lawstrains Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 i have started to make the habour on my new layout and have scratchbuilt one building for the harbour and have ranout of ideas for buildings so i was wondereing if anyone else had any ideas would be much appreciatedthanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howbi Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Google.... model railway harbor layout .......loads of images to give you ideas........HB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawstrains Posted January 10, 2020 Author Share Posted January 10, 2020 thanks 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawstrains Posted January 10, 2020 Author Share Posted January 10, 2020 also the layout is set in the mid 1950s in the gwr region so dont really want a modern era harbour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ73 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Or do you live wiith in walking / driving distance of an Harbour - if so go down to the harbour & take a look around & see what you can see!!! 😉 😀 A few years ago I went to Bristol & where the S. S. Great Britian is & there is a old Harbouur near there & they still had some of the Big old Cranes slowly rusting away but still amazing too look at!!! Also they had the rail way tracks still in place!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissaf Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Google Earth Pro (free to download on a PC) would allow you to see a range of harbours remotely from the comfort of your home..Places like 'Historic Chatham Dockyard' or 'Portsmouth' or 'Grimsby' are just a few suggestions..Just purely as an example....this view of Chatham Dockyard gives an indication of the kind of view that you can see with Google Earth../media/tinymce_upload/0da30fd30d757ad360a11dfade63ed2d.jpg.Also on this site is the famous 'rope making' building that is still in use today to make ropes for sailing ships. Originally built to service Nelson's Navy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 The rope making shop isn't that building it is to the right off shot. You can see it in the picture below parallel to the water below the cross icon to the C in Council. /media/tinymce_upload/c76b9226bbb5ebbbc8936a07a882e8f5.PNG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissaf Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 /media/tinymce_upload/69bcee8b6ea839f3dfc458d6b4b9613d.jpg.EDIT:You just beat me to it. You posted just as I found the same building back on Google Earth../media/tinymce_upload/86f71fa8f5920a1d60d8aff809e3c680.jpg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Have you been there Chris. Well worth a visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissaf Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 I have driven past the entrance on my way to a model railway show a little further down the road in Chatham, I have always meant to have a visit but just never got round to it. After all, I should really go and visit, as it is relatively local to me. From where I live, I can see the M25 Queen Elizabeth Bridge from my roof (with a telephoto lens that is) so Chatham is just a little further down the A2. This picture was taken when I had scaffolding up to undertake a chimney stack repair../media/tinymce_upload/db2a16f0ea9f463f9d7bb1204c17f40d.JPG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Plenty to see there. Only been once but must try and go again this year. If I do I'll wave to you (with a telephoto lens). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveM6 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 I can see the dockyard at Chatham from the end of our road. Ocelet and Gannet are shall we say, not typically seen in the average harbour. Although I must admit to parking a U-boat in the harbour on my N gauge layout! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buz Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Hi allHere are a few thoughts as its probably only going to be a small harbor in the overall scheme of thingsHarbor masters building, light house ships chandeliers, pretty sure all of those are in John Aherne'sModel Building Construction original published by M.A.POther thoughts Net drying sheds, fishermen's huts, a crane A la Dapolcustoms shed, warehouse, fish processing plant??.Two seagulls fighting over a chip, fish and chip kiosk made from an old sea container (sells the best fish and chips fish fresh off the boat)That was an answer with thought so that will be $1.00 thanks 😆Not in the harbor but directly out side the sail and anchor pubregards John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCDR Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Unless you are fortunate in having unlimited space you need to consider a small harbour rather than a major dockyard and so you need to choose your prototype carefully. There are many small harbours around the coasts of the UK and they are usually associated with fishing, althgough there are some specialist locations like the slate wharves in North Wales. Places to look are the coast of Cornwall, where there was also export of china clay, the Cumbrian coast with some coal shipments and the North East of England ditto. Other buildings to consider include a weighbridge, for rail and road vehicles, a lifeboat station and/or a small boatyard, with a slipway and workshop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gricer Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 I had a triangle of spare space in the corner of my shed layout and filled it with a small harbour. The water was made from several layers of old clear plastic OHP sheets cut to size and laid over a murky painted base. Round the edges I glued sand with rocks (small stones as used in fish tanks). The harbour areas were wood coffee stirrers cut and laid as decking with matchsticks as pilings. Add a few barrels, sacks and crates. At the time Langley models sold various fishermen and porters. I also bought seagulls that I strung up on light blue cotton. For fun I then scratch built a waterwheel (no kits available then) and attached this to a suitable plastic building in which I hid a small motor. Later I also built a lighthouse made from scrap tubes etc. with an LED lamp. Both of these are connected via batteries to bell pushes and amuse the grandchildren (and many older visitors!). My first boat was a canal boat kit (no longer made) but I also added two cheap wood fishing boats as sold in seaside tourist shops and suitably changed. Just a few thoughts – and not too expensive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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