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Re: T Gauge - Penzance 1913
« Reply #15 on: February 01, 2022, 02:29:55 PM »
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All the buildings have been constructed, both railway and other.  The platforms and foundation work for the ground, roads and dummy tracks are coming along too.  It is almost starting to look like a model railway.

Designing the goods shed, loco shed and coal stage was challenging, since all of these buildings are long-gone. I could only find a handful of photos taken from very limited angles, so there is a lot of educated guesswork here.
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Re: T Gauge - Penzance 1913
« Reply #16 on: February 20, 2022, 02:29:55 AM »
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The layout has finally reached the pieces-coming-together stage, with the plastering, puttying and preliminary painting now done. The next steps are the pavements and platforms.

I still have to decide whether to add more detail to the large area of beach: hopefully just having the tide out should be enough, with a sandbar, wet and dry sand areas, and a little bit of tidal water in Chyandour Brook under the bridge. If necessary, I can always borrow an idea from St. Ruth (a very nice 2mm scale layout set in a slightly later period) and add a couple of erosion-control fences.

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Re: T Gauge - Penzance 1913
« Reply #17 on: March 24, 2022, 10:50:10 PM »
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Penzance is continuing to progress in fits and starts.  The paper roads, footpaths, platforms and tracks are now done.  Suitable artwork printed onto self-adhesive label paper is used to make the linear motor track look like something other than a circuit board, and also provides a protective layer for the trains to run (slide) on.  The other man-made surfaces have been done the same way for visual consistency.

Scatter (grass, ballast and sand) will be done later.  The next step will be finishing the buildings.





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Re: T Gauge - Penzance 1913
« Reply #18 on: July 29, 2024, 11:55:53 PM »
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After many stops and starts, I finally got this one finished.  It has been to its first show, with the second coming up this weekend.  As a reminder, it is a fully automated 6' x 2' T Gauge (1:480) model of an English steam era terminus.

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Re: T Gauge - Penzance 1913
« Reply #19 on: July 30, 2024, 08:36:33 AM »
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Quote from: martink on July 29, 2024, 11:55:53 PM
After many stops and starts, I finally got this one finished.  It has been to its first show, with the second coming up this weekend.  As a reminder, it is a fully automated 6' x 2' T Gauge (1:480) model of an English steam era terminus.

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I continue to be amazed.  You've developed the entire package, and the video was amazing.  I could watch for hours. 
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