used as an Inglenook shunting puzzle.
The baseboard is an old offcut of chip board strengthened with 2″ X 1″ battens and covered with ¼” polystyrene.
The track is laid on 1/8 “ MDF and screwed to the baseboard and still awaiting ballast.
The points are operated by wire from a metal coat hanger, cut to length, bent and filed to a sharp prong (see photos X, Y and Z).
Power is from a DC controller with four isolated sections; the main line, the station platform, the goods yard and the engine shed. Initially designed to be operated with just one locomotive, it is possible to have two engines working, one at a time.
The station platform is made from MDF shaped to allow clearance for locomotives and long coaches.
Buildings are modified and kit bashed card downloads (some of which you might recognise); landscape is polystyrene coated with PVA and sawdust of various coloured. The roadways are real road grit collected from the street gutter and sieved. Trees are from garden pruning covered with strips of painted kitchen paper. Fencing is balsa wood or matchsticks threaded with florist wire.
The water tower, loading dock crane and signal gantry are bespoke, made with balsa wood and based on photos found on Google. People and cattle are the only new items and purchased from eBay.
I hope you and your followers will be interested in the attached 29 photos and a short video of the layout with my 63-year-old 0-6-0 Hornby in operation.
Yours sincerely,
Andrew in Oz”
Inglenook model railway layouts:
Inglenook model railway layouts:
A big thanks to Andrew for adding to the inglenook model railway layouts.
I do really enjoy the layouts with lots packed into them, but at the same time, don’t look crowded.
Here’s a few more inglenook layouts:
Inglenook siding layout (another one of Andrew’s)
Inglenook display case (the finished version of the one above)
That’s all for today folks.
Please do keep ’em coming.
And if today is the day you get going on your very own layout, the Beginner’s Guide is here.
Remember, it’s the start that stops most people…
Best
Al
PS Latest ebay cheat sheet is here.
PPS More HO scale train layouts here if that’s your thing.
Nice work you have done there Andrew
Andrew, You layout is a great size. It has all the elements to make an interesting and immersive layout experience. You have created a rich carpet of scenes to draw in the observers. Nice job.
Rob McCrain
That is really beautiful layout!!! It inspires me to get back to model trains.
Gary David
Andrew great, wonderful, layout. You don’t need a lot of space to make a great layout. I would love to have a building 100X100 feet to make a layout but I don’t.You proved that space is not big required . Idea’s and workmanship is thanks.
Of cause Al thanks for the site.
Hi Andrew. Great to see that 63 year old loco running so sweetly. I have one of those. Built to last. And how refreshing to see you utilising your old tinplate Dublo rolling stock, they seem to fit in perfectly with the scene you have created so well. Lovely little shunting layout, good modelling too. Also enjoyed the video. Well done.
Trevor
really nice. i like the corral, and the fishing hole. very nice.
very nice
Andrew, that’s a very very nice switching layout with lots of action. Also the scenery is very well done, nice job !!!!!
Really lovely work on everything — I wouldn’t have guessed that some of the buildings were made from card-stock. So much to see in a small size, which goes to show you that everyone can make enough room for a train layout. 🙂