Defence Munitions - Four Mill Something

Stubby47

Western Thunderer
The original layout plan was to be mainly 00, with a 009 feeder system accessing two lower baseboard levels via a working hoist.

This proved to be too big and cumbersome, and I lost interest. However, having got all the 009 stock & track, I thought a smaller version might be feasible.

I started on 14th November, this year, with a target exhibition date of 1st December, this year - a total of 16 days.


The track plan was worked out based on the points I had available, - 2 left and a Y. Two additional yards of 009 mainline track were purchased, and I had some N-gauge set track kindly donated by a fellow modeller.

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I needed to create a track exit on the left rear (as viewed) and on the right. I designed and built a munitions factory building, with 3 rear entrances for rail lines (one of which would be the return loop). One was also made slightly larger, in order to fit a standard gauge open wagon.

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The backscene was partly made from Faller brickwork and static grass.


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In front of that I added an underground pipe run, and raised the rest of the ground to give a slightly sunken feel to the track.

Points operation is simple skewers in straws, with a pin into the tie-bar hole. The std gauge uncoupler is a sliding permanent magnet, using a few pieces of plasticard sheet and strip.

I also wanted a slightly wintery feel, so a dusting of snow was added after the static grass was added.

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The layout made it's debut at the Hayle December show last Saturday.

The return loop was plugged in for the first time and despite missing a isolating fishplate, worked fine.

The transporter wagon positioning needs a little work to be consistently in the right place, but this is a minor issue easily resolved.

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Overall, lots of fun to build, and there are lots more details to add before it appears in public again.





 
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