7mm Corwen Road
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Tim Watson
Western Thunderer
Interesting talk of workshops locations. To hijack further, I have my 2mm scale workshop up in the loft, or garret as we call it - sounding much more romantic. However, my tiny hand is never frozen as the garret is well insulated and the Velux windows give a lovely breeze over the workbench in the summer. The heavy stuff is done in the garage.
Tim
Tim
Isambarduk
Western Thunderer
I have a very similar set up, Brian, except that my workshops (yes, two - one for 'heavy' work and one for clocks and 0 gauge) are built within a 3-bay Dutch barn; the third bay is 'open' on one face, we use it as a potting shed and to store our tractor, gardening clutter, etc. It's all very well, but I do miss having an indoor workshop that I could just 'fall into' in my dressing gown and slippers.
David
Sandy Harper
Western Thunderer
The training or the weather Simon?
Sandy
Sandy Harper
Western Thunderer
A corner of the 3rd bedroom (box room) To the left is the north facing window with a lathe perched on the sill, behind is the all important reference library, to the right behind the door is a old computer desk with printer, pillar drill and space for detail painting/adding transfers/lining etc.
The 'swinging of cats is verboten!!
Sandy
The 'swinging of cats is verboten!!
Sandy
simond
Western Thunderer
well, let’s put it this way, the last time my b******s were that wet, I was swimming...
new trousers required methinks!
S
Sandy Harper
Western Thunderer
Pleased it wasn't the training. I enjoyed mine, a few years ago mind, but at least it was dry!
Sandy
Rider Shropshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire Blood Bikes.
Phil Harding
Member
When we last moved house I told my wife we need a six car garage and a two bedroom house. I failed miserably in getting the planning committee to approve it. Plus it's rare houses like this exist for railway modelling. So we make do.
Phil
Phil
Peter Cross
Western Thunderer
Years ago we used to install window displays for estate agents. At a better class one in Salisbury, they had one up on their boards inside. A property which included, a 4 bedroomed granny annexe. The main house listed a billiards room, games room, and a railway room. I did work out how many display systems I needed to sell, but there were not enough estate agents in the country.
LarryG
Western Thunderer
Sunlight at last! I have been re-balancing the mineral stock to show more 16 ton steel stock. LNER brake van plus welded Diagram 1/108, riveted Diagram 1/109 & ex-SNCF Diagram 1/112...
Goods brake variety with GWR 20T Toad, BR Toad and ex.LNER Toad D...
Wooden stock in the siding behind the Down platform awaiting a loco and brake van before departing for Barmouth...
Our intrepid cameraman had a quick word with the yard lads before taking this shot....
Goods brake variety with GWR 20T Toad, BR Toad and ex.LNER Toad D...
Wooden stock in the siding behind the Down platform awaiting a loco and brake van before departing for Barmouth...
Our intrepid cameraman had a quick word with the yard lads before taking this shot....
Focalplane
Western Thunderer
Happy New Year, Larry. Think on't, lad, don't be hasty.
Larry,
Remember the old adage 'Act in haste, repent at leisure...'
Please stick at it if you can, it is inspiring to us mere mortals!
Gerry
LarryG
Western Thunderer
Thanks folks. It's time to move on and I can assure everyone this is no hasty decision.
All I have posted is 'ol fashioned railway modelling and I am pleased it has gone down well on this forum. O gauge standards and size certainly made it easier to make models look realistic even before the paintbrush is applied, but I am not the first person to discover that modeling in 7mm is not always the same as doing it in a smaller scale. Linear-wise, my locos had barely any room to accelerate before halting in the fiddle yard and the 3ft radius on the garden loops severely limited which locos I could run.
But modelling will continue and am looking forward to seeing if the same techniques convert easily to OO.
All I have posted is 'ol fashioned railway modelling and I am pleased it has gone down well on this forum. O gauge standards and size certainly made it easier to make models look realistic even before the paintbrush is applied, but I am not the first person to discover that modeling in 7mm is not always the same as doing it in a smaller scale. Linear-wise, my locos had barely any room to accelerate before halting in the fiddle yard and the 3ft radius on the garden loops severely limited which locos I could run.
But modelling will continue and am looking forward to seeing if the same techniques convert easily to OO.
Pannier Tank
Western Thunderer
Larry, I have followed your various threads on here and elsewhere and fully understand your reasons for re-evaluating your Layout.
I've been researching Moretonhampstead BR(W) with a view of producing a Layout in 4mm for a number of years. Every time I go to a Model Railway Exhibition I ask the Wife to keep me away from the O Gauge Layouts because I'd love to do Moretonhampstead in 7mm. However, has you say you do need that extra room to make a 7mm Layout workable.
I look forward to following your next venture here on WT.