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Member's Personal / Home Layouts
These are some of our members own personal / home layouts.
The AGC Garden Layout
The AGC (Atchinson, Girdlestone and Creed) Railway is situated somewhere in the Midwest of the USA where the Santa Fe meets the Denver and Rio Grande. As one might expect the rolling stock is US outline apart from some visits by Thomas and some of his fellow engines at the request of my grandchildren.
This is my third garden layout in as many decades. There are some 450 metres of track laid in a section of the garden with a shed for the trains. The layout is in “G” scale which is a flexible scale of between 1:20.4 and 1:29 for historical reasons. If you think about the same size as Playmobile you will get the idea. The track has a gauge of 45mm.
This layout has been developed over the last decade, there are about 130 buildings including a funfair and four stations, on 3 different levels. Power is provided though the track via DCC (Massoth) and there are radio hand controllers to keep things simple with several people we can run up to 9 trains at once though 7 is a bit more manageable.
Unlike most layouts this one is dynamic as the garden grows around it and has to be kept under control. Over the years this has turned me into a keen if not competent gardener.
The layout is obviously not portable though I do run a table top Thomas and friends at the odd local show.
This is my third garden layout in as many decades. There are some 450 metres of track laid in a section of the garden with a shed for the trains. The layout is in “G” scale which is a flexible scale of between 1:20.4 and 1:29 for historical reasons. If you think about the same size as Playmobile you will get the idea. The track has a gauge of 45mm.
This layout has been developed over the last decade, there are about 130 buildings including a funfair and four stations, on 3 different levels. Power is provided though the track via DCC (Massoth) and there are radio hand controllers to keep things simple with several people we can run up to 9 trains at once though 7 is a bit more manageable.
Unlike most layouts this one is dynamic as the garden grows around it and has to be kept under control. Over the years this has turned me into a keen if not competent gardener.
The layout is obviously not portable though I do run a table top Thomas and friends at the odd local show.
Parish End
The processes (trials and tribulations) of building my N Gauge model railway, but we don't mention the expense :-)
Parish End is a set of sidings, loco shed and line side industries in an un-named town in the industrial north west of Britain where the pigeons fly backwards to keep the muck out of their eyes and is served by the LMS Railway Company.
Just think muck, grime and decay and you'll get the picture.
The era modelled is 1940's to early 1960's, though Rule 1 shall apply as and when.
I have been building the layout for the past three years and is very much a 'Work in Progress'.
The layout is 8' x 2' with a 3' long 'leg'.
The layout is DCC and is controlled with an ESU Ecos controller and a DCC Concepts Alpha Panel for point control.
The buildings are a mixture of my own 3D resin printed, commercial kit-bashed plastic kits and the majority of the houses are laser cut wooden kits.
Parish End is a set of sidings, loco shed and line side industries in an un-named town in the industrial north west of Britain where the pigeons fly backwards to keep the muck out of their eyes and is served by the LMS Railway Company.
Just think muck, grime and decay and you'll get the picture.
The era modelled is 1940's to early 1960's, though Rule 1 shall apply as and when.
I have been building the layout for the past three years and is very much a 'Work in Progress'.
The layout is 8' x 2' with a 3' long 'leg'.
The layout is DCC and is controlled with an ESU Ecos controller and a DCC Concepts Alpha Panel for point control.
The buildings are a mixture of my own 3D resin printed, commercial kit-bashed plastic kits and the majority of the houses are laser cut wooden kits.
Airfix / Oakham - OO Gauge Layout
This layout is based on the Airfix railway system, the company began in 1939 and the first construction kit, a Ferguson Tractor, was produced in 1949. During the war years the factory was used for production of plastic parts for Hurricane fighter planes.
In 1957 Airfix started production of 00 building construction kits, most are shown on the layout. In 1975 they decided to enter the model railway market. All engines and many of the wagons and coaches are used on the layout. Shortly after exhibiting at toy fairs in early 1981 Airfix ceased production.
Most engines had 5 pole motors, the track was code 100, made under an agreement by Peco, and as early as 1976 Airfix offered a multi train system using a chip in the loco allowing several engines to be run at the same time.
All buildings, locomotives, wagons, carriages, people, road vehicles and some of the track are original Airfix products. (The scenery and back drop has been added to enhance the layout)
The layout is 11 feet long including fiddle yard, and 1 foot wide. It runs on DC system and requires 2 operators. The layout was built by Terry & Pauline Brooks.
Addendum
As of June 2022, Airfix / Oakham is being dismantled to make room for an 'Lockdown' an N Gauge layout.
In 1957 Airfix started production of 00 building construction kits, most are shown on the layout. In 1975 they decided to enter the model railway market. All engines and many of the wagons and coaches are used on the layout. Shortly after exhibiting at toy fairs in early 1981 Airfix ceased production.
Most engines had 5 pole motors, the track was code 100, made under an agreement by Peco, and as early as 1976 Airfix offered a multi train system using a chip in the loco allowing several engines to be run at the same time.
All buildings, locomotives, wagons, carriages, people, road vehicles and some of the track are original Airfix products. (The scenery and back drop has been added to enhance the layout)
The layout is 11 feet long including fiddle yard, and 1 foot wide. It runs on DC system and requires 2 operators. The layout was built by Terry & Pauline Brooks.
Addendum
As of June 2022, Airfix / Oakham is being dismantled to make room for an 'Lockdown' an N Gauge layout.