my layout arpley road

[Lewis Nash]

my layout is set in the 1960s(1967) and i am modeling the switch over from steam to diesel and electric era.
i will upload pics every few days as i have a back log to upload.i started work in january and have all trains working and baseboard is complete,power is by 4 gaugemaster combis and track is hornby set track and peco streamline code 100.
the layout is 9ftby 8ft
the power is by wires soldered to the track,soldering was really easy,didnt expect that!

if you double click the image button then when free image hosting comes up press the green back arrow and then they will come up
dont know why it does this but oh well.

[Lewis Nash]

here is some more pics





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[boyofbears]

looks like a good layout

in the first picture there seems to be some track missing?

[Lewis Nash]

thanks mate
the first pic was when i needed more track and had gaps while planning.
tommorow i will post a track plan for everyone.
here are some more pics....










that is all pics i have stored on my pc so tommorow i will upload pics i took today with the latest progress and a track diagram.
also an add on to the description i am going to have 2 lines in the tunnel going off on to a helix which will then go onto an under the baseboard fiddle yard,no work on this has begun yet although when it does i will show pics of the construction process.
cheers
Lewis

[Lewis Nash]

here is some more pictures of my layout,all these were taken on sunday and more will be taken today.the images show the layest progress and there is also a track diagram with the second batch of pic to follow later today.

here you are.......

[Lewis Nash]

what do you think?

[iankemp]

what do you think?

it not bad, BUT your incline looks to be to sharp and to steep.

But apart from that it looks ok!

[Lewis Nash]

cheers
the incline on the other approach is fine as i use hornby track supports i know the other side in the pic looks too steep but it is on my list of 'jobs to do' so it should be sorted out soon,i plan to use peco flexi track as it is better to use on inclines but apart form that its fine.

here is another pic form the other side









sorry for the poor quality the fish tank light is in the way! ,the card formers for the lanscape to hide the incline is under way.
here is some more pics



the controll panel with my combi is under constructiona and awaiting the other controllers



2 locos which have come out of long term storage,a bachmann standard and a hornby stanier balck 5.

i will be sending some pics of my scratchbuilding project,my station platforms later today.

[Lewis Nash]

about the wiring
have 4 control sections,3 continuos run ovals and the engine shed,the incline is to be powered by oval 1 and oval 3,when i send a track palan i will show which is oval 1,2 and 3.i am in the process of fitting hornby MK2 point motors and also i am soledering the 4 track feeds.sodlering has been very easy and i will be able to solder the ovals and engine shed track feeds at the week end after i have bought the cork to place under the track.then i can contrinue ballasting.

cheers



Lewis

[Lewis Nash]

here is a few more pics i have took today


a pic of the mainlines near thre developing brewery and station with my new hornby stanier ona passenger train


a view of the tunnel under construction,the tunnel hides the connections to the fiddle yard.the holes in the card is where tje track will ocme through.


here is a better pic of the other sde of the incline shwing costrucion of the card formers of the scenery is under way.

[SR/ScR Fan]

Looks good Lewis

[Lewis Nash]

Here is a pic of the first point motor fitted to my layout,this one is at the tunnel enterance and controlls the track to the fiddle yard.al what is needed now is 3 terminal connector blocks,some more equipment wire and a toggle switch,although i will have the cuircuit for the motor completed shortly,i wont be building the fiddle yard and helix which it will connect to for some time althought when i fit the other point motor for the other fiddle yard connection i will be able to carry on with the tunnel and get it finished for laying plaster cloth.

Here is a pic of the point motor




and this is what started the whole layout,my hornby caledonian loco which i have had since i was 8!



and another pic of the work done on the landscape near the incline

[Lewis Nash]

right,time for a change,i have decided to move the engine shed to the other side of the incline where ther eis more space and use the space where the engine shed use to be as a carridge shed,also i have decided to build a ridge where the level crossing near the tunnel used to be.so i have another 2 scratchbuilding projects to get underway with,the bridge for the inline track to carry it over the low level mainlines and the bridge to build to carry the road over the track.

Here is a pic of the platform



Here is 2 pic of the landscaping near the incline

what it looked like earlier today



What it looks like now




thats progress!

cheers
Lewis Nash

[Kirton Fen]

Looks very good Lewis, have you tested the incline with your locos yet?

Chris

[Lewis Nash]

Looks very good Lewis, have you tested the incline with your locos yet?

Chris

yes,all working,apart from the side near the tunnel which is a bit too steep,need flexi track to make it work better,it does work but i think when a loco is hauling a 5 coach train it wil be too steep so alterations are taking place.also i am going to build a bridge to carry the track over the mainlines using plyboard and chipboard.plenty of work to do!.

Lewis