Mountcastle layout

[Backafter5]

Asked a few weeks about buildings scale. Though I let you see how I was getting on

[Robc058]

Looking very good!

Are all the buildings Metcalfe N?

[Skelton Junction]

Toptastic. Where’s the castle from please?

[Backafter5]

Ye all buildings and castle from Metcalfe N

[Rallymatt]

This is looking impressive, even more new TT:120 layouts! 😁

[Robc058]

I built a scalescenes tower OO gauge scaled to 65% for TT. It looks huge. I think the Metcalfe looks much better. Your layout suggests to me that I make a change. Thanks for posting.

[Dave the Busker]

Looks fantastic, great to see another layout on here!

[Steve-353799]

Wow! looks beautiful!

Would you say that the N scale Metcalfe gauge is a good fit with TT120?

Keep up the good work. steam_locomotive

Steve

[Backafter5]

Steve-353799 they are a reasonable fit not as detailed as Hornby buildings but you can’t get them. Here is a picture of their signal box you can see difference.

[Too Tall]

Looking good there Backafter5.

I have found Metcalfe N kits to be a pretty good fit, they do appear overscale for N, but a little shy of TT120. However they don't leap out as disproportionate and my village area will feature several of them amongst some 3D printed buildings to scale.

Loving the castle, I wanted to do a castle or some ruins on my layout but it doesn't work with the rest of my layout, yours looks right at home sunglasses

[Steve-353799]

The N gauge certainly looks a good fit. Do you know if the Dapol N gauge semaphore signals are also a good fit as some say the same thing they are a generous N scale size.

Marvelous!

PS I came across this vid last night on how to make the metcalfe kits better.

[Backafter5]

Was going to put a update picture on but keeps coming back upside down or sideways. Can anyone advise what i am doing wrong

[Rallymatt]

I periodically get this as well, it shows correctly in my post as I add them but when they become live on a thread stuff has turned 90 degrees sometimes. I appreciate it’s probably my fault but like you would love to know how to do it properly 😁

[Too Tall]

Are you using iphones ?

Why Your iPhone Photos Are Upside Down & How To Fix That (iphonephotographyschool.com)

[Backafter5]

Too Tall photo ok when posted. It only when it comes back from approval is the orientation wrong.

[Rallymatt]

Ditto

[96RAF]

If it is wrong when approved it is because that is how it is when queued. The mods cannot change a post, only approve or reject it at that stage.

There has been much previous discussion about why this happens including one thread where the OP tried all the suggested device orientation methods and they still came out wrong.

Something in the forum software maybe, but likely a user end device problem.

[Backafter5]

96RAF You are probably right device problems so have changed settings on IPad

[96RAF]

Can you please tell us which settings you changed to what on the iPad as it may benefit others with the same problem.

[Backafter5]

Format to Most Compatible

Record Video to 720p at 30fps

Record Slo-mo to 1080p at 120 fps

Not sure why these would make a difference but will try loading another photo and see if it works.

[Backafter5]

[Too Tall]

Looking good there Backafter5 thumbsup

[Backafter5]

Not sure if this would make a difference when uploading photos to forum. Before changes to settings photo are saved on iPad in HEIF format. After setting changes JPEG.

[Rallymatt]

I really do like that castle too, whole layout looking very good.

[Brew Man]

My only criticism is that if the track with the nearer of the two trains is the inner of two main line loops for a UK train it is on the wrong track. UK trains travel on the left, like UK road vehicles. If the further of the two trains is on the inner loop then it is correct. Sorry, sounds pedantic when I read it back.