One thing i'm going to try and avoid is the use of easily recognisable stock on this layout. Don't get me wrong, i've had great enjoyment out of building people's kits whilst modelling in 009, but for this layout i want it to be more prototypical than anything i've built before. I've looked into trackwork, buildings, signalling etc. But the one thing i'd not though about until recently was the stock.
Many 009 layouts have ficticious histories or companies behind them, yet they operate stock that is easily recognised as being from the Ffestiniog for example. Now, i do have some favourite locos (Russell being one) so they will make an appearance on PnC but on the whole i want to try and come up with my own designs for stock which won't be easily recognised as having operated on such and such a line in real life.
I've bought the Manning Wardle, Hudswell Clarke and Hunslet reproduction catalogues and intend to have a go at building some of their standard designs to operate on the layout, along with some freelance ones using various aspects of specific manufacturers designs to make them look believable as being produced by Hunslet or Fowler for example.
The same applies for carriage and goods stock, i've got loads of plastic kits which i've built up in the past that i could use for the time being, but eventually i'd like to replace these with scratchbuilt items, or kits of freelance stock. I think this might help give the layout (or rather the ficiticious company that operates on it) it's own identity, such as the Lynton & Barnstaple Manning Wardle's being easy to spot as originating from that line, that's what i'm aiming for - albeit in model form.
Oh - and i've finalised the track plan, but i've yet to draw it up good enough to post here, and i'm off on a weeks holiday soon so will post it once i'm back!
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