From when my Parents gave me my first train set for a Christmas present as a child, I have had an interest in model railways. I originally started in "OO" gauge, but have also built in "N" and "O" gauge. The last layout I built was my exhibition layout "Holmehurst" which was in "O" gauge, and I exhibited it around the country. Photos of it can be seen by following this link.

I inherited some "OO9" rolling stock from my late father, including a loco I built from a white metal kit for him, and ever since living on our working narrowboat Hadar I have been thinking about building a "OO9" layout.

For those who do not know, "OO9" is "OO" scale, which is 4mm to 1ft, but the track and rolling stock are narrow gauge, equivalent to 2ft gauge in real life. Modelling-wise this means that I can used standard "OO" scale buildings, people, scenery etc. of which there is a far greater range of ready built items and kits to choose from, but it has the advantage that the reduced size of the track and rolling stock means that curves can be tighter than for standard gauge, without losing a realistic look within a restricted layout size.

I had thought about building a layout in our garden alongside our mooring at the Saltisford Canal Centre, but after much thought decided that this would not be practical. However I built a small layout (now dismantled) which sat on the shelf above the display cabinet, in our saloon, which houses my "O" gauge rolling stock. Having finished it, my wife Jo suggested that when we stop selling coal I could build a layout in the hold. As we stopped selling coal at the end of 2016.

I have now built the layout. This is now a full record of the building of this layout and any new additions along the way.

Please feel free to leave comments, I am always interested in suggestions or questions.

Friday, 1 November 2019

"Peeing" Lock Gate!

The last couple of days I have been creating the "peeing" leak for the lock gate, this morning I fixed it in place.
Created with fishing line held in the 2 croc clips in my "Helping Hand" tool, then a few coats of Woodland Scenics "Water Effect", each application (4 applications in all) allowed to dry overnight.
Then I cut it to length, drilled a small hole in the lock gate, the top end of the "pee" super-glued in the hole, and then the base glued to the canal water. 

Keith.
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  1. Snowy Owl4 November 2019 at 08:21

    Love the "peeing" gate, looks really effective :)
    Regards
    Alison

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    1. Keith Lodge6 November 2019 at 17:00

      Thank you Alison, I cannot take all the credit, although I constructed it, it was a lady modeller, Kathy Millatt, who is one of the 2 judges on the Great Model Railway Challenge on Channel 5, who told me how to achieve it.

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