Well after waiting for ages I've finally started my new side project called "Argyle Road", this will be a small 48inch x 18inch engine shed layout. This will differ to Wordsworth as first it is for all my DC stock, & for the first time some weathered loco's will feature.
This layout takes up a very small area in our spare bedroom (Daughter & Son-in-law have now got their first house)
My first task was stripping down my test layout "Pitlochry" which has been stored under my bed for years. Quite good fun taking up all the track/points from PVA glued ballast. So after two hours it was time to clean all the points making sure they still worked once the PVA had been chipped away.
The track plan I opted to use is the one from my thread in layouts in planning, added an extra set of points for another siding. The bare baseboard was cleaned enough so I could then lay the new track plan.
All the track has now been nailed into position, then some legs added to the baseboard so it's not on the floor any more.
I'm now ready to start the wiring, the engine shed rails will need isolating so I can stand at least three loco's per track.
OK here we have some photo's.

This is the engine shed area.

Here we are looking down from the other end.

Using some old proto card buildings I'm testing the look & feel for the new project.

General look of what I'm after.

Not sure if I'll use one double shed & one single together, or just replace the single one with a coal loading stage.

I tried my first loco & some weathering using drawing pastels, might have gone a little heavy.

More weathering, the whole shed should look grimey.

I know I have many irons in the fire with the kits, Wordsworth & now Argyle Road but I needed to see my 12v DC stock getting used as over 3 years they've been locked in their boxes in the loft.
I do hope this thread will be of interest to others on this forum,
Until next time,
Mike.