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Thanks Mountain, I think this method is definitely going to be incorporated when I get a chance to pin the track back down. Next up was to paint the back-scene. It's nice to finally see the plywood finish disappear beneath the realms of the railway. I used a tester pot from Wilkinsons which was plen...

Next up was to finish the marrying of the two boards by means of providing bolts to secure the boards once they are aligned by the dowel joiners. Finally an excuse to break out the new drill, I used 5No. 80mm long M8 bolts spread across the length of the boards with wing nuts & penny washers eit...

To cure the issue of the rail coming away, while in the past I've used glue, the ideal solution comes from using a few commerclad sleepers (I use strips of PCB). It only needs a few. The rest can be kept as being plastic sleepers. (See photo below. This is my track for "Behind the scenes"...

1.jpg Wow doesn't time fly. As of the last 6 months the layout has been stored in the loft until this fine Sunday. With any luck some more progress shall be made this week under the lights of the kitchen whilst all of the family are away. I'm please to say that despite the varying temperatures of l...

Hi bufferstop, the idea was to detail the layout and potentially use the loft space to store the layout from time to time. As you say it will be a struggle but will hopefully squeeze through.

Hi Guys, So here goes my brother and I will be embarking on our second project. The first being an 8x4ft layout which unfortunately had to be sold off during a house move. 3 years later, and finding a break in my busy schedule what better to do than being out in the sun.... create a second and hopef...