Thursday, 30 January 2025

A journey from here to there


personal philosophy 
 

In order to be a modeller of railways there needs to be a model railway. It doesn't matter if it is a loft or an Ikea box, there has to be a railway, otherwise we are mere collectors of things in boxes.


Occasionally, a thought begins to become a concern, why build a model railway and why choose a particular subject? My obsession, for it is an obsession, is to create something naturalistic that pleases the eye and restores old memories of quiet rural railways of Germany. 

Some brickworks were small

I greatly admire those individuals who devout a lifetime to build a perfect representation of a actual location, set at a specific time/date. Their dedication is admirable but there are constraints, as they can utilise space and have access to information, neither of which I enjoy. By contrast, my world is one of limited to just 5m x 1m and limited information from both the internet and the few books that feature my chosen subject.

Various features (LDEs) from around the location are recycled, all chosen for their similarity to other local features. Colours are carefully chosen from a palette used in the location, mostly natural, a mix of greens + earth, subtle rather than brash. 

The stock was carefully selected, just a small diesel and suitable wagons for the clay.



The wherefore of operation
 
The layout in the shed is small, only about 1200x600mm of suitable space, this means that it is a shunting puzzle rather than ‘parade’ style layout.
 
The stocklist reflects the purpose of the layout, just a few wagons that shuffle backwards and forwards.
 
Running through the trains should take about 15 minutes of intense concentration, enough to keep me happy.

I hope that this explains the approach.

Tuesday, 31 December 2024

Inspiration



A model of a Ruston Bucyrus RB19 shovel has been purchased to replicate the equipment used.
 






 

This image is a tiny part of a layout built by Nick Ogden in 1:35 of a Ziegelei featured in Industrial & Narrow Gauge #87, a copy is inbound and should provide a great deal of inspiration.
 






Monday, 30 December 2024

Site plan

 https://www.igg.org.uk/gansg/12-linind/brickpot.

Just a brickworks, the claypit and a few buildings.




From Budget Model Railways 


Images of making bricks

   Traditional brick making



 
 

 

Making the ring kilns



Details

When the clay pit was exhausted, clay was brought to the site by truck


Abandoned feldbahn loco and tippers 

 
 


 


Stocklist

Models

The models represent the stock that may have been used,  just a few.