Blog- Matloughe's Layout Progess - Something old, Something borrowed & Something strangely Blue...

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Good Afternoon,

 

Sometime ago I posted on the old forums about my 'Big Layout' Ifield West; a Southern-based fictional preserved railway. After a house move the majority of my modelling rolling stock, materials and the layout itself now reside in Devon with my family; whilst I was left with a boxfile project in my new lodgings. However things didn't go the plan my London Underground based boxfile project went out the window and had to be scrapped - all I had left from that project was the track safely stored.

After a trip to Wilkinsons and my local model shop earlier; I returned with three boxfiles a locomotive and four-wheel coach to begin my next project all for under £40! - which brings me neatly onto my title

 

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3/Matloughe/Hornby%2000%20Gauge/IfieldWestBoxfileMkII.png

After planning in AnyRail i've decided on the above plan. Its freelance design not really based on anywhere.

 

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3/Matloughe/Hornby%2000%20Gauge/P3120033.jpg

My purchases and the track set up as per the plan to check that it fits.

Something Old: - The Track

Something Borrowed: The controller, nicked from my N Gauge 2' layout

Something Blue: The loco, its a Caledonian Pug. Rather fitting as a Pug was my first ever Hornby loco.

 

What I am ideally going for is a small rundown light railway terminus; served infrequently by goods trains and with even less passengers! Hopefully this project will allow me to work on some other aspects of modelling, such as scenery which I began on my main layout but unable to continue. I do want to attempt some kit-building perhaps starting off with one of Smallbrooks' resin kits. The layout will be operated 'One Engine in Steam' with the motive power evenutally going over to a Terrier or such-like. These two boxfiles will be stuck together with only the fiddleyard box to be seperate the whole ensemble to fit on my desk when i want to work on it.

 

Any suggestions on how to fix such boxes together will be greatly appriciated and how to obtain correct alignment on the fiddleyard board. I'm not terribly experianced at these matters. Apologies for the single photograph I still havent worked out how my new Camera works correctly yet!

 

Cheers,

~ Matloughe

 

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