fishytrains

Those night photos are extremely atmospheric. Lovely work as always.

Mike

Great looking progress. Always an inspiration seeing what you have managed to do next.

Mike

I like the sky in the last photo.

Mike

Some fantastic photos as always. Glad to hear things are on the mend as well.

Mike

Very realistic.

Mike

Absolutely brilliant photos.

Thanks for sharing them.

Mike.

Very pleased to see the progress you have made. The track looks very good.

Mike

All the photos look so realistic, amazing modelling.

Mike

I prefer the second of the two sky's. The darker sky seems to set the station off better, the first seems to wash it out more. Just my opinion though.

Mike

Great photos of the BR Blue stock. Is that a modern shelter that has appeared on the far platform? 

Mike

A crude sketch of the proposed extra fiddle yard to go under the main Lilac Grove station board.

Due to the restricted width and slope of the loft where the line descends from the main board to the lower fiddle yard board the drop will need to be unprototypically steep! As it is off scene and will only be a descent, I think this should be fine. The track my come in more than currently shown and climb a little before the loop back to the fiddle yard proper. A second climb can then be made back to the original baseboard level for the train to emerge from the tunnel. This is not drawn to scale, but is designed to give me an idea of what I am aiming for when I eventually get round to doing this. At which point I will find out if it will definitely work!

Any thoughts are gratefully received as I say it is likely to be a long time before this happens at the moment.

MIke

Two weeks spent in the UK over Christmas - progress on the layout -nil! I did manage to run the Class 128 DMU which was a very enjoyable experience. I also discovered that my Class 37 which shorts out on DCC is fine on DC. So the problem is the decoder. May well try the Bachmann 21 pin variety in the summer. The extra fiddle yard might fit in, however, the track will need to go downwards in order to have sufficient space for the curve. The curve is so that the track returns under the baseboard, enabling the extra fiddle yard to go under Lilac Grove station, leaving enough clearance for point motors. That said I might not have the track where the point motors would be needed - more planning to be sorted out. The track will then go back on itself again and climb up to the original baseboard in the tunnel and come out to return to Lilac Grove station. I know what i intend, but explaining it seems difficult. If I get the chance I might draw it out and post a picture!

Main job this coming summer is to wire the other side of the layout and make sure I can get that running as I would like and as I see in the videos other post on RMWeb and also Youtube. At the moment all other plans are dependent on having large amounts of cash available! Ah well back to dreaming!

Happy New Year to all who read this.

Mike

Good to see the progress you have made, even if none has been done recently.

Mike

Great videos. Like the progress you are making with the de-icer. 

Mike

I like the last two photos in black and white - for me they are very atmospheric.

Mike

That motorway bridge is coming along very nicely. Just like the real thing.

Mike

They are so realistic, brilliant.

Mike

The station area certainly looks good and I also think your are right not to rush any decision on what to do with the platforms.

Mike

Looking even better. 

Mike

I like the night time shots, very atmospheric. Looking forward to seeing more.

Mike

Great set of photos there. Particularly like the last one.

Mike

Not yet Neil, I don't get back for another three weeks. That said, I did see the Hattons offer on the Class 128 DMU, so have one sat waiting for me to run in when I get back.

Mike

I definitely feel the grey skies look better. I also agree that the need for higher fells isn't necessary and would not look as good.

Mike

I like the trees and the work you have done with the rest of the greenery. Looking very good indeed.

Mike

Those views with the fells in place looks fantastic. Looking forward to seeing more grass on top of those fells.

Mike