2mm FS layout 'Fencehouses'

[Newportnobby]

Have a look at this layout. I can't believe just how much stock rock 'n' rolls on various parts of the track. If it were just one or two items I'd go for maybe an axle not seated properly but it's obviously more than that. It could be down to track laying or, worse, maybe a baseboard issue.
(It's maybe an early version of 'Fencehouses' as the one I've seen has a smashing viaduct)

[port perran]

Yes, I see what you mean.
It looks to me as if it's a case of track being not completely flat and in a few cases ballast being too high and catching the flanges on the wheels.

Nice layout though.

[emjaybee]

I'm thinking it's a combination of hand made track with minor discrepancies, hand made wagons with the same problem all coming together. That along with a good camera picking up & highlighting the worst.

[Bob G]

That has to be an old video too (it actually was posted on You Tube in 2012).
I don't know of any serious 2mm modeller who would proudly run maroon 1960s era Minitrix Mk 1 coaches in the 2020s.

Bob

[PLD]

Very old video...
Fence houses has been on the circuit for around 20 years now, and in that time has been expanded and refined. In the early years they did suffer from not having sufficient suitable stock available and temporary stand-ins used that were not to the standard the owners might have preferred, but again, there has been a lot of development in the intervening years.
What you see there is not representative of the layout today...

[Newportnobby]

I did say I suspected it was an early version, but my questions still remain I.e. the cause of the lurching stock

[Richard Taylor]

Failing to see the point of this thread and finding the sanctimonious tone extremely irritating.

[Roy L S]

I last saw the layout a few years back at which point it included the curved viaduct. I thought it breath-taking in scale, and overall pretty awesome. The only issue I didn't like was the unnecessarily high level it is set at, as shorter people like my Wife struggled to view it (and don't suggest a periscope to her unless prepared to be told where to shove it!). I do appreciate that height has to strike a balance between needs of operators, the viewing impression that intended to be created and the needs of the public but to me it was the one thing that spoiled it somewhat.

Roy

[njee20]

I must agree with layouts with an (IMO) excessive height. Fencehouses, Shirebrook and Blueball Summit are all so afflicted. It appears to be a certain 'type' of layout.

The comment about running quality is interesting though. Last time I saw Copenhagen Fields I was struck by how poorly it ran. Jerky, bumping stock abound. Far below what I'd expect of a layout of its quality, even setting aside its age.