No particular preference one way or the other colour-wise, but what does it sound like with a loco going over that boarding? For some reason I envisaged a strip of cork tiling or similar for the track to sit on, to maybe reduce if not deaden the sound? Send me an air ticket and I'll ballast it for you! I don't mind slumming it in 'club class', it's all for a good cause!
Pete, cancel your air ticket, don't think I'll be ballasting the tracks as for each side of tracks going experiment and see what strips of synthetic grass will look like RALPH
Clive regarding loco running over boarding will be quite a while before that happens , Lot more work yet to be done, RALPH
Hi Ralph, Your layout is looking great. Hope the weather fines up soon to let you get on with the track laying. Look forward to catching up again soon. Regards Roger dodger
A little more progress frame work all painted, and now started the Villa Boarding. three boards on left of picture still not placed in position, as paint not dry on each end, Ralph
A bit more progress today. Manage to cut up the remaining 5 sheets into manageable piece but it looks like I’m 1 sheet short (bugger). First coats of primer / under-coat in brown,both sides, then once dry tops will have a couple of Coats of green to seal them up.
Don't worry Ralph, people have been saying that about me for years! Some real progress there though, great work!
Didn't want to offend you mate, as I forgot to thank you for your help today Ralph. BTW did you have any success fishing whilst on holiday ?
Hi Toto, The Villa board is a fibre cement lining board, made by a company by the name of (James Hardy) used in wet area walls, shower recesses, eaves, and ceilings. It's actually classed in their catalogue as Internal lining. . The boards have had three coats of paint and have withstood storm, high winds, heavy rain, so far, so now will have to wait and see if thirty eight / forty degree days has or what effect it might have on the Villa board Ralph
Hi Ralph, the Villaboard has lasted quite a few years now without issue on my layout in Northern NSW. Members on the Guild site tell me it is called Hardiebacker in the UK. Nice work on the baseboards by the way! cheers Bob Comerford
Hi Bob, thanks for your reply, I'm in Perth WA, so your villa board will have had similar weather as here so now not wondering just as much how mine will fare. RALPH
All the villa boards cut .......TICK All boards painted green.....TICK All boards fixed to steelwork.....TICK Both gates still working ???........TICK FINAL PAINT OF GREEN...........3/4 TICK, just one small section to give the final coat of green, once the glue has hardened off. Great effort today Kim, you earned your new Yorkshire tea bag...now look after it. Ralph.