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A simple tale of an over wight man who has finnaly entered his second childhood.

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the first point

Spent an pleasant hour producing my very first jig built point. i found it to be pretty easy providing time is taken and the instructions followed.   One thing to ensure is the rail is the right way up . once i decided the top i marked it with a permanent marker   and a good file to make the tapers in the two point blades the next stage will be sorting out some form of TOU

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track making

MMM the jigs arrived my mojo rose up high so the first attempt at a B& soldered point was removed from the jig my only bit of 2mm stock runs through it but i defiantely need to practice soldering before i try again So i have decided to produce the straight track first using the point jig lol my soldering is improving in leaps and bounds

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track laying (points)

after the package from 2MM sa i have started on my 1st proper point . one issue os getting the sleepers cut to length so this weekend i have made a simple adjustable jig using some angle ally and an old 15 mm pipe cutter will add afre pics when i get home from SWMBO

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trip to the big side of the tracks

a little off topic but while sorting a 00 gauge "trainset" for the grandkids i had a bargan off EBay 5 Hornby LMS coaches for a tenner.   they arrived friday morning and when un packed they turn out to be made of tin !!! errr i think i got a deal there now just need to value them and sell them on . any ideas ? they have buckeye cuplings and are labelled made in liverpool

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Signaling the way forward

Not much done tonight as work interfered However a start has been made on my first ever attempt at a signal, and the 2nd and 3rd lol The pic is as far as its got, and as this is going to be a ............ first i have decided NOT to make it working ...... I am waiting for Missy to publish her methods I think I must invest in some different temp solders I have multi core and solder paste and has any one got any recommendations ????

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getting there

Second evenings work is done ( my cutting disc broke when i put the dremmel down so took that as a sign) Tank sides are done rear tank sides are done Step supports ( no steps yet ) are done and the last pic is my signal bits all laid out ready for tomorrow nights first job . ( identify cut to size and ...... rest lol the 1 P it needs a clean up and my Macro lens is very cruel   and the signal bits

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the real Mojo has returned

finally it has come out of the corner where it has been hidding this evening saw the work bench / desk clear of clutter and the poor lil 1P has beed attacked with iron solder and files So far the foot plate is almost complete. as for the chassis !!!! if that s what a kind person would call it . i have given up for the time being and ordered a ready made one for 2mm Locomotives ( cheers Damien ( usual disclaimer)) another little project is the GWR home signal for the end of the platf

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Grandborough continues

Junk cleared off check took a little longer due to some beer token generation activity ( ok work ) arriving solder station and gauges are now poised the gwr is to be assaulted   1 questionas the dates of my layout are 1920 to 1940 what length should the A gwr rails be B LMS rails be     thanks in anticipation Nigel

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desicion time

Its time to get my bum into gear cos Missy has made me find my mojo ( it had fallen under the layout) So I have started work on the project plan for the layout simple really 1 Clear off the junk i have "stored" on Grandborough by 28th Nov 2. Complete the GWR branch line track 30th Nov 4. Have a working point 5th dec 3. Prep the order for the 10 wagons i plan on having and 4 coachesand complete to running the 1P 10th dec 4. Have the 2 LMS platform tracks laid 23rd dec This will le

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Grandborough platform is in place

good weekends work , The platform base is now cut out ready for working on.   the plan is to build scale scene station with your modeling canopy brackets and valance.one the buildings are done the platform will be paved with thin card slabs.( to hide the building to platform joints. other pics are to show how the GWR branch and the LMS main line .

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progress begins

The base board bridging bits are here and now in place   And I have spend a pleasant evening playing around with the easi trac turnout operating units the pics will show how I fitted the first one This took about an hour of cutting and fettling the unit. still was a lil off centre i think next one i will drill hole and offer up the tie bar to get the rectangular hoe smaller.   Now its time to lay sleepers and start track laying.. Slight bit of good news ......... i can h

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base boards up

Well after a sunshine break I have really got going the two main boards are made and up nice blue curtain around to hide the junk ...... modeling materials beneath   next step is the Templot paper plan stick to a sub board ( old H&S sign ) i have ordered the turnout operating units from the 2mm association when they arrive its drill the fixing holes and commence track laying   in the meantime i must cut a template for the platform to give me building constructi

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holidays a dim distant memory

back now from sunny tenenriffe   it time to get serious and actually progress Grandborough step 1 prepare a project progress chart lol

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2mm association wagon underframe

mmmm had my first attempt at an etched under frame they is bloomin small and a little hard on the instruction side .......... its not quite good enough to post a pic on its own so when i have done the 2nd one i will put pics up     alsoooo havin a go as a simple home signal . Missy has got me in the way of wanting it to work with lamps and spectacles n levers . SWMBO is getting me the wild swan book on scratch building semaphore signals for xmas

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nigelb

lack of progress

wow making my own track is a little harder than i thought but now working on a turnout .i have the guages i have the bits now i need the paitance lol

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the base boards

well two of the boards are about done just need the top deck adding to give a nice flat base the final track plan is sorted the rails and sleepers are here as is the guages

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track plan and more history

In the 1800's the midland saw a chance for some well earned custom with a feeder line from the small market town of Grandbrough to Rugby an act of Parly was passed and the line build .a couple of years later the GWR got together with the Midland to travel the opposite way. After a few back handers The GWR was allowed to make use of the bay platform to the south of the Midland station .    

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in the begining

After many years away from rail way modelling, and now having space for a simple N guage terminus layout in my ' compact flat in W London' a start was made. After a few weeks of on off work the un scale ness of code 80 track became aparent!! ALLLLL Stop an investment in Templot soft ware http://www.templot.com/ was made and a disign started.   The layout will be 2mm fine scale branch line terminus '' some where in South Warwickshire'' and be a LMS station with a GWR branch to add s

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