St Johns End

Sorry I have been gone for so long, but I have benn extreamly busy with me starting college and benn unable to model what so ever. Now that I have settled into college I am hoping to be modeling again soon and I will be uploading more to this blog and also pictures. Just got to wait for my room to be redecorated before I start to make the baseboards or should I say my dad will make the base boards. So it's bye for now and I will be in touch soon.

Sorry that I have been gone a while. Starting college has held me back and the construction of the baseboards doesn't start for another few months! However I have started making some small pieces to keep busy.

Today I did something I have been dreding for a while. I purchased some polly from the local hardware store and used on the layout to creat einset track. I was scared of doing it all wrong and doing alot of damage, however I didn't need to scared at all as although I found it difficult at first I slowly got in to the swing of things and it went very well. A clear up later I found that all the track still worked so I was very pleased with my self. I will upload some pictures soon of the layout and do some more regular updates on how the layout progresses. By for now. 8)

Due to my bedroom being redecorated the layout, St Johns End has been scrapted. The layout will changed into a smaller TMD layout. The layout will be based a modern image EWS TMD. Sorry to anyone who was looking forward to seeing the progress and completion of St Johns End.

I am currently making the canopies for the station. I have also installed the signals that are non working however look ok. There are some photos that will be uploaded soon.

I am currently installing lights into my deisel locomotives. I will upload some pictures soon of the lights working on the layout.

I have purchased a ratio signal kit which is purfect for the layout and I am currently constructing it. Once the signal is built I will glue the ground signals as well as the ratio signal, then I will take pictures of them and upload them to the St Johns End album. By the way if any one is interested there is a 40's weekend at the Severn Valley Railway from the 23rd-24th june and the 30th-1st july. Its a great day out with all kinds to see.

My grandad has given me 2 GWR locos one of which is to go with my GWR coaches from Hornby which I got years ago. He has also given me an Auto train both which are in there GWR livery. They look great.

Well on saturday I went to work at the SVR and I wanted to get some modeling stuff and to take some pictures. Well due to being short staffed I couldn't take any photos, but I did manage to buy all the track for the layout. I will upload the images on a new album that I will create this evening. This will be called St Johns End.

I have now added some grass and hedges to my layout and I will take some photos when I have finished the first section. I am going to work at the SVR tomorrow and hopefully I will get to tkae some photos on my lunch break.

Also yesterday I cut up some foam to use for my embankments and hills on the layout. They look very strange at the moment but hopefully they will look great when all the scenery has been added to them and around them.

Yesterday I worked on the signal box are as once the track and other scenery feactures were added it would be hard for me to access this area. The signal box is from Hornby and I have added flock material around the signal box along with some details.

This Blog will be about the creation of my model railway which is set in the western region in the 1950s and the 1960s. Hope you enjoy the blog and looking at the photos that I take of the creation of this layout.