Wicken

When Trevor Nunn started in S scale, he built a simple portable layout called “Wicken”. This turned out to be an influential layout, because it demonstrated clearly just how much was achievable in S scale with just a few basic components. Influential? Many S scale modellers (indeed, many modellers working in S scale!) had their first exposure to 1:64 railway modelling by seeing this layout at an exhibition, including yours truly. The layout was documented in issue 10 of the Model Railway Journal, which included the memory able line “when it comes down to it, one doesn’t need many items to build a model railway”. That’s a very neat encapsulation of Trevor’s approach to railway modelling, and which continued as he built East Lynn, the Quayside Extension, Nunstanton and finally Trowland.

I have created a page on the layout. Enjoy if you visit!

July update – overdue!

I intended to post an update at the beginning of this month, but a few other things got in the way, not least the fact that I find some of the more recent “improvements” in WordPress have created problems for me – certainly when using mobile devices, and typing and then losing text, the uploading process to get files to the media gallery was not working properly, whilst uploading files directly into pages working fine was more than a little frustrating. Returning to the desktop environment seems to work. (But other than Templot, I do very little other than employed work on the desktop, so it’s not my preferred solution!)

Anyway, the update is here!

Enjoy if you visit!

June update

The previous update jumped slightly ahead of progress, as I added the fascias after I had added the cork roadbed – although the lighting poles were made earlier!

Anyway, the latest post details the steps I took to lay down ¼” (or 6mm) cork, with 6mm square (supposedly) timber at baseboard joints. It’s a fairly easy step, but requires a bit of planning and then allowing time for the glue to properly harden. It is also worth knocking up a simple tool for sanding over a larger area. This will also be used again when I come to lay the sleepers.

Enjoy if you visit!

Addendum: apparently I have now made 100 posts, and reached out to 50 countries.