Hi all,

Since I completed my 2011 challenge entry I have been planning a new layout which can be put into a small enough package which can fit into the boot of my car. This is currently a 2010 Vauxhall Astra Sport 3dr, so the boot isn't massive.

I wanted to build the baseboards out of decent lightweight materials. I had decided on birch ply but all the local suppliers had to specially order it for me and it was a tad too expensive. I found a website which sold 10 A2 sized sheets of laser cut grade 4mm birch ply at a reasonable price, so ordered a pack.

Now that I had the maximum size of the material to be used I designed the baseboards and cuts on Autocad. I managed to fit 3 scenic boards and a fiddle yard onto the 10 sheets. The trackplan was then designed in Templot to fit the baseboard size.

I'll add a track plan and more info in the next entry. For the moment, here is a quick video of the first loco to run on one of the scenic boards:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24MIrVGnHDc

Cheers

Martin