The R GLR

This is the new home of the Rosebuddy & Gypsy Lane Railway. ( R & GLR ). It started its life on another well known and respected Forum where I pestered the life out out everyone to get it to where it is today. Some might argue ...... Not very far.
I will get some progress photos of the layout and a couple of track plans up ASAP. It might be a day or so as my priority lies with just getting this place up and running...... So please bare with me.
If it attracts half as much attention and support as it had done to date in the land of its birth, I'll be delighted.
Look forward to seeing and meeting loads of new ( and old ) faces.
Cheers
Toto

 

I'll finger out you. What a day..... And it just gets worse all the time.
Roll on Poland ....... And vodka .......I don't even drink the stuff. I'll be back on Tuesday and we can decide what we do with this .......

 

Now,

That's what I call nuts ...... I think I'll squirrel it away for another day ........boom boom.

 

I recognise that dog.

Paul ...... You haven't have you ....... You'll be kicked out if you have.

 

Ok,

Looks like most of the big hitters have been dealt with in getting this place up to scratch. I'll try and upload a couple of photo's of where I am with the R & GLR over the weekend. The same goes for Highbridge.

These layouts have been well enough documented on other forums but need to be " brought home " now.

I appreciate this will be repetition for some but I'll keep it brief and add a summary for anyone new to them.

The photos will follow.

Cheers

Toto

 

Ok, time to make a start. The history of the R & GLR is a bit of a roller coaster ride. We started of with a new custom built shed,



and a mighty fine shed it looked as well, but due to the fact that it was built straight onto the paving slabs and after me doing this,



putting it up on slabs, it began to take on water. now at this point my first attempt at a layout was well and truly underway with a baseboard system in and track laid. I have not bothered with the pictures of that as it would take to long. this is the whistle stop tour.

anyway, this was the result. i tried doing this,



and this



at various intervals around the walls but in the end, after investigating further and to find out that the builder had made a complete hash of the floor, I had to strip all the track, baseboards, wiring etc out and do this,



Matt and myself completely stripped out the floor ( chipboard had been used ) and started to refit a floating floor.



and another,



and one more,



job done. There has not been a bit of damp or condensation since ....... bone dry and that was started nearly a year ago. We started , from memory on boxing day.

The framework was next to go back in which I shall cover next with a couple of photos. I'll be back with that later.

cheers

toto

 

He deserved every bit of it. Soon as I woke him up ..... He was great.

Cheers

Toto

 

Looks like my next shed issue has come to the fore. The door, which I knew was a problem has swollen up with the damp weather getting into it. To the extent that it is a major security issue now.

It will need to be tackled sooner rather than later. That could be this years Boxing Day task. a trip to B and Q to see what I can get to sort it out.
I think I'll need to take it off its hinges and try to make am complete replacement. So be it, I knew it was coming.

Bah humbug.

Toto

 

Hi Paul,

You could be right. won't do any harm to get back into it.

Let's see what B and Q offers up tomorrow..

Cheers

Toto.