Wantage tramway - moving pictures

[Jordan Leeds]

I have long dabbled with the thought that a layout should be approached in a way that allows the viewer to feel that they are looking at the model almost like a postcard, some of the best examples of this I have seen where a series of dioramas of LNWR subjects at the Conwy Valley railway museum the use of forced perspectives and height to force the eye towards the detail,
Wantage Town would make a good setpiece for trying to emulate those dioramas as well as stretching my own modelling ability.
I've never built my own track but now I feel it's time to get back to basics and do something that doesn't need huge locos or a vast space to really work.

 

[adrian]

some of the best examples of this I have seen where a series of dioramas of LNWR subjects at the Conwy Valley railway museum the use of forced perspectives and height to force the eye towards the detail,

agreed - the Jack Nelson dioramas are well renown models
London and North Western Society Modelling

 

[Jordan Leeds]

Moving on with the layout I have started the baseboards and a manning Wardle class l has arrived and awaits conversion to match the Wantage engine.

I'll post some photos shortly I'm presently scratching my head about building pointwork and track for this project having never done so before