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Engine Wood - put up for testing this morning

Captain Kernow

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I put 'Engine Wood' up for testing this morning (it is normally packed away at home), to ensure that all was well for a forthcoming session. The testing regime normally consists of running a loco up and down all roads, in all configurations, ensuring that the signals work etc.

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This time, apart from my usual pannier test loco, I deployed 82044 on the layout for the first time. This loco, which is a combination of Bachmann body and modified Comet chassis, featured in some of my earlier blogs a couple of years ago or so, but apart from running it up and down on my test track, it had never been run on either of my OO layouts.

 

Fortunately, it seems to have acquitted itself OK today, and thus earns itself a place in the roster...

 

82044 arriving with a train from Bristol TM to Templecombe:

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Waiting for the road:

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Pannier and local NCB loco stabled in the yard:

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82044 gets the road and re-starts the train:

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About to pass over the footpath crossing to the west of the station:

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Passing over the river bridge:

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View over the hedgerow:

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Captain Kernow
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How about a backscene Captain?

Wot, you mean you don't like the scenic views of my conservatory! ;-)

 

Thought about a backscene for EW for quite some time, the layout will be 20 years old this year, it would be quite an undertaking to produce something for the whole 14' of the scenic section, but which wouldn't be permanently fixed to the layout, due to the way it packs away. I did start something a few years ago, but it proved too unwieldy. Happy to consider suggestions!

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Tim V

Since Callow Lane will also need a backscene, why not one that does both. Have you looked at Gordon Gravett's or Chris Challis use of a flexible cloth. Gordon uses roller blind material, while Chris uses a laminated paper. Just roll it out, clip it against a light wooden frame. Iain Rice suggests something similar in his "Approach to Layout Design" (WSP).

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Tim - 'Callow Lane' will need it's own bespoke backscene, which will be semi-permanently attached to the layout, and part of the protective packing for the scenic board when they are packed away. It will also feature a lot of part-relief buildings, as you probably know.

 

As far as 'Engine Wood' is concerned, I think that some kind of a roll-up backscene is indeed the way forward, probably something photographically printed a la Nevard. However, the operating team are pressing me to extend the middle board, so as to fit a longer radius set of points, which would extend the scenic section by at least another two feet. I think that that would be the time to consider a backscene. In the meantime, I'll keep my eye out for suitable landscapes that could serve (the real Cam Valley in the Engine Wood area doesn't really lend itself to this, I did visit it several years ago and took photos...)

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Ramblin Rich
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Very nice for a 20 year old layout!

Hauled away by a kettle!

 

Perhaps waiting to be joined by his brother, Hal?  ;-)

Don't let Hal get involved, he'll start bumping off the human crew...

"Open the pod bay doors, Hal"

"I'm sorry, Dave, I can't do that...."

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Brian Harrap

Wot, you mean you don't like the scenic views of my conservatory! ;-)

 

Thought about a backscene for EW for quite some time, the layout will be 20 years old this year, it would be quite an undertaking to produce something for the whole 14' of the scenic section, but which wouldn't be permanently fixed to the layout, due to the way it packs away. I did start something a few years ago, but it proved too unwieldy. Happy to consider suggestions!

Get yourself an apron and be done with it, Brian

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That must mean you're volunteering, Brian. And you know that this can only mean one thing for you on Engine Wood... 3-link couplings!!!

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Brian Harrap

That must mean you're volunteering, Brian. And you know that this can only mean one thing for you on Engine Wood... 3-link couplings!!!

aaargggghhhhhhhhh

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Simon's signal box is still looking good after all these years I see. (the things people talk about in bookshops, honestly).

I do hope that there was nothing polite said about me!

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