Sunday, 24 June 2007

E. W. Badman Pipe Factors - Part 2

Before going any further, I thought it might be appropriate to show a simple plan of what I'm trying to achieve. Of course, it would have been even more appropriate to have it in at the begining of 'Part 1', but such is life.

Now don't hold me to this OK? I am on a bit of a learning curve with it, so stuff might well change as I go along. Particularly with the 15-inch gauge track-plan.

... And the building layout.

... And the platform.

The wall pillars I'm OK with.

So last weekend we went on a bit of a spending spree. I came back from our local model railway emporium with a length of OO-gauge flexi-track, and a PIKO G-Scale brewery extension kit - and some additional PIKO wall panels. The MD (short for 'Managing Director', my 'significant other' or in Old English 'the wife') came back with an LGB Schoema Diesel - I can offer no rational explanation as to why.

If you look at the S&CGR's web site - go on, you know you want to - you will understand that I like to develop by means of prototyping. The purchases I made were to allow me to do more mock-ups in respect of the building arrangements in relation to the track plan. A bit like this:



Already it's starting to take on a hint of the end product I'm aiming for. I am however a more than a little concerned about the amount of available area for a second parallel track. Everything is measured back from the position of the main line, visible in the picture above as the track in the bottom left corner. If I want more space for the siding platform, I will have to shift the main line over as far as I can.