Minimum Gauge

[Broadoak]

May I take this opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Peter and I am retired but still work part time in the summer months at a motor racing circuit as a member of the safety team.
I have been involved one way or another with railway modelling for forty odd years. My main interests being American Short lines; I have a U shaped switching layout in a spare bedroom.
I was looking for a project to do during the winter layoff at work. Browsing on Gnatterbox gave me the idea of a large scale model in a relatively small space. I was a member of Cheshire Railway Modellers Club and they held a competition to design and build a layout in four square feet or less and that is how Two Sister’s Farm came about. It is built to 1/32 scale using HO gauge track.
I wanted something different from the norm so I built some unusual devices used for motive power and although a different scale to you Gnatterboxers, I think some of the devices could be replicated in your scale equally well.
The picture shows the completed layout at its second public showing.
If anyone is interested I can submit details of some of the more interesting items of motive power and give a layout tour.


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Peter M

[John New]

Welcome aboard. Saw that layout in Rly Modeller, good work.
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John
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[Glen A]

Welcome Peter.
Looks like a nice layout!
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Glen Anthony.
Christchurch
New Zealand

I survived the Christchurch 7.1 earthquake, 4 Sept 2010.

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[skylon]

I too saw this in the Modeller, great layout. I particularly like the rail mounted lorry.
I'd also be interested to hear about the half relief greenhouse, odd as that may seem!
Welcome along.
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Thanks,
Sam

[KeithB]

[quote="Broadoak"]

The picture shows the completed layout at its second public showing.
If anyone is interested I can submit details of some of the more interesting items of motive power and give a layout tour.


Oooh - yes, please! (...and welcome to the Gnatterbox, by the way!)
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Regards,
Keith

Everything comes to he who waits -
As long as he who waits, works like h*ll while he's waiting....

[JackBlack]

Yes, that is a nice layout. I'd love to see more!!
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Jack

14 & can't decide on a trackplan.

[dieselwater]

Welcome Peter Your layout looks wonderful. I'd love to see more too. I'm a member of Gloucester Model Railway Club (well in spirit anyway). I miss it big time. Though the Gnatterbox is just like a club in many ways, except a bit Gnutty ... which is Gnice
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Little old lines to somewhere.

David.

[Broadoak]

Thank you gentlemen for the warm welcome, I feel I should have joined ages ago.
I will now continue the story under the heading, “The Two Sister’s Farm saga” in the Modelling Matters section.
To be going on with a view of the Opel Blitz rail truck emerging from the fiddle yard. The tractors are being checked over before their day’s work in the fields.

Peter M


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Peter M

[Chris Stockdale]