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End of Empire (Basin)

Entry posted by Fen End Pit July 1, 2013

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Well the time came and I finally took the plunge.

Sometimes you just get to the point where you need a fresh start so last week I carefully removed and dismantled all of the 'jigsaw' boards, stripped off all the under baseboard electrics and got back to a clean slate. I would like to state for the record that this was not purely because the editor of Scalefour news had asked for some words! In fact, as I took things apart I realised just how amazing it was that anything ran on the layout at all.

If I've learned one thing from all this it is do not ever, ever scrimp on baseboards ever.

So, now I've printed out the new layout design full size and laid it onto the old 'shelf' onto which the previous jigsaw boards sat. This means that I can satisfy myself about the clearances and get some idea of the overall look. New baseboards will then be designed and the plan is to do a proper job this time.

In some ways I feel a bit sad to have got to this point but that is balanced by the hope that something good will come out of it.