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Been mainly electrics recently. But.....

Well with the excitement of Christmas and Mrs and Little Wollastonblues birthdays, I could only get the electrics all finally sorted. I have found out that Peco fish plates are not compatible with Tomix track, and with the rails not accepting solder at all, I discovered that underneath the track I could solder connection wires to the rails. I have also wired up another point.   I received the EW1 coach set from Mommy Wollastonblue this Christmas, and I have the Glacier Express on advance orde

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Castle Shaunbachdorf

Over the last weeks little Wollastonblue and I have had good fun with scatter, and trees. It was little Wollastonblue who suggested we had a path up to the castle, so we added a hedge around a gravel path. The hedge coming from Mrs Wollastonblues cleaning cupboard.   Photos of our progress:   Spooning on some scatter:     Spreading the scatter out:     Halfway there:     Static grassing:     Waiting for the glue to dry:       Up on the supports in the box:  

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More Train Set Pwease Daddy.

Little Wollastonblue, wanted to do some more work on the layout last night. So we set about the piece of foamboard the castle is going to site on, for the left hand box.   So after one of Mrs Wollastonblues wonderful dinners, we broke out the scatter, trees, etc. and created a pathway to the castle, laid down some forest floor,and planted some trees.   More Photos of the progress:           As I'm pub quizzing tonight, we're aiming to get this bit finished by the weekend, so we

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Foam (board) Party!

Thank you to Dave John for the advice, and the bulldozers went in a cleared a lot of plaster, wire and paper, and I have rearranged the buildings so that i can fit my Hotel and Pool in the left hand board, meaning I can fit some more on the right hand board. I also think that I might build a wall around the castle now. The helix covers have been fashioned from Foamboard, and I am working on how to install the tunnel mouths and other mountain faces. I have also discovered the scrunched foil is be

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Move Every Mountain.... Help!

OK so as things have started to progress, I have realised that I have made 2 massive mistakes:     I tried the loco is both directions the weekend, and it got stuck in the tunnel, which in my opinion is probably down to dirty track.     I have built a plaster and wire structure to go over this helix and it's too big.   So which leads me to ask for advise. I need the 2 helices covered in order for scenery and to give the impression of the helix style tunnels that are on the RhB, but

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Wir Kommen Dorthin - Well sort of....

Little Wollastonblue and I have a little progress to report, there is a major chunk that i haven't got photos of and I will get round to taking photos of it and putting them up here.   Little Wollastonblue and I have planted some trees and the Alpine Chapel, along with some bushes, and a small embankment as the viaduct pops up a little higher than the trackbed I cut. I also put some fine OO ballast around the edge of the river and the piers on the viaduct, I have put some larger gravel on but

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Getting Plastered

Progress is really being made on my little slice of Switzerland. The last helix has been cut and tested, as has the track bed and river bed at the bottom of the Waterfall. Followed by a load of scrunched newspaper and plaster cloth.   I am a little stumped on how to top the mountain off as I do want it relatively flat so I can place my Alpine restaurant and Hotel and Swimming Pool. So more complicated woodwork is required I think. I also sealed off the castle mountain so I need to cut a hole

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Daddy, Paint pwease

After roping Little Wollastonblue into some rock painting on the box. I am getting constantly asked now "Daddy, paint for you pweeeeease", so this is sort of getting things moving rather quickly. A few photos of our progress:   Rock Painting:     Now painting the boxes black:     Daddy's modelling:     Well if it keeps Mrs Wollastonblue happy by keeping us quiet will celebrity big brother or something is on the TV, it must be a good thing.   I have placed a preorder with A

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While Mrs Wollastonblue is away......

Mrs Wollastonblue is now working occasional weekends, which leaves me in charge of little Wollastonblue, and he is starting to get in to painting so, I though I would give him the opportunity to do some on the layout. So we put on Thomas and Friends The Great Race, got out the child friendly paints and we managed to achieve this:           I also had a play with static grass for the first time using the puffer, and I am impressed with the result.   It's time to start thinking ab

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Distracted by the Darkside (They have Alcos)!

Despite a side track (no pun intended) with planning a US HO switching layout. Some work has progressed with the layout. Just the last Helix to cut and fit and we can really start to progress with scenery. Warley led to a couple of purchases (Kato Turnout Switches for 2 of the points, a Faller Chapel, and some tunnel portals).     The first box with complete trackbed.     Starting to build up the contours, little Wollastonblue thought it hilarious to scrunch up newspaper.      

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More photos of my progress.

Just some more photos of the progress with Shaunbachdorf.         I did lay some of the track down to check everything, and the loco and stock I have, and it doesn't have any problems with the 140mm Radius curves. The issue I do have at the moment it, is the R140 Points they do need wiring up properly, as they don't set the route properly using the manual switch. So another order will be placed for the relevant items, along with some more stock.   Hopefully some scenic work can star

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Things have started to progress.

It's been a while since I last updated my blog on Shaunbachdorf. But things have progressed, since my last update. Trackbed is slowly but surely being cut and glued into place. Have to be careful as little Wollastonblue gets scared of power tools.       A final decision was made about the track. Peco Flexitrack is being used for the staging track, and Tomix for the rest. So an order was placed with Hobbysearch in Japan, and 2 weeks later a parcel arrived. If you guys need anything Japane

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My Mojo is Back!

Well is been a long, long, time since I updated my blog. But a recent visit to Weston Super Mare, and of course the wonderful Model Masters (just a very happy customer), reignited the flame to push on with the layout.   A Faller Platform kit, and Alpine Chalet have been obtained, along with some PECO code 80 flex track. After much deliberating and playing around with Anyrail/Scarm, comparing prices and availability, I have decided to scrap the Kato/Tomix track idea for the scenic areas of the

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A bit of progress and I've finished a layout!

A quick update on proceedings so far. The Kibri Castle kit was quite a monster as the photos show, the Faller viaduct kit is rather straight forward.   Work is due to start on the track bed, as soon as the weather improves so I can cut the hardboard required.   A few photos:   The Viaduct:     My little one thought it would better with a train on:   The Kibri Castle:             On another note I have actually finished a layout!!:  

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How to Faller in a few minutes.

With a week off looming on the horizon, work can really get started on the trackbed. In the meantime some shopping has been done, and I am waiting for a couple of packages from Japan to get really cracking on with the layout.   My annual trip to Warley, was more expensive than originally planned as one Trader had a Kibri Kit of Branzoil Castle which was on my list of kits to get.   While my good lady has been watching that thing in the jungle, and with the little one asleep I have completed

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All Systems go.

To keep costs down, and as I've also had a play with Scarm. I am going to stick with the 3 APA boxes as the boards for the layout. This is what should be the final track plan:     I have found a couple of Youtube videos with KATO RhB stock going round the 140mm Radius tomix Track no problem. So I have the curves on order from Japan.   I have also discovered that Tomix turnouts can be controlled by Kato switched, by splicing the wires with a Kato Point extension cord.   While the good la

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The APAration is about to begin (or is it)?

I am now the proud owner of 3 APA boxes. I have knocked one up quickly, and a couple of issues have arisen:   1. The 150mm radius Curves fit, but only just. I can carry on with them, but it will be tight. Alternatively I can utilise 140mm Curves from Tomix, however the corresponding points are Tomix too, and I can't seem to find out if they are compatible with Kato Switches.   2. The upright posts are a little wider than expected, but this can be got round with a couple of gentle S Bends an

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If you Jiggle it about a bit.

A bit jiggling around with Scarm, and testing heights for the Helix, has allowed me to put a fiddle yard in. The helix needs to 45mm from base to the next level.   It looks like the eBay supplier has run dry of the APA boxes. So I may either attempt my own or get a laser cut kit to suit.        

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Reflections from the bottom of a beer glass

While having glass of beer the other night, I was pouring over different areas of Switzerland to visit next year, and which railway journeys I could do within the time frame without boring my good lady, and letting the little one splash around in the pool. I think a Eurocamp (other mobile home holiday companies are available) holiday next year will tick the majority of the boxes for us as a family.   This led me on to the my proposed layout, and the small amount of stock available to me. Usual

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It's Arrived, It's Arrived!

Thanks to Keith at Traintrax, this arrived for me on Saturday morning. It's easy to set up and have a play good look at everything. I am very impressed with how it looks. The coaches are excellently moulded. The only criticism I do have is that the the Rapido couplings are very obtrusive on the locomotive. However, the close coupling system offered by Kato should remedy that.   With a visit to France round the corner, my spending is to be curbed, but some addition Kato track and the all import

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Ponderings, and hopefully some action.

After getting very little time with Shaunbury, and my little one growing too fast. Shaunbury is being consigned to the great unfinished layout yard in the sky (eBay).   I have always had a fondness for continental railways, and the one layout if you can call it that I did finish was a Noch Colorado Pre Formed layout board. I enjoyed learning about German DB locomotives, and watching countless videos on you tube. This was then sold, so I could move to various guises of OO gauge, and then when I

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