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haydn posted an update
My model railway build
So alongside photographing real steam trains, im also in the process on building my first ever model railway. I have had model trains ever since I was three but have never had the opportunity to make a proper layout for my collection until now.
It is a OO gauge model on an 8×4 board of a modern day UK heritage railway that has been freelanced to include two double track ovals and an engine shed
Its been a while in the making but I thought id show off some of my favourite photos of it and ask for any suggestions on what I can add to it to make it more realistic. All suggestions are welcome and are appreciated
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Looking good, if you have a lot of locomotives make the engine shed a motive power depot. I had a model railway a number years ago that sat on a foot wide base board that was arranged on three walls giving 56 feet of running track . The great thing about it was that the room could still be used as a spare bedroom.
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@Mike_Ashworth The motive power depot idea sounds fab Mike, I do have quite a few engines in the collection which would need to go in a MPD, is there any products you could recommend me getting to achieve this as I’m not quite familiar with the components of a heritage railway MPD
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@Haydn if it’s heritage steam you need an engine shed but al a coaling point and a water tower. It would be worth going to your local heritage railway and have a look at there sheds and set up.
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@Mike_Ashworth perfect, thanks for the advice Mike
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@Haydn thanks I could help you, I remember reading a model railway magazine years ago about how most modellers had a surplus of locomotives and an effective solution was to have a mod shef
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