A pause in the work, I have run out of wood, I originally planned for an 8x4 layout, I have laid board for the east Bluff and the south cove round to west incline, and there stopped. Out of budget! I am also struggling for space, the drum kit is up for sale and the guitars stored under the bench so once that is done I can start on laying and shaping foam.

More track I ordered has arrived, picture included, cost me about £50 including shipping, everything in the centre and to the right is Super Four, which some know as Triang, the rest is System Six, or Hornby. I had a mixed set in my teens and it holds no fears. Adapters are easy to get or make, as it happens there is half a dozen in this pack. They track types look similar but pick them up and you notice the difference at once, System Six has a lower profile and is much lighter.

I actually prefer Super Four, it is sturdier, particularly when joined, it is so easy to rip a System Six fish plate. Compatibility wise anything will run on Super Four, but some earlier locomotives cannot handle the non ferrous metal of System Six.

Downside is Super Four rusts faster and easier, in theory Nickel Plate System Six should not rust at all, but it does oxidize to some degree. Super Four is particularly vulnerable on the joins, rusting breaks down the conductivity. To deal with that I will solder Super Four sections together, I will be upgrading them in the future to six. I intend to use four mostly at the terminus and the freight yard, which are planned to be linked later into a large station complex, across the door entrance.