Re: Wordsworth Begins
Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 7:00 pm
In reply to Eddscotts question, since I've completely insulated and plaster boarded the loft I've had very little in dust, no more than any other room in the house anyway. Also it's money well spent, before I insulated the loft during the summer period it's been like being on the Sun up there, and in winter you could see the vapour from your own breathe.
I'm glad I listen too my wife on this one when she insisted this work be done before I started the layout.
As mentioned in my last little update before having to dash away, Monday saw my birthday come (With many years under my belt) and with it brought some very great presents from both my Daughter & Son, with a special present from my wife. See the Photo's below.
Birthday Presents.... The Loco is not quite LNER but it is BR Green and is a Castle Class "Warwick Castle"
Next are the platform sections I've been working on, they look pretty good if you ask me, the tunnel portals in the photo are just test pieces from another section of this layout so I can get a idea and feel of what I'm trying to build. Once I get the correct Tunnel portals built I can then fit the MDF formers for the remaining part of the hill side. The station building will then sit on this hill and I'll have some steps leading down onto the plaform sections below, this is the image I have in my head at the moment, I just hope I can translate this into reality.
Three new platform sections take shape
Another view along the platform
You can see the foam I've been using in the background on the bridge section. This just need gluing into position now and then covered in plaster bandage as soon as I get the above little project out of the way.
The only other thing I've managed to do is dig out my DCC controller which is a Bachmann Dynamis and two A4 loco's (From the 60 + loco's that I've manage to collect over the last year) I've fitted one with a standard Bachmann 3 Function decoder, the other I've splashed out and bought a SWD A4 sound decoder, both are operating really well on the main track loops. (Photo's of these two A4's in action will be uploaded on my next briefing).
Time too read and catch up on other threads within this forum.
Mike.
I'm glad I listen too my wife on this one when she insisted this work be done before I started the layout.
As mentioned in my last little update before having to dash away, Monday saw my birthday come (With many years under my belt) and with it brought some very great presents from both my Daughter & Son, with a special present from my wife. See the Photo's below.
Birthday Presents.... The Loco is not quite LNER but it is BR Green and is a Castle Class "Warwick Castle"
Next are the platform sections I've been working on, they look pretty good if you ask me, the tunnel portals in the photo are just test pieces from another section of this layout so I can get a idea and feel of what I'm trying to build. Once I get the correct Tunnel portals built I can then fit the MDF formers for the remaining part of the hill side. The station building will then sit on this hill and I'll have some steps leading down onto the plaform sections below, this is the image I have in my head at the moment, I just hope I can translate this into reality.
Three new platform sections take shape
Another view along the platform
You can see the foam I've been using in the background on the bridge section. This just need gluing into position now and then covered in plaster bandage as soon as I get the above little project out of the way.
The only other thing I've managed to do is dig out my DCC controller which is a Bachmann Dynamis and two A4 loco's (From the 60 + loco's that I've manage to collect over the last year) I've fitted one with a standard Bachmann 3 Function decoder, the other I've splashed out and bought a SWD A4 sound decoder, both are operating really well on the main track loops. (Photo's of these two A4's in action will be uploaded on my next briefing).
Time too read and catch up on other threads within this forum.
Mike.