KeithHC Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Yes sticky pads but also hang them down as well. You will just have to have a hard hat...... Keith HC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisis Rail Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Thanks Mike, this is a LONG TERM PROJECT and one that will NOT BE SOLD / DISMANTELED / SCRAPPED , so I'm in for the long haul, well at least a year or so anyway. :no: Sold - Dismantled - Scrapped - words so very much in my vocabulary You have a seemingly endless resource of inspiration Andy. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted October 29, 2016 Author Share Posted October 29, 2016 Morning Gang, well the Backscene's have dried and are now fitted in place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Van Gogh strikes again ! Er.... Who's that bloke with a "banjo" on the door mate ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted October 29, 2016 Author Share Posted October 29, 2016 Next up, It was time to start to measure up and plan for the Platform. It's a slab of 18mm MDF, this will be cut to shape for the main platform, and then the inner curved part will give me the outer line of the Island Platform, that will then be cut to an equal ish width of about 4 inches in the centre part. The Platforms will then be edged in Peco Platform edging once the locating pips have been removed. The 2 Coaches are representing the Bay Platform. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Do you have a track plan Andy, or are you just teasing us at the moment? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Andy, I was going to say 6 pages and no sign of a layout yet. But then I remembered I have no room to talk ha ha. You might find your backscene is too shallow when you come to taking photos. I took mine the full height of the shed wall and they are plain white with the hint of blue added. Photographic backscenes can be a real pain from some angles. Gorra dash, postie at the door with a goodie... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted October 29, 2016 Author Share Posted October 29, 2016 Do you have a track plan Andy, or are you just teasing us at the moment? YES, Well sort of, Well NO ACTUALLY, well I do, but its a bit flexible so I wont publish it until I'm happy with it, as I said in post #3 It will be similar to Pen Junction in many ways, but without the flaws that I built into that plan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted October 29, 2016 Author Share Posted October 29, 2016 Andy, I was going to say 6 pages and no sign of a layout yet. But then I remembered I have no room to talk ha ha. You might find your backscene is too shallow when you come to taking photos. I took mine the full height of the shed wall and they are plain white with the hint of blue added. Photographic backscenes can be a real pain from some angles. Morning Larry, your absolutely right, but with Pencarne I found the higher Backscene, (some 4 inches higher) a real pain when turning boards over to do the wiring so although the pics wont be as good the building etc will be more doable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted October 29, 2016 Author Share Posted October 29, 2016 Van Gogh strikes again ! Er.... Who's that bloke with a "banjo" on the door mate ? Thanks, yes that was a parting gift from my old Band, The Silvertones when I left to move up to the Midlands. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Why not attach the backscene to the wall rather than the baseboard? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted October 29, 2016 Author Share Posted October 29, 2016 Why not attach the backscene to the wall rather than the baseboard? I have at the far end Peter, but I like to fix scenic to it so as not to have gaps showing, the end wall will be done differently when I get down there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted October 29, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 29, 2016 I have been keeping an eye on your links waiting for Willsbridge to appear 6 pages and no link. Good project Andy. I was going to suggest repainting the Bitton totem but it wouldn't be long enough to fit Willsbridge in. Regarding using the trailing points without motors just remember not to reverse a train when halfway across the turnout. Bracks has some on his layout trailing crossovers lightly weighted one way. Reversing a train partway across can split a coach across two tracks. Basically if you set the wrong train off from the fy leave it to run right round rather than trying to back it in. Don Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted October 29, 2016 Author Share Posted October 29, 2016 I have been keeping an eye on your links waiting for Willsbridge to appear 6 pages and no link. Good project Andy. I was going to suggest repainting the Bitton totem but it wouldn't be long enough to fit Willsbridge in. Regarding using the trailing points without motors just remember not to reverse a train when halfway across the turnout. Bracks has some on his layout trailing crossovers lightly weighted one way. Reversing a train partway across can split a coach across two tracks. Basically if you set the wrong train off from the fy leave it to run right round rather than trying to back it in. Don Yes I remember that from my Continental Layout many moons ago with Flieshmann Points, when I had a 12 road Fiddle yard buried under the Layout but with only about a 4 inch gap above, the first couple of track were easy to get to, but the rest, HAHHA forget it, just drag them out. Luckily Will's Fiddle Yard will be easy to get to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted October 29, 2016 Author Share Posted October 29, 2016 So Platform 1 is now cut and temporarily in place, the Bay will still need cutting once I have sorted out the Track alignment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted October 29, 2016 Author Share Posted October 29, 2016 And some BASIC Track planning has commenced. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGJ Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 So Platform 1 is now cut and temporarily in place, the Bay will still need cutting once I have sorted out the Track alignment. Platform 2 001.JPG The train on platform 1 should be on the tracks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
backofanenvelope Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Impressive.. That would have taken me at least 6 months.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted October 29, 2016 Author Share Posted October 29, 2016 2 more Warships ordered this morning, Pegasus in Green and Cambrian in Maroon with FYE. Oh dear, I wasn't going to buy any more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted October 29, 2016 Author Share Posted October 29, 2016 Almost there with the planning stage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted October 29, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 29, 2016 Looking good, I do like the reverse curve that runs through it. Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted October 29, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 29, 2016 How steep is that incline, Andy and what are you hoping to run up it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Interesting that you've included a 3-way point Andy. I thought you'd had problems with these in the past. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 How steep is that incline, Andy and what are you hoping to run up it? Thought that was part of Heathrow's 3rd runway....... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGJ Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Almost there with the planning stage. Planning 2 002.JPG Do the coaches represent the bay platform, otherwise its a bit tight for a head shunt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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