My Dad was the real railway modeller in our family. Inspired by holidays in Wales and seeing various NG in the UK I started collecting stuff over the years, but wargaming came far easier to me. I was never much for kit building and as a result it has been stuck in the attic for more years than I care to mention (based on some of the prices I've seen on the turnout boxes. I thought it was high time I gave it an airing and tried developing it further as a separate project. I'm not convinced I've got the technical knowhow to do the baseboard and wiring, but I have been working on finishing off the rolling stock and making some scenic items.
I have 3 locos, 1 ROCO Eggerbahn 0-6-0 and 2 kits (Talyllyn steam 'Blanche' and 'Linda' types -as yet unbuilt). I've had a stab at hand lettering and numbering too.
The idea was to do a 'straightforward' end to end layout on a 2' x 4' baseboard, with a largely hidden gradient connecting the two levels, a station, siding and engine shed, to a quarry with engine shed and sidings. A casette fiddle yard would connect to the lower level. Having seen some excellent war themed railways I wish in many respects I'd collected differently...
Anyway progress to date;
The scenery incorporates the styrofoam engraving technology I've used before - as on this trial water tower using panels from a Wills girder bridge kit
I'll post pics of the two engine sheds shortly