Hi Mike
No Farther Christmas
Sounds like fun have mentioned it to Sara what dates have you in mind ? Was also thinking of having a run day on my birthday could be 4th Dec ...fancy a trip up ?????
New Track Layout On Rockery Ridge
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Hi Mike
No Farther Christmas
Sounds like fun have mentioned it to Sara what dates have you in mind ? Was also thinking of having a run day on my birthday could be 4th Dec ...fancy a trip up ?????
Work got under way yesterday with a new point being fitted ready for the new loop 
But then came trouble with the big Indian Chief SWMBO putting a holt to the project as she doesn't like how it's going to look :wits:
Need help from Genral Sherman to sort out the Indians
nphone:
So at the moment i have two rather short sidings :crying:
New line should run behide the bench and rejoin line next to trellis arch
But then came trouble with the big Indian Chief SWMBO putting a holt to the project as she doesn't like how it's going to look :wits:
Need help from Genral Sherman to sort out the Indians
nphone:So at the moment i have two rather short sidings :crying:
New line should run behide the bench and rejoin line next to trellis arch
GOOD NEWS The Rio Grande have found a new route to by pass the Rockery Ridge Pass 
General Sherman (ME) was in talks with Indian Chief (SWMBO ) the line could not run across Indian territory (THE LAWN) .
The point on the incline was moved 3ft back taken out a bush so that the wall along the lawn edge was alot lower and didn't look like a hump . The line is to rejoin the mainline in the new log yard behind the trellis avoiding the lawn
New lower down grade nearly level
Following the wall of Rockery Ridge
Rejoining in the log yard
General Sherman (ME) was in talks with Indian Chief (SWMBO ) the line could not run across Indian territory (THE LAWN) .The point on the incline was moved 3ft back taken out a bush so that the wall along the lawn edge was alot lower and didn't look like a hump . The line is to rejoin the mainline in the new log yard behind the trellis avoiding the lawn
New lower down grade nearly level
Following the wall of Rockery Ridge
Rejoining in the log yard
That section in the second pic where the new line runs in front of the wall will look great with a train on it Richie. Good job.
yb281 said:That section in the second pic where the new line runs in front of the wall will look great with a train on it Richie. Good job.
Cheers Mel , Havn't had a chance yet to test my K-27 agaist the wall should be ok
wasn't allowed to cut into the lawn you know what these Indians are like 
Well Richie....what a turn around. When you came down to us back in summer I can remember the missus saying that there would be no extension! Something has certainly happened.....keep eating the the oysters mate
beavercreek said:Well Richie....what a turn around. When you came down to us back in summer I can remember the missus saying that there would be no extension! Something has certainly happened.....keep eating the the oysters mate
I put it down to your charm Mike
I know where to go now when i want something 
Cheers ShawnShawn said:
Had the week off work so have had the chance to get some more track down and a test run with some locos get some more pics soon .
What, Richie...a whole week of holiday!! Going at the rate that you have been expanding recently....that should mean that you now have three parallel tracks running around and across the garden, up the path, through the house, into the garage and back out again!
I have been kitting out the garage conversion with racking, wifi, alarms etc and then storing the stuff that needs to be stored . Not even looked at the layout or other things (except for keeping lead acid gel batteries topped up with charge) for nearly four weeks now. Will soon rectify that....lots of projects are backing up like a string of cars in a loco emergency stop.
I have been kitting out the garage conversion with racking, wifi, alarms etc and then storing the stuff that needs to be stored . Not even looked at the layout or other things (except for keeping lead acid gel batteries topped up with charge) for nearly four weeks now. Will soon rectify that....lots of projects are backing up like a string of cars in a loco emergency stop.
Hi Mikebeavercreek said:What, Richie...a whole week of holiday!! Going at the rate that you have been expanding recently....that should mean that you now have three parallel tracks running around and across the garden, up the path, through the house, into the garage and back out again!
I have been kitting out the garage conversion with racking, wifi, alarms etc and then storing the stuff that needs to be stored . Not even looked at the layout or other things (except for keeping lead acid gel batteries topped up with charge) for nearly four weeks now. Will soon rectify that....lots of projects are backing up like a string of cars in a loco emergency stop.
Been a busy man this week had to take up the kitchen floor and relay a new one been shopping in Shrewsbury with Sara and a couple of days doing brick work for the new line . Spent yesterday sorting out the electrics so i can now run two trains at once one round the old layout the other round the garden, started to ballast the new track just have the section next to the wall to finish . I don't think i will get planning for any more track so i think this will be my lot .
Got the rest of the track ballasted yesterday and got some alpines and conifers from my local garden centre for 50p each planted them today few more pics of the finished line
Flippin heck....
Did you scalp the Indian or what
Had'nt seen the recent pics till now but it looks great.
Hope swmbo has'nt got you on jankers for to long
Did you scalp the Indian or what
Had'nt seen the recent pics till now but it looks great.
Hope swmbo has'nt got you on jankers for to long
Cheers Spike & Mel for your comments just need some pics with trains now
Won't be taken on Indian chief SWMBO again has been a bit like the civil war the last few weeks with the Indians winning each battle:crying:
But looking at how it's turned out Indian chief SWMBO was right
Won't be taken on Indian chief SWMBO again has been a bit like the civil war the last few weeks with the Indians winning each battle
:crying: But looking at how it's turned out Indian chief SWMBO was right
