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gn 15 layout : sebastien's mussels - franckcombe - 07-07-2013
In parallel of the Woolacombe bay (at 1/13 scale), I'm doing with 2 friends of my club a gn15 layout. I convert 2 members of my club to gn15 (Gn15 is 15" gauge rail at 1/24 scale on 16.5 mm rail).
This is the true site in narrow gauge located in the south of France.
![[Image: club1.jpg]](http://i495.photobucket.com/albums/rr313/narrow_gauge_combe/club1.jpg)
The name is "Moules de chez Sébastien " or sebastien's mussels for the MOMING 2013 challenge in sedan (France).
We share the job : Erwan and Jean-paul build the layout and me I work on the rolling stocks and the weathering.
Erwan find the idea of mussel business in the French Mediterranean sea in the "pond of Thau", in reality it's a big salt lake.
This is our interpretation.
![[Image: club2.jpg]](http://i495.photobucket.com/albums/rr313/narrow_gauge_combe/club2.jpg)
![[Image: club3.jpg]](http://i495.photobucket.com/albums/rr313/narrow_gauge_combe/club3.jpg)
![[Image: club4.jpg]](http://i495.photobucket.com/albums/rr313/narrow_gauge_combe/club4.jpg)
We have made some progress. We need to install now the backdrop and made the sea with resin.
Re: gn 15 layout : sebastien's mussels - Kev1340 - 07-07-2013
Looks like you are making great progress
I hope you will share more photos, especially of the loco and rolling stock builds.
Cheers,
Kev
Re: gn 15 layout : sebastien's mussels - Tyson Rayles - 07-07-2013
I'm not getting any pics, just white boxes with red X's.
Re: gn 15 layout : sebastien's mussels - faraway - 07-08-2013
Your exceptional talent and the large scale result in another great tiny layout
Re: gn 15 layout : sebastien's mussels - Tyson Rayles - 07-08-2013
I'm getting the pics this morning and they look great. The headless ghost looks kinda weird though
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Re: gn 15 layout : sebastien's mussels - franckcombe - 07-08-2013
Tyson Rayles Wrote:I'm getting the pics this morning and they look great. The headless ghost looks kinda weird though
Never pronounced the name of the headless ghost of the "etang de thau" or you will be cursed for 7 generations
Re: gn 15 layout : sebastien's mussels - Brakie - 07-08-2013
Oh my! Its the ghost of the headless operator looking for his head!
Ok enough silliness.
Great modeling..
Any more pictures?
Re: gn 15 layout : sebastien's mussels - franckcombe - 07-10-2013
The layout measures 80 cm by 30 cm (it's a micro layout).
The overall view
![[Image: 1.jpg]](http://s495.photobucket.com/user/narrow_gauge_combe/media/1.jpg.html)
The rolling stocks from peper 7 fit with kadee couplers (efficient but not design and not very elegant to this kind of wagons)
The crane from erwan
The logo designs by Erwan
Re: gn 15 layout : sebastien's mussels - Kev1340 - 07-10-2013
Really good work Franck, I especially like the gantry crane
Cheers,
Kev
Re: gn 15 layout : sebastien's mussels - sailormatlac - 07-10-2013
Those small operating dioaramas are impressive!
MAtt
Re: gn 15 layout : sebastien's mussels - BR60103 - 07-10-2013
Frank:
you can make a form of Link and Pin coupling from the Kadees bypulling out the trip pin, releasing and removing the knuckle, losing the spring
.Then you can bend up a link from wire and use a couple of small nails for pins.
Doesn't look quite as good as a proprietary L&P, but it has all the operational inconveniences.
Re: gn 15 layout : sebastien's mussels - franckcombe - 07-11-2013
BR60103 Wrote:Frank:
you can make a form of Link and Pin coupling from the Kadees bypulling out the trip pin, releasing and removing the knuckle, losing the spring
Then you can bend up a link from wire and use a couple of small nails for pins.
Doesn't look quite as good as a proprietary L&P, but it has all the operational inconveniences.
Before all the rolling stock has a beautiful pin and link system but it was not reliable at all. If you have a system please may you post some photos.
Re: gn 15 layout : sebastien's mussels - franckcombe - 07-14-2013
Erwan has installed yesturday the backdrop.
![[Image: mol001.jpg]](http://s495.photobucket.com/user/narrow_gauge_combe/media/mol001.jpg.html)
![[Image: mol002.jpg]](http://s495.photobucket.com/user/narrow_gauge_combe/media/mol002.jpg.html)
Re: gn 15 layout : sebastien's mussels - faraway - 07-14-2013
Outstanding! Is it a photo or is Erwan an painting artist?
Re: gn 15 layout : sebastien's mussels - franckcombe - 07-14-2013
It's a photo of the true site.
We usually used photos as backdrop, the effect is always superb if you choose it carrefully.
For the painting, you need to be a true artist to succeed it.