The Welcome Mat

Welcome to this Blog. Hopefully you may find it of use (i doubt it but it doesnt stop me hoping does it?). All my skills are normally self taught, and at the moment i'm a lone ranger when it comes to my layout with the occasional help from friends (normally it involves alot heckling).

I've never yet got a layout really past the electrics stage. I normally lose interest which is why i've decided to become involved in lots of things so i can vary my time between different things. All the work you see on Westleigh is my own work and all the photos you see on my fotopic sites are again my own work. I'm amazed i havent started to play with it, perhaps leaving the vast majoirty of the wiring to the end helps.

My main interest in railways is principally the early 90s. Even though i only just got into double figures in terms of age just as privitisation came in, i find it a very interesting period. My earliest memories were at Salisbury, Oxford and Bristol. So to counteract this aswell i tend to model the northwest scene during 1990 to 1994. However i also do the Wessex area during the same period and the scottish lowlands during 1988-1990.

I do have a little interest in the 1996-1998 privitisation period. I'm more aware of this period than the sectorisation period and again i wouldnt mind if it turned into this era.

I also am working on a project of Devizes station in 1963/64 just before alot of the line was rationalised and eventually closed. This however is a very very long term project and probably wont get anyway for many many years yet.

I do spend alot of time in the summer out an about doing photography particularly of civil jet aircraft. I'm certainly no David Bailey but i'm reasonably proud of most of the photos taken.

Anyway i suppose i really should get off the computer and get on with some modelling work, except work has a tendancy to get in the way!

Friday 2 April 2010

The April Fools update

It looks like its staying as a DC layout for the time being. I foolishly bought an All components MPC3 with handheld for £25 at the Slough toyfair today. Quite a bargain i thought.

In terms of the layout, i still havent got an z gauge rail joiners (might try n gauge ones as i have some of those), the holes are now all drilled though. I've also fished out the 3rd rail flasher kit but i'm not sure what the best way to mount the little micro/reed switch is. Its not a U shape as i expected (although i probably could bend the wire to suit. I've also found a supply for some yard lamps. Ok they are kits but for £5 a pop and they look reasonably british its got to be worth a go. i did look at the Express Models one but at £32.50 they are a bit pricey. I've also got some buffer stop lamps to build using some Eckon signal LEDs that i have left lying around. Looks like i shall be busy with the soldering Iron over the rest of the weekend.
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