After a long wait everything arrived for the long weekend to make a good start on the new base boards, everything came including the rain,
I got my track plan worked out and the track earmarked to fit using salvaged bits from the dismantled sections, then it rained so nothing done for two days
After what seems like months I got the railway running again, i decided to double track the main line and rip out some of the sidings , that gave me almost enough track to double what I had plus what was left rom the sidings i reused for a new branch line interchange , first day of running with some temporary buildings set out,
I had a try making a crossing using Peco individual-ay components, a bit of a fiddle , I think I prefer using solder and copper-clad, but is seems to work OK so will see how it performs, Just got two more yards of track to lay and then can start running trains again, and yes U know I should be building Shark nose's but I want some track to test them on as well,
no let up in the stormy weather this week again ,but I did get out and tested the two shark-nose quickly between rain storms, I also had a look at using the cheap locos i got at £14 each , they need a bit of work but with metal wheels in and one motor block between them will make a show as light loco's running around maybe make into a track cleaner?,
I also found some cheap baling machines to use as a flatcar load,
Got a family of swallows in the baseboards ready to fly away, I only noticed them yesterday, I also got some new platforms done using some offcuts of tiles from the bathroom floor, they look better than the bathroom!!, and star4ted laying out a level crossing in the little town area,
wot a great stuffs u ave peter!! awesome.......
wow....so can u find me alink for tht cheap plastic loco as possible? from ebay?.. useful for kit bashing...
so u can use for dummy.....wow.......need weathering it?
Well after what seems like forever,I am now starting tobuild the new railw[size=18pt]ay, the previous project was torn down when I moved house three months ago,[/size]
[size=18pt]I have had wekks of treee felling and scrap caravan removals but this weekend saw the first track tested [size=18pt]so here are a few pics [/size][/size]
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