TheRockingRoadie

Fantastic, thank you - I'll be sure to check those out! I know it sounds silly, but obtaining brown paint has been the biggest challenge so far!

Absolutely fantastic layout, really enjoying watching it taking shape! I'm working on my own little GWR based layout at the moment, so definitely providing me with some inspiration! Do you mind me asking you what paint you used to paint the baseboard with? Many thanks, Lorry

A quick shot showing where the additional siding is. The track will be cut just before the goods shed platform, so as not to block access. I imagine I'll probably put a cattle dock or something on this new short length... I'll see what appears in the bargain bin and eBay!

Sorry for the lack of posts lately - have been busy gigging! I've been making progress on the layout slowly but surely! I decided to add another siding, to add some additional operating interest. This will serve some sort of warehouse or cattle dock, but will be short so as not to clutter the area in front of the goods shed. Track laying has continued, but I've realised I would like to paint the board first. I have however been drilling the holes under the tie bars to allow point motor fitting, and have tested this using my left over Hornby point motors with the extended pins. I had trouble getting these to stay attached, but a little bit of gorilla glue seems to have done the trick! Whilst ordering the extra track, I may have also accidentally bought one of the Hattons/DJ Models 14xx series in BR lined black! A local model shop also had a Bachmann MK1 brake in chocolate & cream in their bargain bin, so this was also snapped up! Very much looking forward to giving it a run out soon! In the meantime, here's by Bachmann Pannier...

Thank you! Here's a few pictures of the initial track laying / clearance checking, after the baseboard was made, and cork was glued. Current debate is do I need to paint the baseboard Matt brown before I affix the track. Does anyone have any recommendations? Looks like I'll have to work out how to get the pictures the right was up too!

Hi All, Thanks for looking - My name is Lorry and this is my first layout build, besides from a Hornby trackmatt when i was 12... I've been out of the hobby for a long while; I was brought up with Steam Engines (ones without rails, normally found at the pub), and I'm also a musician, playing bass in various bands. After a resent career change, I found myself with more time for steam and gigging, but also decided to blow the cobwebs off of my mostly GWR 00 gauge rolling stock, which was still hiding in the loft. Next thing i know I've discovered eBay, and my loco fleet has expanded into early/late crest BR, and green diesels, oops! Like most people, I suffer from a lack of space, and have always been drawn to the small inglenook shunting puzzles. I got to a stage where i was fed up of having to set track up and pack it away again, every time i wanted to 'play trains', so decided to build a small layout, to have track permanently fixed to, that could be tucked away when not in use. I started to put together a basic brief. The brief: -Small inglenook shunting layout, 00 Gauge -Based in the Western region, but very lose as to a specific place of time, allowing flexibility -Utilize as many items as i can from my previous modelling exploits -Approximate dimensions of 4' by 1' -Analogue control, with point motors and automatic tension lock uncouplers -Code 100 track with electrofrog pointwork -Easily portable, with a view to possibly exhibiting One Saturday afternoon in April i decided to take the plunge, headed to B&Q, and knocked up a 4' by 18" baseboard, with an exterior grade plywood top, and 34mm square softwood framework. The board was then covered in cork sheet, which I obtained from my local model shop. I settled on a track plan using a few lengths of flexitrack, a small radius LH point, and a small radius Y point. I invested in some Xuron track cutters, and have spent the last few evenings cutting track to length, and testing clearances using my existing stock. Over the next few weeks, I will be installing the point motors, testing the uncoupling ramps (seep/Gaugemaster). Apologies for the current lack of photos - I hope to get a few pictures uploaded very soon, but wanted to get this thread started first! Many thanks for reading and I hope to keep this thread updated regularly!