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.

Some shots of the fiddle yard. I will probably put a sheet of wood over the tracks where the curve is here. That should stop light bleeding onto the layout from the off-scene area and add a little workspace to the back of the layout.

I will add a short board to the back of the layout to stop stock "taking the leap" (Come on, we've all dropped the odd loco here and there!) Now I've seen how things have shaped up, I'm tempted to add an extra loop or two on the UP line (to the edge of the board). The extra storage will most likely come in handy. You can see the extra spurs off the inner loop.These will probably not be used, certainly to start with. If I ever exibit the layout, then the added fan sidings off these might come in handy.

Rather pleased with being able to get on today! I will look to get some thick card in the week and then I can start mocking up some of the more substancial scenery such as the H road bridge and the station footbridge.

I already feel I need to move the yard sidings away from the backscene a bit so I might tweek the track here. I don't think I have the space for the disused double bay platform so I might compromise and go for a single bay (disused again). I've certainly got some scenic ideas brewing so I best channel the buzz while I've got it. Plenty to do while I wait for the flexi!!

Thanks for reading!

Lee