Overtoun Junction, 00 gauge

The coal yard area is taking shape..

 

While the tile grout is drying out in the goods yard I have been working on a scratch build.
Typical Scottish sandstone house..

 

The finished product...

In its location on the layout..

 

Thanks, wasn't sure how it would look as it's low relief.
Well impressed with the Silhouette cutter.

 

This week's effort-

 

Next scratch build, a wooden garage in low relief-

 

In between projects I built this loading dock and crane.

 

Ready to plant on the layout.

 

A bit more progress.

 

Finally got round to servicing the Hornby class 29.
Before-

After-

45 years of clag removed.

 

A different view of the goods yard..

 

Nothing really to show for the last week.
I joined my local model railway club and I have been roped in to help rebuild an old layout with unknown origins.....
On Overtoun junction I have been working on the fiddle yard which in hindsight should really have been the first thing I built!
Yesterday I attended The festival of railway modelling in Doncaster, Good show, lots of trade support and a good veriety of layouts on show.

 

Another week with little to show however, the points in the fiddle yard are in and wired up. I'm just waiting for a batch of Diodes to turn up for the matrix.
I have gone with route selection for the fiddle yard using a rotary switch and momentary push button.
Just select the route number and press the button and all required points will fire.

 

A bit of static grass applied in the field and fencing at the goods yard entrance.

The buildings placed in the goods yard.

 

Really busy few weeks at work, I also worked my first exhibition with the club, busy day to say the least.
I was helping run the Shunting puzzle where kids/adults could have a go at driving.
It was great to see peoples faces when the drove the little 03 shunter or Thomas for the first time.
Made a few purchases too...

On a Scottish layout you can never have too many class 37's....

 

My latest class 37 having a run out on the layout.

 

Been greening up the area between the station and the goods yard.

 

Been a bit quiet on here recently, but I have slowly been plodding away on the layout.
Class 20 shuntin the goods yard while a Glasgow bound 37 arrives at the station.

A bit more greenery added alongside the South junction.