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Attempting to prevent rambling in a layout thread by starting a rambling blog!

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Coming out of the woodwork

Right, well in the absence of track and decent weather, I've finished off the bulk of the baseboard side of things!   Aside some small tasks to improve the backscene, I am finished on the woodwork side of things. The backboards stand at 18" dividing the scenic and off-scene areas. The end plates and surrounds are lot less.         Things never lay out as they ought. I have managed to benefit from this though, and I really like the gentle curve that this photo portrays.       S
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Lee m22

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Distractions and small steps towards progress

So, distractions and small steps is what is has been for me over the last few weekends.   Firstly, training for the new job role has been intense so not really giving me much time in the evenings, then flight training at the weekend (yes we have had some decent weather!) has kept me away from the railway more than I would like so far.   Little in the way of tracklaying can be considered before I get my hands on some flexitrack and I think this will likely be at the start of next month. In th
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Lee m22

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And so, it all starts!

Hello All!   I think now that I've made some final decisions, it's worth a small update on my North Wales Layout plans.   I'm going to start by moaning. Why is it that everywhere seems so low on the basic N gauge stock!? Got it out of my system, thats enough moaning for one month I think!   SO the track plan! I've finally settled on the plan that will represent my busy mainline through-station on the North Wales Coast Line.     I've managed to shape up the off-scene lines leading into
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Lee m22

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Railway Reboot

Hi All!   This is my first Blog celebrating the fact that I have found the light and currently making a return to my modelling after nearly a year out.   I've got a new project on the boil atm, involving a 12'x3' roundy roundy layout based on Rhyl, North Wales.     I chose this location as it offers a masive variety of traffic passing by, interesting trackwork and a mix of signals that I hope to recreate. I'm not tryingto model Rhyl exactly, but rather use it as a source of inspiration
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