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A Blog to Track progress on my Layout!

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Hornby Railroad Mallard: Rename, Renumber and detail project

Hi Everyone, I have been thinking about doing a Rename, Renumber and detail project for a while and now, I have thought up plans for it. I am going to buy a Hornby Railroad Range Model of The DCC Fitted A4 'Mallard' I have allready got a Super Detail model of A4 Mallard which is outstanding. The new name for the A4 is undecided but I'm thinking about 'Dominion Of Canada' I will use Model Masters for The Nameplates and Numbers and Fox Transfers for the Crest under the cab number.   Their wil

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N Gauge Layout

Hi Everyone, Last night I Thoguth up plans for a N Guage Layout and Asked for help with a track plan on aother forum. The new layout will measure 3ft 8inches X 1ft 9 inches. Which is quite small! No Era will be out in place but I'm thinking about modern imige as I think it looks quite good in 'N' This is my pssible track Plan, http://www.freetrackplans.com/forum/downlo...3&mode=view   More Details to come!   Jacob

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Signaling Plans Compleated.

Hi Everyone, I have decided to stop doing monthly updates and just update my blog when things have been going on. Firstly, I have managed to get some of my signaling planed and it will Fianly mean a project which should not cost too much! I have also got a new loco, It's a Hornby R3023 J94 Tank. When I went to my local model shop to buy it they asked if I would like it DCC Chipping. I said yes as I would have no chance doing it at home!   Jacob

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August 2011: What's gone on my layout during August 2011!

Hi Everyone, It's took me alot shorter time than I have expected to get back up to date with my Layout but this layout update are what the plans are and what the Layout looks like at this moment in time (August 2011) August was due to be a very busy month with the scenery on my Layout with alot of Metcalfe kits to be bought!   Early August 2011: Not much has changed to do with the layout from Late July but their have been a few changes. I have cut out templates of all the Metcalfe Buildings

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July 2011: What's been going on My Layout during July 2011!

Hi Everyone, Here is the July Update for my layout. July was set to be quite a busy month on My Layout with the arrival of the Hornby Special Edition of Tornado and plans for a postal branch line.   Early July 2011: Not much change to do with track work but their was two new arrivals to do with locomotives. The Biggest Arrival was the Hornby Special Edition of newly Built A1 'Tornado' I thought Hornby had produced a great model Evan though alot of people seemed a bit disappointed with the mo

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June 2011: What has been going on My Layout during June 2011!

Hi Everyone, Just going to tell you what has being going on with my Layout During June 2011,   Early-Middle June 2011: So I have been to my Local Model Shop (Millemium Models) to buy all the track, I have put it all on the layout and it looks great, most of my locomotives now have sidings! We Finished Track pinning in the Middle of June and it is all firmly in place, the plans for a terminus station have been scraped due to plans to build the station out of a Metcalfe kits, not Hornby Skale

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May 2011: What has gone on my Layout during May 2011

Hi Everyone, As Everyone will know this blog is a bit behind as the Layout construction started in May 2011 and it is now August 2011. Anyway here is what happen with my layout during May 2011!   Early May 2011: The Board has finally been finished, after four years planning and about three months constructing we have finally got it at my house. It measures 8ft by 4ft 6 inches with a small 2ft 8 inches by 1ft 6 inches bit control and turntable area. It has taken about 3 hours to fit to the wa

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Start of My Blog

Hi Everyone, I have decided to start a blog so you can track progress on My Layout! I will post regularly and every time something changes on my layout. Since I have already started building my layout things might be a bit not up to date for a while but things should be up to date within a few weeks. So that's the introduction to my Blog! More things to come soon!   Jacob

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