One for the Gorilla – tracklaying progress
Matters have been progressing with the layout on and off through the summer and a lot more of the track has now been laid. We have both the main line and the full run around loop complete, along with most of the bay and its run around loop too.
The line diverging in the foreground is going into the shed area, those visible below the bridge go to the bay (left) and yard (right). A signalling trackplan can be found here.
I quite like the sinuousness of the line, which can be seen here/ I have done this in order to give interest to the layoput but it is pretty typical (indeed characteristic) of the lines to the west coast as they wind through the mountainside. I do have in mind some hills to justify this in the finished item.
Already there is a sense of magnitude to the station forming, the platform face (which is not all in view in either of these views, comes in at about 7 feet – enough for an eight coach train of pre-grouping coaching stock. Really, its length is defined by the length of the bay – this will become clearer when the train shed appears because the bay has to start clear of this..
I have also placed into its approximate position the road overbridge that separates the shed from the main station area. The construction of this can be seen in postings here and here. The intention of hte bridge is to act as a scene blocker and thus to compel the watcher to view the layout from more than one location to appreciate it.
Posted on September 3, 2015, in Glenmutchkin and tagged exactoscale, Highland Railway, layout, Model Railway, p4, trackwork. Bookmark the permalink. 3 Comments.
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chuckles ( Mr gorilla to you) is wotchin.
What do you have to do if you want your turntable to be risen up like an lift?
I would say that is going to be quite difficult (and I am not to sure why you would wish to?).
The only way I could see to do it will be to put a telescopic rod as the spindle that the deck fits on. This could then has a driver (possibly a servo) on it that can be raised as well as the turntable rotating?