a cold front

Yes sorry I have been off line and not about for a while.

I received it and it's amazing I can't wait to get it framed and hang it

Jimmy

 

so i have had a break over christmas from modelling and recently decided to start with this project again, however i was unhappy with the way the helix's worked or didnt quite in my case, i had made them out of 3mm ply and because of movement the locos derailed or struggled, so in a act of madness i ripped it all up and started again.

this time using 6mm ply and so far so good.

lower level all wired and tested.



next up a new vehicle for the layout, i purchased a resin kit from wd models of a austin armoured car and instantly set about building it.



a bit of paint and then weathered with the airbrush



so all in all i'm happy and getting back on with it.

 

Yes I now have two vehicles for the layout.

 

Thank you I’m really pleased to finally be cracking on with this project. And finally have the time to be back on the forum

 

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1/76 scale so perfect for 009

 

so after a long week a work, i decided that i couldnt resist putting the top level on, just gotta wait for the glue to dry so that i can lay the track. hopfully that will all be laid and wired for monday, ready for point motors.

 

so not much has really happened, however what i have been doing is finally getting round to installing all the point motors and wiring for the layout.
i opted to use DCC consepts slow action motors. these where a dream to install and set up.



when you realise that you have gone a little over the top with the wiring.



next job is to build a control panel.

 

so my next project was the control panel, using the push buttons from dcc concepts.

i had a quick look in my garage for a good bit of plastic, wood, metal basically anything i could use.

i found a piece of old aircraft grade aluminium which i was given a while back, its kinda over the top but will do.

 

yes they are and illuminate to show the route.

 

so not much has happened on this layout and when i say not much i mean nothing,

however i decided i have had enough of never being able to find anything i needed for modelling so i decided the way forward was to build a modelling bench, that i could easily bring in from the garage and take out again when the wife wanted the dining room back.

here is what i knocked up.




with a dual gauge test track

 

Thank you it makes life a lot easier