Making a New Start

i have to say you really create a miniature world -
very plausible-
and has a feel that reminds me of malcom furlow's and john olsons ho narrow gauge-

intriguing-leaves the viewer with the idea that there is an entire railroad world beyond what you have built-
really impressed with the detail ground cover along and between the tracks as well as you lovely well scaled 'vignettes'-

what are the dimensions of your layout?
 
stevedenver said:
i have to say you really create a miniature world -
very plausible-
and has a feel that reminds me of malcom furlow's and john olsons ho narrow gauge-

intriguing-leaves the viewer with the idea that there is an entire railroad world beyond what you have built-
really impressed with the detail ground cover along and between the tracks as well as you lovely well scaled 'vignetttes'-
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Have to agree with every word Steve, a fantastic railway.
 
stevedenver said:
i have to say you really create a miniature world -
very plausible- and has a feel that reminds me of malcom furlow's and john olsons ho narrow gauge. What are the dimensions of your layout?
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Wow! Praise indeed! Thanks everyone.

The Cattewater scene is about 9 feet long, the country section is just under 12 feet (across the room), while Hogwood is some 10 feet long. All this plus a fiddle yard about 6ft at each end. The total length of run is 40 ft I think. The room area is approx 16ft by 12ft.

The ground cover is mostly old carpet underlay - the hairy felt type. I make a nick at the corner of a piece then pull the top and bottom layers apart, which leaves a nicely rough finish. The old top and bottom surfaces are then stuck down with white glue, but leave some gaps so there is some earth visible; when it's dry I apply colour (very, very diluted Humbrol paints) - about one part green to 3 yellow, scrubbed on with an old paintbrush. When it's dried a stiff brush can be used to raise and roughens the pile.
 
1943 is looking to be a bad year for the C&SRR. Now that America is involved in the war it means that Cattewater County is beginning to see men leaving for the armed forces, and local trade is starting to suffer. Worse is the fact that the bank is getting hard-nosed about the Company's overdraft and has appointed a pair of Attorneys at Law, Messrs Grabbitt and Runnov to administer the day to day business of the line.

On a brighter note, I'm expecting delivery of the results of the photo session held in December, so there should be some new pictures soon.
Edit: The DVD has arrived but is so protected to beat video piracy, I'm not sure I can get anything off it to post here. Shame as it gives a good impression of the line, with run-bys as well as stills of some of the details. I'll see if I can find a way of getting the pictures, but it won't be immediately, as I'm short of spare time and relying on the kindness of others to send me the pictures again.
 
Just found a couple of shots I don't think have been seen yet.
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Still waiting to know the eventual fate of the indoor G scale depending on where we decide to move, but meanwhile a rash promise some time ago to provide a layout for a show in early March has resulted in another New Start- this time in Sn42 (S scale representing 3ft 6ins gauge) to portray a rural station in Java in the early 1970s, just before the end of steam-power there. At present the baseboard is sitting on top of the G scale fiddle yard, so only some token shuttling up and down is possible on the C&S. Meanwhile here are a few pictures of the work in progress on the smaller line.......an chance to tackle something rather different from American 3ft gauge.

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Hi Giles
Having seen some of the great rolling-stock and locos in the flesh it is a real sadness to think that the lovely line, that they grace, will no longer exist. But knowing your modelling skills and determination I am sure that the Cattewater and Southern will rise again.
 
It was a very rare thing that Giles did, he made a Model of a Railway and did it very well. I refer to this in G Scale of course. I consider my self fortunate in having been invited to one of his running days, sadly I was not able to visit any of the subsequent ones before closure of the line.

Let us all hope that you build a new C&S as it would be a shame to get rid of all that superbly crafted stock. But as Giles says it is all down to where he moves to. Good luck with your search Giles - and keep an eye on out for a location for that new C&S.
JonD
 
Looks as if things may be moving on and the Last Train out of Cattewater may be sooner than I thought. When it happens I'll be sure to record the event here. Meanwhile, keep an eye on the Sales listings after Easter.
 
Where are you moving to, Giles ? Wherever it is, best of luck with the move (and the railway space !)
 
Oh man Giles thats a bummer. Hate to see this get dismantled again. Will you rebuild?
 
vsmith said:
Oh man Giles thats a bummer. Hate to see this get dismantled again. Will you rebuild?
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Thanks for the sympathy, Vic. I shall miss G scale but an afraid I have to bite the bullet and go back down a scale as the new house doesn't have a loft - looks like On30 indoors is the future; at least I will still have a train space, but just one that's too small for G scale. The last trains on the C&S are scheduled for Sunday week with track-lifting starting by the middle of the following week. There will be pictures!

Expect to see the first items on offer in the for sale section around 17th April - if I can do it from this lap-top - our main computer has just died
 
Think smaller, I did, or at least consider saving your favorite items or making a small pizza type layout. just so your not entirely out of G. In my experience On30 eats up as much space as G trackwise, but keep us updated either way. Sad to see this one go away.
 
We will all be sorry to see it go Giles but hope that you won't stop posting the great pics of your efforts - whatever the scale
 
Given that a significant portion of the trackplans in my 'inspiration' file have come from you, Giles, I am sure you relish the fresh start. For me, its been timely reminder thats its OK to start again, and that you can do G scale (with operations) indoors.
The great thing for us is that the whole life-cycle of the C&S is covered in one thread !
I f you're going down a scale, why not a spot of sugar ? O scale interurban, box cab & a few freight cars ala Hershey, then On30 for the smokey stuff in the mill. Many have tried, few have done it well.
 
Vic, I'll have a think about a shunty plank in G but I'm afraid it will take up space I'd like to use for other ideas I want to develop. It is a tempting thought, but I really like running trains (plural if possible) with a purpose, and the idea I have in mind will provide an interesting "day's" timetable for a variety of trains from a railcar on suburban services to medium and long distance loco-hauled services both freight and passenger.

David, You're almost right - I am thinking Carribbean, but on the fictitious island of Isla Blanca (named after its white beaches). As you may guess this is loosely based on an enlarged Isle of Wight, and supports three different railway companies and a sugar tramway or two. Initially I'm planning to concentrate on Puerto Paseo (Ryde) which is served by both the Central, and Eastern railroads, the former favouring US style equipment, the latter UK supplied trains, so 4-wheeled instead of bogie stock. Later I may build other modules of different locations on the island.

Too much thread creep to say more here. If you want to see more as it develops please go to the Model Trains Interactive forum and look under On My Workbench then the Project 2012 thread, which is where I plan to post progress.
 
I've been thinking a bit more about a small switching layout and have come up with a plausible scheme, based on a cross between the Huntsville & Lake of BAys RR and the Marion Carry RR. Basically its a small yard, unconnected to the rest of the line and served by a car float (the fiddle yard) that brings in or removes up to 2 cars at a time. There are six car spots ashore serving the town's industries, with a limited amount of space to put spare cars while spotting incoming cars. I'll add a track plan or at least a schematic next week when the computer has been repaired.

Space needed is about 12 feet in length by about 2 feet with the car float at right angles at one end extending the total width here to about 4 ft 6 ins. In theory it should work, but I'll have to wait and see if theory and fact match up.
 
Very sad to see another great looking layout dismantled. Im glad you posted a lot of pictures over the years for us to always go back to. First it was the Daisybeach railroad now yours. Very sad to see. Hope to still see you posting on here.
 
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