chuffinghell

Bug**r I got my measurements wrong My laptop fits perfectly, I must have misread my own sketches The idea is to have the ‘shelf’ slide out from underneath the layout when in use I’ll have to get the top piece re-cut oh well back to the drawing board (literally)

It comes out every year…. …..when Sarah does the decorations in the living room. she bought it just for me so I don’t mention anything about it being the wrong scale

...I like sports tourers with panniers as I always felt safer having a larger road presence (no wing mirrors were ever harmed as I never forgot they were there) I sat on a Fireblade in a showroom once but it felt like all my weight would have been on my wrists I like the Triumph speed triple too but the seating position is a bit high for a short ar*e 🤪

I had a Honda CBF600S followed by a VFR750 but always fancied a CB900F Hornet or CBR1100XX Super Blackbird Unfortunately I wouldn't want a bike these days due to the increase in potholes & pillocks on the road

I hadn’t noticed one of the lids on the Vallejo bottles is white instead of black 😮 I’d better do something about that so I can sleep tonight 🤪

It appears the Christmas express has arrived far too early at Warren

Less tidy when you stand back 😳

A bit late to the party I don’t read them, I just look at the pictures!

Joking a side it looks great 👍 Don't tell anyone but I'm only jealous because I wouldn't be able to do that without it being too uniform 🤫

I don't like to be critical but the pin vice looks a bit over scale 🤪 But if I can be serious for a moment...... .....nope sorry I can't

It is something I’m planning on, just haven’t gotten around to it

Thanks Phil That would certainty be easier that remaking the whole thing I could just remove the sliding part of the existing fiddle yard, lay in a piece of melamine faced board as suggested and add a block after the existing curve I'd have to add a piece into the existing fascia board to make it look 'nice' but then do the same as before? Is that what you were thinking?

Possibly stackable? Getting ahead of myself now

This is what I was thinking (not an original system I know) The short length after the curve is fixed and powered

Very true that none will be pushed, all will be pulled in and pulled out… I think it was more so for coaches and the articulation of the bogies potentially causing an issue but I can’t recall That said I don’t think leaving it as it is would cause any problems

This was the original plan, please excuse the mess the fiddleyard has been used as additional work space The minimum 2nd radius curves with a straight in between to allow coaches to ‘snake’ without buffers locking The plan was to have seven tracks on the traverser which would mean six locos and size rakes of rolling stock hanging over the edge. Now, I have 1100mm to play with from the end of the curve and my longest possible rake is less than 1000mm so I could have a 100mm fixed section, a number of 250mm loco sections and a number of 750mm rolling stock sections If I were to use all locos and rolling stock in one session I’d need to make ten loco cassettes and eight for rolling stock, alternately half the amount and just alternate between sessions? The track is currently 50mm off the edge which shouldn’t be a problem but I could do this But I’d have to double check there is no potential buffer lock issue

I’m sure there are disadvantages but at the moment the pros are out weighing the cons……unless anyone says otherwise

I think I’ll be okay because it’s an engineering thing and doesn’t involve sheep I’m aware that cassettes offer many advantages The following suggestions were made by others in the early stages of construction and I’ve had time to mull them over 1) if I had separate loco and rolling stock cassettes I can just move the loco from one end to the other easily 2) I could build a rack above to store each rake and use as required 3) having locos and rolling stock virtually hanging over the edge of the board/traverser is a bit scary (especially if you’re clumsy) so having cassettes is safer I’m sure there are things I’ve forgotten I’ll more than likely go down the lengths of raw* aluminium angle route (*ie non anodised or other surface finishes) attached to a timber base

Very kind, thank you Although I have been considering re-engineering the fiddle yard and going for a cassette arrangement instead of the traverser

I thought he was referring to the bank

Thanks Rob There is!…..Behind the station are the stairs to the first floor 🤪

Looks better with the fascia painted… ….and the Warren Branch totem in place

As daft as it sounds I’ve used Humbrol black Matt 33 acrylic because that’s the only black paint I’ve got It goes on nicely and does actually dry matt. It actually goes further than you think, I’ve only used half of an 18ml pot and that’s on bare plywood Not sure if you can still get the big pots though, all I can seem to find are the dropper bottle

To be honest I’m finding it difficult to get motivated to continue with the layout at the moment, I’ve even considered starting from scratch in O gauge or 7mm Narrow gauge

Area has been returned to its overgrown state, I’ll possibly revisit the sheep idea another time In the meantime I’ve gotten around to tidying up the fascia with a splodge of black paint