Pigwife007

I did they couldn’t believe it after me owning 20 plus sports bikes oover the years

anyway keep posting I’m very impressed 

keep safe Dan 

Very nice layout and great progress being made.

expensive hobby it sure is. When I started building mine I had the money saved for a new Ducati for my 50th birthday but this hobby and model wargames means I’ve spent enough for three new Ducati’s 

i shall follow the progress if I can keep up.

dan

Fantastic.....

that little boy you mentioned is going to love this...

it might be nearly ready by the time he is able to run trains unassisted 

good luck

dan 

The big metal turntable at the back left of the storage yard......

do the trains enter the tunnel at the bottom right of it and spin round coming out on to the storage loops

facing the other direction ??

This is one of my favourite layouts and what  a great space to set up and test

regards dan

Very nice Ian

what a huge space. Plan looks good with plenty of space for scenic details.

just make sure you have plenty of good lighting.

I use LED batons they look like a normal strip lighting fittings 

but are far superior in lighting and very beneficial in the low cost to run and give out minimal heat.

i shall keep checking in on your progress 

dan

Looks like a grand start Andy.

white walls and good lighting will make a huge difference. Plus I used a reflective gloss like garage floor paint too.

I chose bright red as it’s very easy to spot the small parts that always seem to drop of stock. Which inevitably seem to be black or dark gray and hard to spot on traditional garage floor paint colours. 

I’ve used LED strip lighting in my garage and was astonished by the difference it made compared to the standard type

strips.

i shall watch with great interest 

dan

 Nice big space there Keith 

I’m glad you mentioned recycled doors.

i was wondering what the rest of the house hold would of said when they got home today from  buying toilet roll and hand  sanitizer  ( apparently that’s what everyones been doing today) to find they were missing from downstairs.

Not me I’ve been playing trains.

any particular era.... Dcc ? 

Dan

Like what you’ve done there with the river board.

what motive power do you have

What a fantastic come back after 40 years....

it it does look like you’ve had a lot of time on your hands.

im guessing your last layout was clockwork and a lots changed in the hobby since then.

lets have some please

Dan

9 hours ago, 66738 said:

I had to have a quick look at photos of 37043 just to convince myself that she did from time to time venture away from Scotland. Evidence of her at Ipswich in 1986, and at Gloucester in 1987 were enough for me to order. 
66738

Found great pic of LARGE LOGO 37 082 loch long at Horton Road 22nd May 85 

on Derick Jones Flicker page. Plus over 700 more great colour loco pics. Don’t start looking unless you have a least a spare three hours.

ready to order mine too. Plus others

I really do like the sweeping design running up to the viaducts.

Its one of many things I wished I had done.

keep it coming 

dan

Hi Kev

What a great start and may I say a very neat and tidy job you’re  doing.

not even a screw driver in sight. 

Im liking the viaducts, looks like there’s going to be plenty of scenic area too.

i will be following this one for sure 

Dan

Not sure why 

but no pictures coming through ?

dan

Very nice to see this at the Cheltenham Show this weekend.

very highly detailed with many scratch built buildings and full of life.

plenty of action on the track too.

thanks for bringing it along

dan 

Nice looking 37s John.

it would be great if you could send me the pic of the warwells. It Will hopefully inspire to crack on and finish mine

thanks dan 

16 foot long straights, superb...

harbour look great too.

You say you started in 2015 have you been Working on it regularly or are you like me go through fazes 

of action then walk away for a while.

dan

Nice to see another BR blue layout Murray.its looking mint

looks like you certainly have plenty space to run the stock.

how longs the straights?

dan

2 hours ago, 37501 said:

Hi Dan,

 

Good weathering job on 37046.

I also like your Warwells with the Land Rover FC101s on. Working on a MoD train myself at the moment with Airfix Scorpions and Oxford FC101s. Have you used anything other than chains to secure the vehicles on the Warwell decks? Wheel chocs etc? Can’t find a lot of photos for reference.

 

Best wishes 

 

John

Hi john

I can’t take the credit for the weathering on 37046. It was done for me.

do no why I won’t weather new locos.

But feel very happy building and painting kits or weathering new rolling stock. No chops fitted yet.

Hi Rod

what I really need is war flats

The model it’s self is of the usual high standard.

Then add legoman sound and weathering I’d say perfect for me.

dan

The very latest arrival is a Bachmann class 37.

legoman sound fitted and weathered. Put straight to work on a Sunday morning engineering duty

i so enjoy the drive lock feature on these chips

I see what you meAn....

I don’t think a tripod would of helped on this occasion. After having my leg in bandage I became so board I decided 

to paint the garage floor leaving only a few dry patches to hop about. Bad idea....

what made it even worse was as I rotated one legged to film.I became in-tangled in my Lenz control wire.

whoops.

i think a better/ funnier video would of been of me clowning around.

then stupidly I uploaded it on as a new TOPIC and not on to my Malvern Road Layout Thread 

thanks dan

Yes at long last.

though I’ve accidentally opened a new topic thread whilst doing it.

now trying to remove that one

ps thanks Andy 

First running session in months.

finally found time to run recently sound fitted locos

harra at last

dan

Up and running again.

Well for the first time in many months I have had time to run things today. Birthday treat.

ive had a few locos sound fitted and up until now just hadn’t time except for a few minutes occasionally.

today at least three hours nonstop.

lucky me

dan