Mr Pix

No .....its not to bad the layout is 2 and a bit feet wide so that gives me about 2 feet to work with, it sits about 4 feet above the floor so there is plenty of storage space under the layout for storage. Jez

Thanks guys for your comments and showing interest in the layout. A couple of photos of the layouts home, it sits along the side of our bungalow without intruding to much into the garden. The door edge needs to be sealed to cover up the insulation ,but apart from that its dry,warm and damp free. Jez.

Thanks Graham..... Sorry most of my plan is still a work in progress. I have a plan in my head of what I would like it to be but keep changing and adjusting, going for an L shape layou but may change to a 45 degree angle along the last 3rd instead of a 90 at the end for the depot.... giving a bigger area to play with. Thanks for looking Jez

Hi all. Have been testing locos on the inclines up from the the fiddle yard area with 21 MGRs, with Dapols 56 and 58 both handled the load with no problems theses will be the longest rakes of waggons and I will have two of these one with hoods. Single Farish 37s have had no problem also but I may run them in pairs along with the new 20s, but only have one of these at the moment. Dapol HST will be next ...powercar/ dummy and 7 coaches, not sure about how the couplings on the mk3s will like the curves on an incline! Thanks for looking Jez

Hi all Here is a couple of photos of some of the buildings that will form part of the works along the rear of the layout. The coke ovens and service bunkers are a Walthers kit and the coal blending bunkers are scratch built. Conveyors and junction houses will link these and other structures to one another, this is just the start of the buildings and infrastructure I am planning to come. thanks for looking. Jez

No !!.. A tribute to the good old days of Railfrieght and proper locos.

Hi woops!.... Should be 2 feet by 16 feet.

Hi all SHED The layouts home is a Heavy Duty 4 feet x 16 feet Pent Shed squeezed along the side of our new build bungalow. Loft insulation placed along all the walls and door and then lined with tongue and groove, roof lined with thermawrap reflective insulation. Shed is sat on top of 4 x 4 battons which were placed on slabs to give plenty of airflow. I have a thermostatic controlled oil filled heater along with a dehumidifier because i live in the North East of Scotland it gets very damp most of the year, thick rubber matting has been screwed to the floor also. So far.... warm and damp free! LAYOUT N gauge Timeframe for the layout will be in the north of England 1988 to 92(ish) so there will be Blue ,Large Logo, Railfreight ,Dutch and Sector liveries, this being the era I rember/like the best. Classes 20,31,37,47,56,58 and the odd 60. The focus of the layout will traffic to and from a steel works, long heavy block freight trains of roar materials ,coal and coke (haa and hea hoppers) also Iron ore (pta tipplers). Finished product in baa ,spa ,oca ,bda and carggow waggons. Relief steel works buildings (Walthers Cornerstone and scratch built) along with mineral handling and storage facilities will run along the rear of the layout. The layout itself will be 2 feet x 16 feet. A raised main line will run along the centre, in the forground will be a depot and a yard linked to the works which will be at the rear by passing under the main line. A fiddle yard will underneith the layout linked to the both ends of the main line. thanks for looking. (photos to come soon) jez

Very sad..... I love IT AINT'T HALF HOT MUM, got the dvd box set so funny and so under rated. Windser Davis as BSM Williams is perfect ... SHUT UP!!!!!

Hi Chris. Looking very nice great attention to detail keep up the good work Jez

Hi Simon looking very good ... could you make use of a skylight in the roof instead of window in the gable end?.. Jez