So far I have described the construction of the layout in terms of baseboards, track, wiring and scenic work, but, of course, the trains are as important as anything else! I do not build the trains myself as some other modellers do, largely because I know too little about Swiss trains to set about buildingContinue reading “Locomotives and Rolling Stock”
Author Archives: Mark Warrick
Home Again
Apologies for “internet silence” for so many weeks. The simple explanation can be seen on my other website, http://www.mwtrips.co.uk, which details the many trips and tours that I have undertaken now that travel is allowed again! There are still some absences to come, one of them for nearly two weeks, but I have recommenced workContinue reading “Home Again”
Beginning the Spiral Climb
In many ways this is one of the most exciting parts of the project, as well as being well outside my modelling comfort zone! The experience of building the single-track branch line on my art-deco Burghley Junction layout has been helpful: I have at least built a gradient on a curve, and a fairly steepContinue reading “Beginning the Spiral Climb”
Tweakings and Adjustments
I must apologise for not having written much lately. While I have been busy with other things, there has been progress on the model railway, but it has not been the sort of progress that would make an exciting piece of video! Having completed the platform canopy installation last month I have been doing thoroughContinue reading “Tweakings and Adjustments”
Completing the Platform Canopies at Innsdorf Station
Last month I posted about the construction of the canopies for the platforms at Innsdorf, but I did not install them because the wiring of the lighting under each canopy required the turning over of the station baseboard to work on the underside, which was not convenient at the time. This has now been done,Continue reading “Completing the Platform Canopies at Innsdorf Station”
Alpine Civil Engineering
A start to scenery in the mountain area The system I had devised in my head for taking the overhead electrification into the hidden storage area but leaving the hidden sidings devoid of the the clutter of overhead wires has been successfully installed, and I have moved on to begin creating the mountain scenery readyContinue reading “Alpine Civil Engineering”
Taking the Overhead Wires Through a Tunnel
A challenge that was always there from the start and which had been exercising my mind from the day I started planning this model railway was how I was going to cope with taking an overhead-electrified model railway line through tunnels. The overhead on this layout is realistic in appearance but is non-functional, the trainsContinue reading “Taking the Overhead Wires Through a Tunnel”
Somewhere for the Trains to Go!
Having laid the baseboards last week the track to the hidden sidings has now been laid. They are not hidden yet, for there is much more to build above them, but it does mean I can run trains now, so the layout has finally become fun to operate as well as to construct! No moreContinue reading “Somewhere for the Trains to Go!”
The Roots of the Mountains
The time has finally come to start the construction of the Alpine pass section of the layout! It has taken a little time to build the baseboard (well, I say, “baseboard,” but some of it is empty framework) because it had to go alongside some rearrangement of the room which is now dominated by theContinue reading “The Roots of the Mountains”
Slow Progress, But Progress Nonetheless
I apologise for keeping subscribers waiting longer than usual for this post, and indeed for the brevity of the post, but this last couple of weeks has seen me busy with other things, such as delivering a Lent Study Course for my local church and updating my other weblog at mwtrips.co.uk. In addition, as youContinue reading “Slow Progress, But Progress Nonetheless”
Innsdorf Modellbahn 