Peter’s been in touch with an update on his model railway village.
I loved looking at his pics – but what really made it for me was looking at his previous post too, because it gives such a strong sense of what this hobby is all about.
I suspect you’ll feel the same – here it is:
“Hi Alastair,
It has been a while since I sent any pictures to you so thought I would show you what has been happening in my model of Tyseley, Birmingham.
As you can see traffic jams existed even in the early 60’s mainly because of all of the buses!!
I must thank my wife for her work in painting a lot of the people like the bus conductor and the animals. In particular the chickens in the coop which were so small. She also painted the nuns and the wedding party!
Can anyone spot the interloper from North America?
Peter”
Here is a copy of my layout created on an app called Train Design. I hope it is clear enough for you. The different colours indicate the phases when the work was completed. The dark gray being storage and orange an upper level to a branch station and coach sidings on top of the two main lines in the tunnels below.
Model railway village:
A huge big thank you to Peter for sharing his model railway village update.
You can see Peter’s previous post at the bottom of this one: Model railroad blacksmith shop.
Also, if you enjoyed Peter’s layout, you’ll probably like Gavin’s too: LMS model railway.
That’s all for today folks.
Please do keep ’em coming.
And if creating your own model railroad is an itch you just have to scratch, the the Beginner’s Guide is here.
Best
Al
PS Latest ebay cheat sheet is here.
PPS More HO scale train layouts here if that’s your thing.
And there’s the Silly Discount bundle too.
Stunning and inspirational
Plenty of detail with your model rail village Peter ..well done
Alistair,
Another suggestion is to put in a button that allows a contribution, either one time, or recurring. Some of us don’t need anything but to support your blog.
I still intend to send photos of my layout, but we need you around to receive them.
Dave
OK. I give up. Where is the interloper from North America!
Wonderful work
For Bob: try the penultimate image…
I love the detailed work. On Peter’s layout there is so much detail, it was a compulsion to zoom in. Were the figures in the graveyard nuns or bereaved ladies?
I agree with Dave – a one off contribution button may appeal.
Beautiful, well done you.
When I first saw the photo of the fisherman in the boat I was thinking that you had accidentally added a personal photo. It looks that real. Thank you for the great layout photos.
Excellent detail!
How do you do such great streets? How do you do that? Very curious!
Would the interloper be the C&N boxcar and Geep pulling it?
nice work. i like the bus lighting.
Dear Al,
I look forward to my inbox every morning and discover what amazing and wonderful posts had been submitted to your inbox. I purchased my third beginners guide on Tuesday! I am in the process of building a new train room in my attic and hope to have bench work done in a few months.
Thank you for all you do for this amazing hobby, and bringing together hobbyists from across the globe! What a gift you have given us!
Thank you all for your encouragement and comments. The interloper was a
Canadian National freight train which was given to me by my step son who lives in Toronto. The figures in the graveyard are nuns tending to the Angel.
Alastair, without you where would we be? Your blog gives so much encouragement to us all. Long may it last.
Peter
Peter, I like what you’ve done with your layout. You captured the essential detail accurately and added plenty of personality to it as well. Rob
I am getting ready to setup my train workshop and get started on my first layout. In have an open 10ft x 24ft to work in. How much room should i plan for using DCC operations.
Thanks
John
excellent