Weird Posts

Some of you may have noticed three posts of utter gibberish this afternoon. Thats what happens when you let your three and half year old nephew use your smart phone! Anyway getting back to the layout. The other end of the fiddle yard has been completed. All i need to do now is to join it all up together. The only thing i need to do now is to lay all the straight tracks on the rear. They should be lined up ( i think im 2mm out) but until i set the 4 up together i cant really say for certain. Anyway just a quick one this as there isnt really very much to report.

Fiddling away

Well work is progressing on the fiddle yard. The other end is now up and tracklaying has commenced. Ive also extended the two sidings but ive left the loco headshunt the same length.

The only other thing to report is a change in location. Its now in the wessex area. My eventual plan is to fit 3rd rail to the main lines and the loop. This will mean i can add a Hornby 4Vep to my fleet. Assuming i can find one that works of course. A 4cig wouldnt go amiss either.

Nothing else however is changing as nothing needs to be changed. The only job i have to do is to add two shunt signals as the fixed signals will be off scene. Then its just a question of ballasting, flocking etc to make it look all presentable.

And im still waiting for my dynamis command station back from Bachmann Its been 7 weeks now!!

Fiddling it all

Well ive been working on the fiddle yard and have now got to the extent that one end is done. Ive used code 100 track with set track curves and points to save space. Once i cut two rails tomorrow i can start the other en and then set up the entire rear fiddle yard so i can get it all aligned. Then its wiring it all up so i can have auto matic route setting to make things easier.

Ive also been working on the other scenic break. Its difficult to describe but there is a station building along with a bus depot and a row of shops. I have a sketch of it which i will upload tomorrow. But for now youll have just imagine it all :D

Autoglym

The autoglym model number remover. Works on most models and doesnt damage paint work unless your silly with it.

Trackage

Well the Bristol show has passed without a hitch and ive now got some of the kit i need to continue on my fiddle yard. Its mainly s/h track but its all lightly used and clean so practically as new. I still have a few points left to get and the odd length of flexi but apart from that ive got most of it so i will get on with that this week.

Ive also had the chance to do some rolling stock work this weekend and have dismantled 7 lima TEA tanks for respray, denumbered and denamed a 37 and began removing the logo off the mobil TTA tanks. Ive begun using a car polish to remove the numbers and logos and found it worked quite well. Ill post a pic in the next post of the said polish but i know halfords stock. Tcut also works but is far more abrasive so this stuff is better as its less abrasive but still effective.

Anyway enough for now....