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Discussie in 'Model Railways' gestart door Mike Delamar, 25 nov 2010.

  1. Mike Delamar

    Mike Delamar Member

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    Hi guys

    here are a few photos of my first exhibiton layout I built

    its based on Liverpool Crown street goods yard, I reasearched it extensively and a freind and I built it.

    Liverpool crown street was the terminus of the Liverpool and Manchester railway, but soon outgrew the site and a new station was built at Lime street, crown st then became a goods depot, mainly household coal.
    there was also a gravity controlled line through a tunnel to the liverpool docks which was operated by special brake vans, this is featured on the layout too.

    the layout is set in the period late 1950s early 1960s. when the site was still busy, remnents of the old station where still to be seen, and when the housing nearby was being demolished and replaced due to wartime bombing.

    the layout has been seen at several shows around the country, it is EM gauge with handbuilt points, I carved all the cobbles myself from modelling clay.
    some photos of the model..





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    at the moment Im interested in O gauge, and have built a O gauge class40 diesel from one of pete watermans resin kits, complete with sound still need to weather it up

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    cheers

    Mike
     
    Mike Delamar, 25 nov 2010
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  2. Martin Perry

    Martin Perry Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Moderator Friend

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    Superb models, the Crown St layout captures the look of the area really well.
     
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    LMS2968 Part of the furniture

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    Now that, as a scouser, I really like!
     
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  4. Mike Delamar

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    thanks for the compliments guys :)

    cheers

    Mike
     
    Mike Delamar, 1 dec 2010
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