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Introduction
Throughout this site you can keep up to date with my social feeds, including all the latest updates on the featured YouTube channel of my model railway, built to 1/76 scale ( OO Gauge ).
Model Railway Layout ( OLD OAK BRIDGE )
( Original Layout Plans Opposite )
The build started in 2016 with an idea of a manageable sized model railway at roughly a shoulder height, giving work space below for model making and future builds. The vision build was to be set around London's underground and its long gone days of Diesel Depots within the surrounding areas of London,
This layout was based on my years of growing up with my family and in particular very fond memories of a dear friend who we as kids shared the same passion of model railways, So this layout was built that become a real memory palace with many stories once shared by so many.
The layout is named Old Oak Bridge, due to its London theme paying particular attention to the Old Oak Common Depot and its surrounding areas of Acton.
Old Oak Bridge
Lower deck
The original Old Oak Bridge layout is sadly now dismantled but has entered a new design concept with the same Iconic dioramas that once featured.
The layout at the time had a foot print of 12 foot by 8 foot as the layout plan above right, some historic structures and places that could of been found around certain parts of London where included in the model build.
Keeping in mind this is a model railway, I have tried to capture the nostalgia of the 1980's upwards to fall in line with the operations from the early days of British Rail ( BR ) & Network SouthEast ( NSE ).
A selection of rolling stock and locomotives have been carefully selected for the layout to represent that classic period between of the 1980's to late 1990's.
The cheekytek Youtube channel hosts many videos of these period models all trundling around a London themed setting as depicted.
This layout is currently being re-modernised in the same 80's feel with the same name but with many of the original structures used but now on a two dimension scene creating a more in line style of railways around London.
For all the latest updates on the new layout build - head to my YouTube channel
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Photo Collection
This photo selection portrays some of the work I have achieved through my time with railway modeling, hopefully some of these images will inspire ideas showing what can be achieved from nothing more than a few sheets of plastic, glue and a few accessories items.
Build Concept.
My best advise is to research and plan your project paying particular attention to the era your working with and how things looked at that time.
Mistakes are quite normal when building to plan. ( happy mistakes as I call them )
And It's easy to feel very disappointed but this is how we develop our everyday skills going forward.
I would rather rectify a mistake, than spend hours looking at a plan not knowing where to start.
Cheeky Shop disclaimer.
Official cheekytek models can be purchased through cheekytek.com and the cheekytek eBay store. All cheekytek branded clothing is currently managed through our online Spreadshirt outlet.
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