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!

Sunday, 4 March 2012

Pointed....

Well ive managed to do most of what i set out to do today. All the feeds are done, the point motors are in and the copper clad is cut but not installed as ive run out of track pins. The panel is ready so tomorrow i will begin the task of wiring it up so that the points can be tested. I should have the pins by tuesday which means i can finish the joints and cut the tracks. Then its onto the signals or install the wiring at least and add the light feeds. This will finish the major electrics. Then its on to the scenery.

The first job will be to paint the tracks and put the platform edging in. I plan to use the wills victoria paving sheets for the tops. I will also get some more wills cable trunking and add that. Then its on to ballasting. It will be woodland scenics grey blend as before but this time done properley rather than rushed which is what i normally do. Will i be able to hold myself to that? Only time will tell!

Anyway enough for today onwards to tomorrow!

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