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Crawley Yard - Self Imposed Deadline, MOT and the Covers

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One of the key Aspects of building a module is that it needs to pass a Module Operating Test (MOT) and following a quick discussion I had at the club it was recommended to me that I do this in two phases, phase 1 before ballasting and scenery detailing and phase 2 once the scenery and importantly the ballasting is done. Having realised this that has set my plans back a little and a slight change of focus.

 

I hadn't though too much about transport and when I was going to get the testing done but the recent move of the clubs Saturday running morning (after the Friday night session) from October to November provides the perfect opportunity to get that first phase testing done, All I need to do is get the running right, tweak the tracks, make sure all the electrics work and get them to the clubroom. Sounds easy when said like that. So I have a deadline, need to get as much down now as possible on the main scenics less the ballasting before then :-)

 

So I took full advantage of the great weather we had over the weekend to get the boards out of the railway room and into te garage for the build and fitting of covers. These need to be around 12 Inches high at the ends and slightly shorter on the sides. I probably should have made the covers before starting on the layout but the excitement of getting started and running trains is too strong, Also in doing the covers in this order I've been able to tweak the fitting to cover a lip at the back and left a space at the front as I dont yet know what I'm going to do there. So some photo's of the covers being made. Went for 6 mm MDF for the ends and 3mm for the top and sides with a batten frame to join it all together

 

In the first photo you can see I've attached the ends to the boards to make sure I get a good fit and that the ends are drilled out for the alignment dowels and will be bolted using M6 Bolts to the boards.

 

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The other photo's show the ends and the completed box

 

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Final job on these now is to attach handles to the tops so they are easier to get in and out of the car and carry around. Just some rope and handles I think and paint the covers so they are not such dust magnets over the layout. May even be smarter as well

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Steam_Julie

From on standpoint I like the idea of modular layouts, because it allows many people to work together to produce a layout, and they can work in a semi independent way, providing they work to a common standard. But I seen them at an exhibition with Japanese modules next to LNER prototypes and with German trains passing them. I don't like that, because it is not prototypical at all.
 

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GRC

Certainly the WSNG modules will have all of those combinations. One of the reasons I went for 2 modules or 8 feet is to reduce this effect down. I've seen a US modular layout where the buildings and ballast are standardised. That worked very well. I did see some discussion about an Somerset and Dorset modular layout and I'd like to do something like that in the future.

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