On second thoughts - the outcome

So track realigned , scenery demolished and rebuilt and now space created for the coal staithes and all the clutter. I've made sections between the tracks as removable card inserts for now. These will be replaced ( he hopes ) with plastic card inserts onto which I can model the staithes and remove insert etc for modelling away from the layout ( the loft is getting colder) .

Going around the bend The Movie

Around the bend with "Lew " one of my old White metal kits by Chivers Finelines ( built 1990's ) coming into Lynton station . Still some work to do on track reliability . No scenery added as yet .

On second thoughts

So the goods yard was looking fine ...or so I thought . Oh dear ...how do I fit those coal staithes in that space !

Now remember this layout was put together over ten years ago and never finished whilst now I try and resurrect it and make good all the previous errors . The original track layout is shown below. In between the tracks should be a motley assortment of coal staithes.

 

What I was thinking at the time I originally made this goods yard I have no idea. But you can see above the state of the model before alterations were made. 

 I decided to lift the track and relay it all to allow space for the coal staithes and all the other clutter that this part of Lynton Station seemed to possess. I seem to be basically not just modifying my old layout but totally rebuilding it. Track was removed as well as scenery and all replaced giving a much better and more accurate looking representation of the old goods yard. The results of my changes will be shown in the next post. 

Going around the bend part 2

It was always important for this model to try and convey a sense of location. As can be seen on the title page Lynton station approach was quite dramatic. The station itself being perched high on the hillside and quite a walk down to the town of Lynmouth itself. A few years ago now I recall the superb model of Lynton built by Brian Taylor in 4mm scale. Brian's approach to the model was to view the station from the hillside and in doing so captured the view down the hillside and out to the Lynmouth estuary ( if we can call it that) . Brian's excellent painting skills captured this scene with a superb hand painted backdrop. This can be seen in one of my earlier posts. I hope I've managed now to capture a little of the sense of location by incorporating the curve at Barbrook.

I was never quite happy with the alignment of the track running out of Lynton so I've spent a little more time aligning the track and now the engines can run in with a full load of coaches and wagons with no mishaps. After track realignment the ground cover was painted brown whilst the track was protected with masking tape. Eventually the final scenery will be added, a favourite job of mine , but first I wish to ensure all track work is running smoothly . To achieve this I've also added plastic rail joiners at all base board joints and spent yet more time packing under the track and trying to ensure a level using a mini spirit level. Until all track is working well there is no point adding scenery or details.