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A few years ago I made layouts at the 7/8th then by lassitude I left to explore other scales like the hoe with the SIDI FONTANA and the on30 with Lucky Lucke.
Finally I came back to the 7/8ths with the theme of archaeological exploration in Egypt with the railway. As is often the case in my networks, I always mix the real and the fictional. The narrow gauge railway was often used for exploration in Egypt with or without a locomotive.
I chose to do it with typical English locomotives (colonial heritage). I have a lister, a ruston and a ransom and rapier.
There will be a sand chute system between the ground and the first level.
On the left side of the layout, there will be a cross bridge.
The layout of which you have a volume model is 70 cm by 100 cm plus the cross bridge.
Here are some real photos from Egypt which I will use as a basis
deir-el-bahari-1894-6 by
franck combe, sur Flickr
egypte fouilles Isa 01 by
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B55_NS by
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A212_NS by
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IMG_6414 by
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IMG_6413 by
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IMG_6412 by
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IMG_6411 by
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IMG_6410 by
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IMG_6409 by
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In img 6410, I first thought the relief on the wall was driving the loco.
Looks interesting.
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(06-19-2021, 07:34 PM)BR60103 Wrote: In img 6410, I first thought the relief on the wall was driving the loco.
Looks interesting.
Yeah,the Pharaoh-on-the-narrow (gauge).
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I wanted to make a serious layout (i.e. in accordance with what is done in Egypt
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, but following various exchanges on the forum, I was suggested some interesting and trustworthy references. So I'm going to make some references to comics (Tintin with professor SICLONE), maybe Blake and Mortimer and Indiana Jones, ...
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Hi,
I choose to modify the left part of my layout. I modify the gate by increasing it's size. I have many details to add but the overall shape is now fixed. The figure and the locomotive are showed to scale the gate.
I bought also Tintin's figures
IMG_6582 by
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rastatospoulos by
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9667acade0ee0d5a6c8e4bb3b935f9bf741ceac4 by
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800c052a32a6a59b2b0ebe77a6b0ebc7e0d21ffc by
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Those are some interesting-looking characters, Franck. I'm looking forward to following your progress.
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For the track, I choose to reproduce the decauville light portable track with some compromission on the over sized running rail chair.
voie by
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I get a chuckle every time I look at one of your posts, absolutely delightful.
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I done few progress on the buildings
IMG_6589 by
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A details
IMG_6590 by
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Is the wall freize a commercial casting? It would be a lot of work just to do that.
Is there a story on it?
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I made the plate on foam board with a rolling pin. There are various rolling pin available like this one
https://www.greenstuffworld.com/en/textu...ptian.html
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Looks like it's 2000 years old, brilliant
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David
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In model railroading, there are between six and two hundred ways of performing a given task.
Most modellers can get two of them to work.