As it was to start with (that's after I've had to redesign and lay the garden out!)
First the old lean to shed and the laurel hedge had to go.
A nice new shiny concrete base - glad I didn't have to mix it by hand ! And then there was a shed - oh joy!
Got to keep warm so carpet and insulation
Baseboard framing going in. 3x1 par. belt and braces man me!
Baseboards fitted. 18mm ply
To design my layout (over many many months) I used Xtrkcad which I then printed out to 100% size and fitted to the baseboards. And then the track laying began.
The control area. Home made point and signal lever frame.
And then over many months all the wire-in-tube point control was fitted - and they all work too !
So on to the scenic bit. The roof is a brass scale version of the Bath train shed. Same as Taunton MRC version but only half the length. Apart from the actual station building, all the other buildings, fencing etc are scratch built but not necessarily to true dimensional scale. They were made to fit !
For those of you who know Bath, you've probably noticed the River Avon is missing from the station throat! Well, during the great drought of 1954 the river dried up to become no more than a stream which the council later routed through an underground drain. There, got out of that one nicely I think!
And there you have it. So far. I'm still only able to 'play' for a few hours a fortnight but I'm happy, which is what this hobby is all about. There are lots of ideas but not enough hours spare. Still, one day I shall retire! I shall update with photos as something happens on the layout but don't hold your breath waiting!
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