Exeter St Davids OO

[End2end]

What about Perspex for the rest instead of glass Bob?
Much easier to cut to shape.
Thanks
End2end

[bootneckbob]

That's a good idea; perhaps not a massive piece like I have over the main part, but a smaller inlaid segment perhaps. There's not that much to see at the far end as the top section is 5 dead end sidings which cover the the entrance to the fiddle yard and incline to the upper section below.

[Phred]

That is an exceptionally neat workspace! Looks great with the glass.

[bootneckbob]

That is an exceptionally neat workspace! Looks great with the glass.

Thanks Phred. To be fair all the junk is on the bit out of shot!

[bootneckbob]

So I got a few hours on the railway today. I should have been prioritising running the accessory bus but it was to nice to be under the baseboard today, I also had an itch to scratch after getting some new GPS signals from rusty rails. These are true to scale; the last ones I bought off the Bay are pretty big. Anyway, in due course I will be making the signals for the station and a couple of the outlying ones. The reason being I haven't seen anything remotely similar off the shelf so a scratch build is order for some, modification of some off the shelf for others. Part way through a first draft of one for Platform 3 going West.

I also got some paint on the new landscape.

[bootneckbob]

I did mention I'd changed the fiddle yard. Here is the before and after picture. This is a cropped section of the layout, the top is before, bottom after. Now every road (10 of them) is long enough for my HSTs. The green and yellow lines (far left) are the main up and down that enter the fiddle just after Cowley Bridge. The two orange sidings above are just that, and the are in the hidden area behind the backscene. The grey line at the bottom is the incline which is mainly used by the DMUs for the Barnstaple Exeter illusion. Disappear under Cowley Bridge and disappear just before Cowley junction. The train looks like its off to Barnstaple but goes up the incline and reappears coming out of the tunnel as the Exmouth to Exeter train. If it doesnt go up the incline it can go through the fiddle and re appear as the Paington to Exeter just before the iron bridge over the river Exe. Those lines on the right end up as the main up and down again with a cross over. The little bit of orange track visable in the bottom pic is a dead end siding which again is long enough for a HST. The little change in that area helped with manual switching of the points and again just made the siding a bit bigger. The upper orange siding on the left hand side holds 3 Mk3 sleeper coaches which can now easily be attached to a day train to make a sleeper service. The lower orange siding houses the track cleaning vehicles. The upper fiddle yard (which is half the width) and has 5 full length HST sidings, and is accessible by trains going up the scenic incline (Exmouth and London Waterloo trains).

[bootneckbob]

New addition to the fleet. I wanted 50 044 Exeter when it came out but I already had Glorious and Indomitable still unpacked brand new in their boxes. Needless to say they are still packed away! I probably should get them on the layout or sold. I doubt it can be good for them to be stored for years on end?

I've lost count of the 50s now but this one has DCC coastal sound which is a first as the others comprise SWD, Howes and TTS.



Got to say the 21 pin on the 50, what's that for?? The light plugs to remove the body are a right PITA too.



Anyway, here's a little glimpse of the newest 50 crossing Red Cow with the return coaching stock for the Exeter Waterloo service.

[bootneckbob]

Long time since I updated, but this last project took ages and as posting pictures here is a ball ache I'm only showing a few. How it started

[bootneckbob]

Some pictures during the build

[bootneckbob]

I used ply and balsa wood for the construction of this one as I thought it would be easier to work with and stronger then wrapped using scalescenes papers.

[bootneckbob]

Then on to the second shed. This one was a mix of foamboard and card for the base and plasticard for the rest.

[bootneckbob]

Today I have been continuing with the tree backscene on Cowley Bridge Road. I think it's working pretty well. You can see the difference with and without it in this picture.

[Dad-1]

I have always liked this layout, getting better with each step.
Worth the occasional pause.

Geoff T.

[manna]

G'Day Gents

Excellent looking sheds, Congratulations.

manna

[Phred]

Very professional modelling and fascinating photos.