Gruffalo

I would be decidedly green if Kind of Blue disappeared from my collection, that would represent a Milestone in our family relationships and may require a little Extra Sensory Perception to reach a resolution without going to Monterey.

Wasn't this performed by Lonnie Donegan and covered by Don Lang & His Frantic Five for the Saturday night show "Six-Five Special"?

I thought that was a shooting star passing overhead just now John!

But only from a safe distance of course! Sunday is my day off, I only have to do the washing up, not the cooking.

If anyone needs switches, I bought some from Sinolec Components (just google them). Not only was it cost effective but they have a vast range and speedy service. Usual disclaimer, I have no interest in the company, they just provided me with what I needed.

I am very envious of the space and its location. I have to go to the end of the garden to get to my 10' x 12' shed which I cannot use yet as my son has his MG Midget that is being restored parked in there! When I start my next layout, I will be using mainly 6mm plywood for construction. I plan to use open framing to reduce the weight and get as much out of the sheets as I can. That method will also allow access from underneath to otherwise inaccessible areas. I will make the edges of the framing from two pieces (one 76mm wide, the other 70mm wide) screwed and glued to form a 12mm piece of 10-ply with a rebate to accept the base / trackbed support or fix extensions from the bracing (strips of 10mm ply, 70mm wide this time) to support the open higher level bases. I intend to have three levels in the plan. That way I can have one level above another on one side with a further level at half height on the opposite side. At this stage, my plan is fictitious GWR, probably including a station based on Penzance and a through station like Bath Spa. As a lad, I grew up on the outskirts of Bath so got to see plenty of Castles, Kings and the like. Bath also was the terminus for the S&DJR which was a fascinating line in the early 60's until closure (and mainly single track) but the rolling stock from my previous modelling is GWR because almost nothing was available then for a fan of the S&D. Bath Green Park is too big a project for me to replicate in my space or on my budget. I also want to get something that I can run fairly quickly and be expanded to the full plan later because I have two grandsons who I hope will take an interest. Good luck with yours, Tony

I am new to RMWeb but found this very quickly from my interest in GW stuff. The quality in this layout is amazing. It would not be amiss to have John Betchamin narrating a commentary over it - search out the clips of his Bridgwater Branch to see what I mean. As I plan my grandchildren's layout (obviously not true, its mine, all mine) the inspiration I take from your work is immense. I am planning something between the Penzance layout and CJF's Track Plan 10 (very similar) but I can see this taking many months (if ever) to get anywhere near your work. Thanks!

I have a lot of Peco Code 100 that will become a 3m x 3.5m layout in a shed over the next 24 months and it seems a shame to ditch it. Has anyone experience of reducing the rail height on a belt sander to get down to 0.083" or perhaps 0.075"? With 20 turnouts and 3 double-slips in the theoretical plan, the replacement cost for turnouts would be in excess of £300 and these posts have convinced me I should go the "fine scale profile" route, even if I am using OO with all the errors that brings! I am however prepared to ditch the "Streamline" flexible lengths to get the better appearance.