It Now Begins Again

[seanhellen]

Guess you have one of these then?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridezillas

Hit, Nail and Head spring to mind right now.

[Shaun Wilson]

finally made a start

[Pedro32]

Good to see some track progress there sir! After all that work you must have been thirsty!

[Shaun Wilson]

I had only 1 point and 1 length of track fitted at that time got some more down and will hopefully have the outer loop and the siding finished tomorrow.

[seanhellen]

Good to see some track going down, the item in the 2nd photo is essential in this hobby

[Shaun Wilson]

Good to see some track going down, the item in the 2nd photo is essential in this hobby

Yea i would be lost without that track pins

[seanhellen]

haha, exactly what i meant

[Shaun Wilson]

Update - Outer loop is done with the siding and run off for a maintenance depot. Ive changed my idea a little by taking out the third loop and shifting the container depot to the inside of the right hand side. Im also adding in a tunnel along the back right hand wall over the 2 lines with the container depot to be placed between the centre hole and tunnel. I have the idea in my head so hard to explain exactly how it will fair out.


Start of siding that runs into the quarry


A 37 with 8 coal wagons for scale


This corner and down part the left hand wall will be the quarry


Once the second loop is in, the 2 lines will be hidden in a tunnel along this back edge with container depot in the space in front


Overall outer loop with siding at the top and in the fore ground is the run off into the maintenance yard and fueling point.

[seanhellen]

Looking good mate, looks like you got quite a size of board to play with there

[Shaun Wilson]

yea it is a fair size, i have trouble trying to take in how much work i have ahead of me . right hand corner to corner is 2.2m, along the back wall is 3.7m, from left corner to corner is 4.3m. the expression "eyes are bigger than your stomach" comes to mind now and again.

[seanhellen]

Haha, I know what you mean...and mines a tad smaller cant wait to see how this is going to turn out

[whynot]

Wow, that is a LOT of space! '000s of hours and ditto £s ahead of you I think. I much admire such commitment - I've never been sufficiently sure of the future to contemplate such a timescale for anything, no doubt a psychological trait I guess. Good luck!

[Shaun Wilson]

Thanks for the comments guys, being my first ever layout i have a lot of learning and frustration ahead i think but its made easier knowing help is just a keyboard away.

[seanhellen]

Yeah, i tend to throw my keyboard at the wall when im frustrated too

[Shaun Wilson]

Yeah, i tend to throw my keyboard at the wall when im frustrated too