RAY NORWOOD

Hi Richard Love your steel sheets they look fantastic, I wish I had your imagination.

Hi All UPDATE. I have at last made the base boards I have got to get the 12mm plywood to go on top and they are done. The two frame's I already had in my garage they are 4ft x 2ft x 1.3/4in deep to enable to fit the leg onto the frame's I reduced the width by 24mm to take 12mm plywood each side to increase the depth to 3.1/2in's to bolt the legs onto the plywood so the legs can fold up into the base boards. To lock the leg into place when the boards are up I have put a bar hinged in the middle and at both ends and put one end on the cross member of the leg and the other end onto the middle cross member of the base board. The two boards are bolted to gether with brass dowals for alinement. The 12mm plywood will be glued and screwed to the frame's A view from one end side view showing the length showing the leg supports view of the leg support on other board I'm glad I've made a start, Still finished the BATHROOM RAY70B

I have a small update, I have brought some more wood for the legs of the base boards ( price of wood now has gone up a lot) and they will be bolted to the frame so they can fold up under the boards. So when I get time I will be making the legs up. RAY70B

Hi Richard Those cable drums look real and they will go very well on Orchard Road. Keep up the good work. RAY70B

Hi I have found time to start on the frame work of the base board's last night, I had the wood in the garage but I have got to get the 12mm plywood and the wood for the legs. Hopefully at the weekend. RAY70B

Hi Richard They look fantastic, I bet they are very fidderly to make. When is a layout finished, you aways add more and more detail

Hi I have not started on this at the moment.,as i am still decorating my bathroom. I hope to start at the biginning of July with the bass boards. RAY70B

Hi I have a long and hard thought of the three way point and decided to go with out it. Thank you for suggestion. RAY70B

Hi Gorden That's a good idea did not think of that, It would bring the point work more compact, then again it would briing everything to close together putting all the interest in one place. RAY70B

Hi Chris You are in front of me I have not had time to post it on the thread as yet. Which I have just done it. Thanks for your comment. RAY70B

HI Update I've been thinking about some of your comments. I have drawn up a new plan. I have gone with the head shunt in the scenice area, and put in a crossover, and instead of the little spur I have extended it. I have also made up a rough plan of the new layout of C+L track templatesjust to see the area of the point work, and the lenght is 3ft (see photo below).

Hi Poor old Bruce I will think about your idea, I also think you are right in putting the head shunt in the scenic side. In thinking more of the run round yes I am getting around that, it will make sense in running around the wagons for the private siding. RAY70B

Hi I have just brought myself a Bachmann class 08 in early BR in green with out the tiger stripes at both ends. The BR badge on the side is the wrong one it should be the early one and in the wrong place, that should be on the bonnet side. RAY70B

Hi Chris Thanks Chris for your comment. RAY70B

Hi Flyingsignalman (1) The short kick back siding is for the yard shunter to stand. (2) I thought it would be different in not haveing a run round that gives the shunter to release the loco that brought the train in other dutys (3) the cassette is the running road and having the head shunt would make more of an interest and also it could add more movement.. I know it is not prototype but it gives more of an interest and it is different. Thank you for your thoughts RAY70B

Hi Wordell Forever Thanks for your comment. I have done a rough drawring of my track plan RAY70B

Hi I was inspired by Mudmagnet's Orchard Road layout as I was helping him out at Exeter M.R.Show in June 4th/5th 2011. I am thinking of making a shunting layout of two boards at 4ftx2ft (8ftx2ft) with plywood on a frame of 2inx1in and the legs will fold up underneath and will be put together as one module to go into a family car. The underlay will be laminate floor foam underlay 3mm thick, and I will be useing C+L point work and track on wooden sleepers, which I was inspired by Darren1 with imperil potteries. The control will be DCC by NCE Power Cab,I already have on my layout in the loft. The idea I have with this layout is a freight train come's on scene and a diesel shunter will take the train off of the locomotive which will go of scene light engine, so the shunting begins, shunting the loaded wagons and making a train of emptys, a freight train comes in again and the shunter takes the train of the loco and the loco goes onto the emptys and takes them away,then more shunting.

Hi Richard Yes pic's look great. See you on Tusday night

Hi Mudmagnet THanks for a great weekend, I had fun helping you on Orchard Road at Exeter 2011 show. I have posted a pic of us behind Orchard road.

Hi Richard You could not resist on taking them photo's. The class 33 look good as ex work's on Orchard Road.