Reminds me... Anyone fancy adopting one of their now ancient layouts -
"Evercreech Junction" from the Somerset & Dorset?
My father (who bought this layout from them) and I are looking for someone
to take this on on a long-term to permanent loan basis to get it up and
running again.
(A friend decided it needed re-wiring some years back, got as far as
removing all the old wiring and then promptly disappeared from the face of
the planet!)
Ronnie
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"Ronnie Clark" wrote
That was a lovely layout, much nicer than Tebay, but that might just be my
love of the old S&D influencing my thoughts.
Wish I'd enough space, but it might pay you to publish the dimensions.
John.
I like Tebay, but I always think that the fiddle yard looks far more
interesting than the layout. All that track and the holding yards remind
me of places like Severn Tunnel Junction, Bescott and Didcot.
Would look great with a bit of scenery!
Pete
Hi all,
Layout pricing is always going to be a contentious issue. For those of you who
have your own layout and don't exhibit it I suggest you sit down and quickly
add up what you've spent - might be wise not to let the other half see the
result! Now add in a guesstimate of your labour charge, including the time
taken to design that thing in the first place, pay yourself at the minimum
rate. Now you have something resembling the like for like replacement cost.
I'd almost guarantee it was much more than you thought. Depreciation is of
course much harder to allow for, even the great Heckmonwyke was eventually
broken up at the NRM when ten years previously it was probably worth a
considerable sum. Those of you who exhibit will have already done these sums
for insurance purposes and I'll give a couple of examples of layouts I'm
involved with. A P4 layout, mainly handbuilt track etc, 30' long with stock,
approx. £15K, N scale US 8' 6"x 2' 6", £4.5K. Of course what you can actually
obtain for a layout when being sold is like most other things, it's what the
market will bear. As a final thought, when you've done the sums - check your
house insurance!
Tony Comber, not an insurance salesman :-)
Yes, and at that sort of pricing, considering this is surely from a / hobby
club / and not a commercial business materials and value of stock / fixtures
& fittings is one thing, time taken to build is another, the former is
chargeable the latter is not surely ?
They hardly need any lottery funding if they are getting the figures quoted
in this thread for their old layouts...
"Paul Francis" wrote in message
Hi Paul
Wasn't it your club that bought an "N" gauge layout from the Farnborough
club (R.I.CO.) a few years back??
All the best Steve.
I would be very interested in having that in writing (hard copy, as it
were), as my dad spent considerable time bragging about how much he paid for
the layout.
This could settle a long-running dispute. Please contact me at my other
email address, r.j.clark-99 AT student.lboro.ac.uk
Ronnie
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