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I have a silly things of falling love with certain models produced and in some circumstances have changed layouts to suit the models. However while my Swiss layout is progressing slowly, little Wollastonblue wants a 009 Skarloey, and while looking around Footplate in Kidderminster I fell in love with the Bachmann Baldwin Peggy, and she's a stunner.

 

So I duly purchased her along with a couple of Peco wagons and some 009 track. While perusing the 009 society website I discovered the wonderful layout "First" by Steve Clulow, and with some plagiarism I came up with the following to be stored in a 70ltr Really Useful Box. The main railway buildings are from Wills, and I have recently purchased a Pub kit from the Petite Model Building Company to attempt. Wiring is coming along really slowly, but with full point motors fitted, I just need to sort the signal out now, as I purchased one from Warley. Progress so far:

 

Little Wollastonblue running Peggy in:

 

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The Baseboard and some of the track laid:

 

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Completed with track laid apart from the line to the fiddle stick:

 

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Little Wollastonblue helping me complete a Wills Wayside Station kit:

 

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The Storage box:

 

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I have drilled the hole for the Dapol Signal, but have found that the motor housing is deeper than the baseboard, can they be trimmed?

 

Work on this layout is progressing quicker than my Swiss layout as I can work on this one without setting everything up.

 

That's all for now. More will be posted as Little Wollastonblue and I crack on with it. 

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Well, it's been a long time. Since the initial start of layout other things have been prioritised, a little miss Wollastonblue has arrived, as did moving to a new home. But since the start of the corona crisis, I was furloughed 3 weeks, and in  between playing with the 1 year old, while little Mr Wollastonblue does his school work, I have rather ploughed on with the layout. I have completed the wiring, ballasted, built the buildings, and started adding the relief and scenery. Just a few photos of the progress so far:

 

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