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[Henri]

I think I would spread a thin layer (maybe
I envy the fact that so soon after getting into the hobby, you're already well on the way to getting a really nice layout built!

Jon.

Thanks Jon. It's kinda therapy for me. For the last 10 years I've worked my ass of and finally we've come into a little bit quieter weather, so to speak. Now my wife is fighting cancer... But with the current surgery all is removed and she's recovering quick.
You can say the track is double therapy as the whole family is enjoying the progress. Something fun to talk about and think about. Get them creative right brain in action!

 

[Zerogee]

Thanks Jon. It's kinda therapy for me. For the last 10 years I've worked my ass of and finally we've come into a little bit quieter weather, so to speak. Now my wife is fighting cancer... But with the current surgery all is removed and she's recovering quick.
You can say the track is double therapy as the whole family is enjoying the progress. Something fun to talk about and think about. Get them creative right brain in action!

That's really great to hear, Henri - I'm very glad that your wife is recovering well, and wish you all the best for the future - and yes, G scale is a great therapy, as are most modelling hobbies in general of course, but there is just something about the combination of the size of the models, the interaction with nature and so on that is especially wonderful about our choice of scale!



Jon.

 

[mike]

Great ideas and a fantastic start..loving it..hope the wife's ok ..

 

[Frank Gallagher]

Hope all turns out OK.

 

[Henri]

Thanks Frank.

Tonight I finished the trench digging. Glad that's over... What a mess...

Looks pretty 'feldbahn' huh? Ain't no running ICE here!




And here's the Assistant Work Inspector, also known as Barney...

 

[Henri]

Last of the tracks needed for my layout. And a nifty LGB switch box! And isolators! All set!

 

[Zerogee]

Henri, you will find that the yellow LGB plastic isolators are usually a very loose fit on the rail ends - something that I could never figure out, why on earth didn't they make them a tighter push-fit so they actually held the track together? Anyway, you can get over the problem to a certain extent if you use one of the little black plastic clips that LGB make that clip into the middle of the end sleeper on each track piece - but if you want something much more robust and reliable (which also allows you to make easy power connections at each break) then you might want something like this:
http://gardenrailoutlet.co.uk/massoth-insulated-rail-clamp-brass

Jon.

 

[Greg Elmassian]

Plastic that is exposed to weather, temperature changes, and UV has a tough life. If you have it in constant tension/expansion, you are inviting cracks. The plastic itself would never be as strong as a metal joiner. So a loose fit will probably make them last longer. Smart engineering.

Greg

 

[Henri]

It still will take some time before the first trains will run... but yesterday I again made some progress.



Super Work Inspector Pebbles on her duty.




Oh yes, the frist tracks are in! (temporary...)

The rabbits are very happy with the enlarged entry and exit points...





Look at that!

I removed the tracks as we're expecting rain tomorrow (what's new...) so the rain can wash in the sand between the bricks.

 

[Henri]

Tonight I wanted to start building the sand box for the extension of the box box. We've had rain for the last 5 days, so everything was still soaking wet.

But I did manage to lay out the track for a 'test fit'. Oh boy, the margins are enormous!

I hope using the Massoth rail connectors the rails will be aligned better..!



Whoopsie...!




Despite the plan, it is still a huge puzzle!

 

[Frank Gallagher]

Looks good to me....where was the clerk of works tonight?

 

[Henri]

They were on a break, or a strike, I don't remember.

Serious: it is HOT and humid over here at the moment and both rabbits still have most of their winter fur. It takes a couple of weeks (about 8) for them to 'change fur'. They're extremely lazy due to that today, each effort is too much for them... They were laying somewhere in the garden.

 

[PhilP]

Henri,
Some of those clearances look a little tight..
The new wall of the loop can easily be altered, but I would increase the gap between the rail and wall near the point as well.

 

[Henri]

Yes, that part is worrying me as well.

When finished building, the point will be at 'box' level, but it'll still be a close call....

 

[Henri]

For the Pebbles & Barney fans...



"Well, now there's a wall almost right into our home!"




"Whaddaya think, Barney, will it fit...?"




"Ahum, Mr. Henri, something is amiss here..."

 

[Zerogee]

Definitely the cutest pair of railway workers I've ever seen......

Jon.

 

[PhilP]

Definitely the cutest pair of railway workers I've ever seen......

Jon.

They should be wearing hi-viz though!

 

[Henri]

Fiery Elias testing the tracks...

 

[dunnyrail]

Fiery Elias testing the tracks...

Growling well Henri.
JonD

 

[Zerogee]

Growling well Henri.
JonD

Yes - it's nowhere near as loud as some examples I've seen (heard) on Youtube, in fact I would say that is quite acceptable!

Jon.