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Marsh Green Road UPDATE

Its been a while since I last posted   Marsh Green Road TMD was exhibited at the 2013 EXE MRS show with all new scenery and was a great success with only a few niggles found again with the points,   as this is being written I am replacing/repairing the points so they are more reliable for this years show along with adding more items to the scenery.

Gilly

Gilly

First Show A Success

Marsh Green Road TMD was on show at the 2012 EXE MRS Show held on the 23rd and 24th of June and performed brilantly on its first outing with no electrical faults atall only problems there were incountered was the SMP hand made points playing up now and then causing a few derailments.   WHAT HAPPENS NEXT   Since the show i have gone from layout building etc and decided to go back to modeling as due to work comitments and holiday plans means i'll be taking a break till the end of September and

Gilly

Gilly

UPDATE Wiring Complete

Its been a while since i have been able to work on the layout due to decorating the house but in the last 2 weeks i have fitted all 14 point motors and completed all the wiring with the exception of the control pannel.   The layout will be be on display at the EXE MRS annual exabition on the 23rd and 24th of June 2012 at The Matford Centre Marsh Barton Exeter ( see website for more details www.exemrs.co.uk ) as a work in progress with some basic sceneary but touch wood fully operational.   B

Gilly

Gilly

Wiring Started

With the track almost finshed (ran out of lenghts) i have now started the wiring for the layout with the link wires for each track and the points be addresed first as the final isolating sections have yet to be decided.         Over the next 2 weeks i plan to finish the track and progress with the wiring and add lights to the shed area.

Gilly

Gilly

Ready to lay some track

The baseboards are now all ready to be bolted together, they have been painted white and not greay as intended due to there being leftover white from decorating to help save a littel cost.   I have decided to use m8 bolts and nuts to hold the boards together as this is a cheep and easy to use, using 2 per board this should give a strong hold while its being used. Clamped in place befor drilling.   The legs that have come from the EXE MRS www.exemrs.co.uk will not be attached to the layout

Gilly

Gilly

Baseboards now built

Update the baseboards are now built. They have had cork applied to the top of 3 of the boards as the 4th board will be used as the fiddle yard using a casset system.   Once the PVA glue has dried i will paint the top of the cork grey and then i will drill the boards so they can be bolted together and drill holes to carry the wires. Once painted i will start laying the track in place lightly pinned untill it is balisted.    

Gilly

Gilly

NEW LAYOUT

This blog is going to be about how iam building my layout and what problems i may face and have to over come.   Its set in the 1980s to mid 90's on a fictious area of the western region (EXETER) and what could have been built if there was not a industrial estate built.   The layout plans to be a 4 track coved shed with fuel, wash and departmental faciltys with scratch built, kit built, and ready to run items used to create the layout and with SMP track being used.   As i progress with the

Gilly

Gilly

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