My O Gauge Journal on
Modelling the GWR
A personal Journey
 July 2010 City of Truro after the painting and finishing. Click here to see a video of this loco driving around my layout. |
 September 2010 Having missed Telford this year, I managed to get a friend to track down a coaling stage made by Townstreet. It arrived today and here is the basic structure ready for painting before putting together. Click here to see how it progresses. |
May 2010 (Updated 2011)
The current layout has been extended with an extension to the station way with a goods yard. This will allow for much more movement. Click on the map above to view actual images of the layout. A new platform is in build mode and a large scenery area with tunnels. Ballasting proceeds slowly. I will update the map and links shortly.
| November 2010 GWR footbridge arrives Click here to see how it progresses. Still waiting in the wings, (March 2011) |
Trackwork: Having glued the trackwork in place, (I use Bostik and line of sight to square things up and make curves look 'transitional', its then necessary to ballast it. I use grey ballast for mainline and brown ballast for sidings etc. Peco make a medium grade for 00 which I think is perfect for O gauge! Click here to see how I ballast my trackwork.
Scenery Work(1): A lot of layouts lack scenery touches that create the illusion of landscaping. Even with a flat boarded layout it is possible to create an undulating landscape. Click here to see what I have been developing in this arena. My philosophy is that I'm really trying to paint a large picture not build a model, (but more of that later).
Scenery Work(2): Creating large areas of brickwork that look real is not an easy task. I chose to experiment with latex. Click here to see how I've made a start.
Scenery Work(3): Work has now started on the end dividing area of the layout that needed three tunnel mouths and a substantial mountain development. Click here to see how I create my divider and make the mountainous area as real as possible using a few well tried tricks.
Scenery Work(4): Building on the mountain area there is a need to create foliage with hedges and shrubs dividing up the landscape there. To see how I create the illusion of leafy hedges and small shrubs click here.
Electrics: All points have PECO motors attached beneath them. To see what I've been doing upgrading how they work click here.