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What a different that scenery makes it's going to look great with trains going in and out of those tunnels.

Hi everyone Didn't realise it's been 3 months since last update there's not alot done health issues has stopped me and it's knocked me mojo out. I have done little bits but that's it there's a few more people and cars a burger van for the market made a start on the network rail yard some excellent stuff from dapr3d.com still got to make the yard grotty. Does anybody do a backscene to fill the gap in the photo.some good news last week the consultant at the hospital said they are going to operate on my knee no date yet but put it down as urgent he told me got hole in my bone and my cartilage is in bits so it's body filler and a bit of silicone if that doesn't work then it's full knee replacement I will still have arthritis but hopefully it won't be as bad just wish I could get rid of my other health problem's.

Thank you, I will get some ordered Steve

Hi Graham Your layout is coming together really nice.can I ask which hunt couplings have you used on your 350emu looked on there Website didn't realise how many different types they was. Many thanks Steve

I use screwfix trestles and my baseboards are only a foot wide I have the layout to the front of the trestles upto the stop bars.if that helps

A bit like when you bring your colleagues down to Westbay but there's a wall 🤣.

And some more now need to make some street lights for the pedestrian area and fill it with loads of people.

Done a bit more to the layout platform signs are fixed down some people are there until I can get some more,redone the station building as the first one I did used the wrong card also put an extension on the hospital this has filled a gap along the back just got to find something to put in the gap were the road goes off between the chippy and the strand Hotel here some pictures of before and after station building and hospital plus some others

Thanks for the offer it won't be till sometime next year but depends on how iam and I don't get any worse with my health.

Thanks for your comment I think brown wash would look better.

Well another morning up wide awake so here is a update of what I have done, finally finished the wire's after a few desolders & resoldering there was 4 cantilever supports I didn't realise was the wrong height plus the gap between contact & support wire was different to the GWR ones it was only when I went to hang the wire's I noticed it so had to take them out and redo them,the single section is were it cross's the baseboard so i have done it so it just hooks on,I have give the wire's a base colour I need to give them a colour wash now, don't know if brown or black would be right. The station lights are now glued on and some seats, don't think I will be doing anything today got a hospital appointment latter more tests and scans.

Hi Andy I know how you feel about your leg, one of my illnesses is osteoarthritis in my knees which limits me to how much standing or sitting I can do and when you get bad days with the pain it makes you not want to doing anything so best off luck with your leg,your layout will still be there when you are ready to go back to it. Steve

Done a bit more on the layout yesterday,the street lights painted and stuck on station & car park at the front are painted but not stuck on overhead wires need putting on first, done one platform after much soldering & resoldering and burning fingers started on the next one but the light faded with all this rain so today hopefully make a start again.they are done into 5ft lengths it is only placed on at moment.

Well I didn't expect to be up at 5am this morning but when it's pouring it down outside and nice lighting display over the channel they was no way of going back to sleep so up i am, To the layout This is a rule 1 layout it's set somewhere off the London-Wales mainline Bristol area it used to be a 4 platform terminus station but back in the day when they was a fall in passenger numbers they decided to sell half of the station area for development so all the track layout was stripped to bare minimum with just 2 platforms they was reduced in length as can be seen and used by local services,now the twist when it was announced the London-Wales line was going to be electrified they decided to do West Park as it sits at the end of a triangle so they can use it to turn trains with that things started looking up for the station as passenger numbers increased, GWR are the main operator here so they started improving the services, Rule 1 kicks in again As I already have stock but not all for the area I'm doing and didn't want to sell them 800 GWR Livery West Park-Paddington service 350emu GWR Livery West Park-Cardiff service 156dmu GWR Livery West Park-Weymouth via Bristol 156dmu GWR Livery West Park- Portsmouth via Bristol 153dmu GWR Livery West Park-Bristol local 220 voyager X country West Park-York via Birmingham When the GWR 4 car HST castle set comes out I will get one plus a 387emu Think that's about it for now.

Thank you for your comments,if my health ever improves at a later date I wouldn't mind taking it to a local Exhibition near to me, the down side is if I could survive a full day operating it and getting it there and back.

Planning on getting 4 coach HST when gaugemaster brings there's out just hope they bring the coaches out to make it 4 coach,never really had the space for a large roundy layout they always been end to end so not really had that problem.as i can't move about much now this is just the right size to sit and play hence no freight.

I think I worded that wrong ment to say have you done anymore on the wire's yes what you have done so far looks great they are fidderley to do you got lot more than me to do lot of burning fingers.

Yes it's coming along now keep doing bits when I feel up to it, not been to a Exhibition for age's as not driving at the moment it's trying to persuade Elaine to take me,don't blame me for your son wanting a layout in N gauge at least you can do him a small one plenty of choice of stock.

It's surprising how good doe's 321s look with a bit of weathering, the dmu and 31 look good aswell how you getting on with overhead wires, I'm hoping to get mine done sometime next week after I've finished the street/station lights all being well plus pick my new glasses up Saturday so might see a bit better.

Managed to do some more with the street and station lights, looking on line didn't realise how many different shape LED lights they was so with them being that small I decided to go with the simplest shape trying to file them would be a no no for me, station ones done started street one now.only loose fit at the moment.

Your layout is really coming along nicely now can I ask where did you get the bus from.

Well think the NHS wants me to stay alive this winter flu jab 23rd Sept and my 5th covid jab 30th Sept which i had my 4th one June this year,what they was telling me I will have to have one every 3 months only problem so far left top of arm a bit of pain, now to the layout been looking for non working station & Street lamps looked on Websites firms selling them and looking at ours around here I think this looks as close as I can get for modern LED types still need some working to them.

Line up in the fiddleyard.

Finally got the track cleaned so here's some pictures what I should of took Saturday but Friday night my knee decided it didn't want to keep me upright so I fell nothing broke just bruises to my side,arms and more pain to the leg and the shape of the handle of my walking stick where I fell on it. T

It was good to see you sorry you missed your coffee but I bet you made up for it later I will keep a eye out for you when you are down here next I will post some pictures later and for N gauge go for it alot good modern models now from units to locos and you can get a lot in a small space.