Planning an AMAZING Model Railway Layout in 009 Narrow Gauge
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- Layout planning videos appear to be few and far between on youtube - lots of playlists starting at the baseboard building stage, and some including footage of software such as 'Anyrail', however, this is my system for building layouts.
The first step is gathering reference photos, trying out different plans, and eventually coming up with a final plan to take forward. It's not the most exciting video, but one of the more important ones to watch, especially if you're new to model railways and not sure how to start! This layout is Corris themed, and doesn't include any points/turnouts, but the theory does not change if you wanted them.
I mention a book called the 'Small Layout Design Handbook' during the video by my friend James Hilton. This is an invaluable addition to your library, so do try and get a copy if you can.
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I don't think you could have achieved what you did without your two lovely little helpers - Tim
Possibly not!
Happy to have helped nudge things along George, look forward to watching this develop next time we’re working on the joint project.
Hopefully it’ll have moved on quite a bit next time you’re here
More breakfast time vids! Nice. That final plan is excellent, there is a lot to be said for just a loop of track - always wanted to try it but never had the guts. :)
Thanks! It should help to give the ‘railway in a landscape’ feel, just being the single line
Great advice. When designing my OO9 micro layout I used a few pieces of N scale set track to use as templates which were easy to move around. When happy I marked the center line and laid the OO9 flex track.
It’s a great idea to start with things like points as they set the rest of the layouts shape, and that’s how I would have gone about doing this one if the points stayed in the plan!
I like it when someone else does the same as myself and this has certainly encouraged me. Having seen the completed job the planning certainly paid off. I only hope I can do as well with my attempt at narrow gauge modelling.
Yes it’s great to see similar models as yours
Given me an idea to fill I between my 5" gauge black 5 build
Brilliant! Nice to have multiple projects on the go for a chance of scene
Hi George, Looks great to me, I'm tempted to have a go.
I love the Talyllyn and Corris railways, especially the slate walls.
The different levels make it look interesting.
Some excellent work in the following videos, thanks for sharing.
Not a problem at all, it’s brilliant that the videos are of use to viewers!
I LOL at your daughter and cat "helping" it's just like my house! 😂
Way of the world I think! Makes progress much slower, but I wouldn’t change it
Good fun video. Thanks Peter.
Glad to hear you enjoyed it!
Excellent!!! I’d love to build a Corris themed layout. But one oo gauge is all I can bargain for in my house!
It would make life so much easier if you didn’t have to keep things like beds, fridges and sofas in your house, you’d have a lot more room for trains!
Could you incorporate a fiddle yard under the hill ? Also don't have a "flat" baseboard, make one side or end higher than the other, giving the impression the line is in a valley or part way up a hillside.
Thanks for the suggestions, I don’t really feel that it needs a fiddle yard, as it’s just a continuous track designed for one train.
It might be hard to see from my plan, but it’s very much not a flat baseboard, the line is hugging the hillside most of the way around, the slate side is steep, and will most likely have a peak of about 8-10” above the track level, likewise, the lowest part - the river bed - is about 4” below the track level, so really not much flat land atall :)
As you know I like layouts based on real locations, they always look more believable. Some lovely cameos in here. But will it get boring quite quickly - just a single run of track? Also will the edges of the board warp, if only supported by an X in the middle? 9mm ply is pretty good at not warping but even so… anyway just some thoughts mate.
I’m the same Colin, this is about as ‘freelance’ as I’m prepared to go! I have Pendre as my actual layout, this is purely to have trains moving whilst I work on other projects, which is the reason for a simple loop. In terms of the board, I’ve already started building the layout, and as you’ll see in the next video, I went for 12mm ply with no frame, no chance of warping as the layouts small, plus the scenery base is foam, which is glued over the complete board, which supports the wood. Plenty strong enough :)
As the road is continuous could you install Magnorail or some such.
Great idea! I’ll look into it
Great model railway….may have missed it, what the dimensions please?
I’m not at home, but I think it was 40”x18”
@@GWilliamsonModels thanks George - helps to ‘scale’ your fantastically atmospheric model
@@jeremyreed5236 a comment that I heard a lot at the Corris exhibition last weekend was how surprisingly small it is in real life
😁baby and the cat
‘Assistants’ 😅
That's my Morge
Check out the other videos for the project if this is you getting into trains 😂
@@GWilliamsonModels Let’s not get carried away!