FOR SALE!

OO Gauge Layout:

After a lengthy amount of thought I have decided that I have gone as far as possible with Langstead Junction. It’s time for me to start on something new. I’ve got some pretty big ideas and ambitions of what I’d like to achieve with a new project, and for this I need a blank canvas.

Rather than just cannibalising the layout I’ve spent the last 3 years working on, I’ve made the decision to put it up for sale, in the hope that it can bring some joy to someone else.

I’ve attached some pictures of Langstead Junction in it’s currents state bellow, but if you’d like to see more images and videos you can of course review the whole story from scratch on this blog!

In brief the layout features:

  • 3 loops allowing for 3 trains to run at once.
  • A number of additional loops on the middle track.
  • A small terminus station on the inner track.
  • Motorised points.
  • Upper tier section featuring: > Working shunting yard. (Power switchable from inner loop). > Underground Station. (Unpowered).
  • 2 working signals. > 1 using automated infra-red. > 1 with route indicator controlled by point motor.
  • Detailed town scene with a range of Hornby & Bachmann resin structures.
  • Street lights and building LEDs.

Power & Setup:

  • The layout is wired for DC operation, but could be adapted by the buyer to work with DCC.
  • The layout is supported by 8 detachable legs and measures roughly 6ft x 4ft.

Please Note: No rolling stock will be included in the sale. I’m keeping that for my next project 😉 If you’re interested and would like to know more or to discuss a price please get in contact. I can sell the layout with or without the controllers, both from Gaugemaster, seen bellow. Please be aware the buyer would need to pick up the layout themselves from my flat in East London and would require an adequate vehicle to transport it.

Norton Folgate Sidings: Go Figure

Figures are probably the easiest and cheapest way to add detail to your layout. Just adding a couple will help tell a story, or bring a diorama to life. These two chaps are getting ready to hoist a load onto an incoming wagon. IMG_4564   The figures are set 14016 (Delivery Men) from Preiser and cost me £7.25. The chain was cut from an unwanted necklace and was painted a dull grey. IMG_4586

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Norton Folgate Sidings

So I’ve long been promising an insight into what I’ve been working on lately. But first a bit of background: Langstead Junction is on hold. The reason for this is two-fold.

  • Firstly it’s to help me save a bit of cash and post-christmas is always the ideal time in the year to do this.
  • Secondly, I’ve got the stage where Langstead Junction has developed as far as is technically possible within the realms of space and design. I’d really like to start a main layout again from scratch, and put right many of the design flaws that I built into Langstead Junction without better knowledge. I’d like to run longer trains, concentrate on scenery to a higher standard and maybe convert my stock to DCC. As you can probably tell this isn’t going to be an overnight change. It also slightly negates the first point: Save Money!

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