A pandoras box update! (WR)

I thought i would update this given things have been going on in the background.

First of all there weren't too many wiring faults with the layout. Those that were there were mainly me getting the wires crossed. Needless to say after a few nights of swearing and sweating (its very hot under the layout with a headlamp and a soldering iron for company, its even worse upside down) it has settled down quite nicely. I had to replace the hardstanding as the polyfilla method just didn't work so it was chipped out and replaced with plastics, it now works fine. I've also got the LEDs to work in the shed correctly. I.e they dont burn everything in sight!

I also now have some packs of the dapol catenery masts to fit. I was planning intially just fitting them and then add the wire later on. The 3rd rail is being installed on the rear tracks where units are likely to run, i also have a third rail flasher unit to add, just a question of how to mount it.

The lighting towers havent gone in yet simply because i dint fancy doing it at the moment.

In terms of the stock I'm having trouble with a new hornby PCA. The wheels seem to fine and keep dropping into the VEE of the double slip point and derailing. Everything else though manages it fine so I'm looking to re-wheel it and see if it makes any difference, my lima and dapol ones run without fuss.

The rest of the stock is being weathered at the moment with alot of it being done by simply drybrushing. Only the PCAs have so far received any form of airbrush weathering.

Also my blog address has now changed to www.theelectriccockroach.blogspot.com - I blame Tim Hall for this idea!