an upgrade...from boxfile to shelf....
Good morning,
Since its first (and probably will be its last) exhibition, the layout has been avoiding the dust for approximately 16 months now back in its boxfile(s), but was set up again briefly the other week when the Dapol 26 arrived.
I had always promised myself that I would finish off this layout and bring it up to scratch. Rather than piggyback its revamp on my coombe junction - moorswater blog, I thought perhaps it might be better having its own separate one.
Here is a quick 10 slide refresher of the project...
It started as most of my layouts do with a sketch or two...
and the idea of flying back to the UK in my hand luggage gathered momentum...
An initial corrugated brown cardboard mock up was developed...
Which was refined into a white card structure to fit within a Muji boxfile...including the backscene...
Once unpacked it was ready to erect...
And trackwork commenced using the EASITRAC system which had just appeared...
The layout was almost finished for the Burgess Hill Model Railway club 2010 exhibition...
And the cabin luggage contents ran (not without a few troubles) for about 6 hours...
Most recently, the new Dapol 26 was placed to help bring back my interest in it...
The layout will now be developed between now and christmas to try and bring up to a better standard...
I have made myself a number of targets on a list which need to be addressed which include inter-alia the following:
1 - Rewire layout completely
2 - Ensure faultless running qualities
3 - Finish station building
4 - Redo awful backscene
5 - General bringing up to scratch of scenics including dockside and water
6 - Detail locos and rolling stock including building a selection of Stephen Harris wagon kits
Last night, I laid it all out, connected it and unbelievably the 37 ran first time after 16 months packaged, however I need to think about a number of serious issues that have become apparent with the layout. Namely, there are too many joints which are proving a headache and it takes a little longer to set up than I would like.
The original idea, was to have a mini layout that could be run for about 30 mins to allow a little fun / shunting etc so I am now seriously considering joining it permanently together (which would resolve a fair number of issues) and upgrading it from a boxfile to an IKEA Lack shelf...what else?
I have realised that although the layout is 1200mm in length and the Lack shelf is 1100, I can lose 100mm off the fiddleyard and use my cassettes from coombe junction which are 500mm...just need to check this. Another sketch in progress...
I aim to set up an index soon for the blog and add all the previous build entries that are currently interspersed with my other blog, which I hope to start in the next few days.
Pete
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