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My 6th layout is designed to be a compact/shelfie exhibition standard layout to show off mainly UK or Irish outline locomotives of a variety of liveries. It will be sufficiently versatile to allow diesels locomotives of CIE, Supertrain, IR, IE or UK/BR liveries to be shown. The size will be my usual 4.5 feet by 9 inch dimensions with a 2 foot fiddle-yard at one end which easily and accurately attaches/detaches with snap toggles. It will be controlled by DCC with sound in most locos. It will fit neatly into the boot of my car for easy transportation to exhibitions. I intend to allow for shunting of oil wagons. The track-work will incorporate a double-slip as a space-saver.


 


I have already built the base-boards using techniques trialled by Wexford Model Railway Club for their innovative new O gauge layout.This involves accurately cut 6 mm X 100 mm high-quality birch ply-wood sections (available from www.woodworkers.ie). The appropriate lengths of ply are hot-glued to the base-board and 15 mm sections used for face pieces. This provides a dead-flat warp-free surface yet the unit is light enough to carry easily. Metal connecting dowels are hammered into the face pieces to align the fiddle-yard. Lengths of fibre-glass webbing are glued in place with PVA at each interface of the ply-wood elements beneath the board. Sections of wood are also glued/screwed in place to support the back-scene and side-boards. A couple of pictures:


 


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Guest ShildonShunter

Nice job building the baseboards and looking forward to seeing this layout progress.:)

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A couple of shots showing two inspection pits and Kadee under-track magnets fitted to the board. Also shown is an outline of the track plan. Note the use of a double-slip as a space-saving device allowing locomotives to trundle between 6 sections of track - all with DCC sound!

 

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The track for Diesel Depot is now laid out with connecting electrical droppers soldered under the track ready for wiring to the DCC bus-bar. Note the single track through to the fiddle-yard with a point allowing two storage roads one of which will double as a DCC programming track by use of a double-pole/double-throw switch. End mirrors and additional scenery will be added along with details to fill out the scene over the next few months...


 


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The main DCC bus-bar is in place using custom dropper boards designed by Dave McCabe of Wexford MRC. The wiring has been colour-coded and labelled etc in line with best practice.

 

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The two-road fiddle yard can be used as a Programming Track at the flick of a switch...

 

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great work . like the 121 class is it a shape ways  body ? 

 

Thank you. The 121 body was by Model Irish Railways which unfortunately has ceased trading. A DCC-ready Athearn SW1500 chassis was used with directional double-bulb lighting at each end. I made one of each five liveries from these kits. The Murphy Models 121s are eagerly anticipated for Easter 2019!

 

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i like the group of 121's round the turntable  they look great  in all the different liveries . and the news of the murphy models 121's will be some think to look forward 2  . i did think about have a go at one my self  use ing the shape ways  body shell . but ended up buy ing  a silver fox  c class  so i will probly hang  on till murphy  models 121 comes out 

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Your mirrors are excellent. I especially love the ones under the brick arches, that's simply genius - you hardly realise they're there. It's tricky to tell what's real and what's reflection!

What material are you using for the mirrors? I've had trouble finding something suitable; currently I'm using a piece of polished sheet metal (I think) which blurs and warps a little, but yours look crisp and clean. 

I'm looking forward to seeing this layout with some scenery and stock on it, it should look fantastic.

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Your mirrors are excellent. I especially love the ones under the brick arches, that's simply genius - you hardly realise they're there. It's tricky to tell what's real and what's reflection!

What material are you using for the mirrors? I've had trouble finding something suitable; currently I'm using a piece of polished sheet metal (I think) which blurs and warps a little, but yours look crisp and clean. 

I'm looking forward to seeing this layout with some scenery and stock on it, it should look fantastic.

 

Thank you. I use 3 mm thick mirrors available at DIY stores in several sizes e.g. 15 cm X 15 cm and are generally inexpensive. I use a local double-glazing firm who can cut these for me as well as custom mirrors with cut-outs as used on the fiddle-yard end of Diesel Depot mirror (they charge only €5). I have used mirrors on my previous layouts successfully - see my RMWeb threads on my other layouts: Llangollen, Cynwyd, Llanuwchllyn (all N gauge) and Shunters Yard (OO gauge).

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