Not had an update for quite some time now. I have not realy made much progress over the last 4 or 5 months but recently, I started to get back into the rythem of building the layout. All of the track has been painted (viewable side - the other side will be done when I have got other thinkgs done). The large engine shed roof has been made into two parts which I hope to do stick together later tonight. Plasticard road templates have been cut and I dont know whether I will be painting them with textured paints or using scalescenes tarmac. Depends on money available, it doesn't grow on trees! Today, I have been to the hardware shop. Had a good root through all the bits and bobs boxes
and got the things I needed for the Station.
As ou can see, it is not finished but I have sawn the 6mm ply into 2 sections and fixed the straight parts in. They are screwed into the baseboard with right angle joint things with nuts and bolts through them to hold them upright. Hope you get the jist. The platform edging was glued and the plasticard was cut the the right shape - it is not very goos but I am going to tidy it up. The picture above shows a general view of how I would like it to look. There will be a Hornby Bus Stop Shelter and 2 Street Lights with station name signs on. The ballasting will be done tonight in that area and I want to paint the platform top as soon as possible. Te bare wood will be covered in brick paper to look like the station is set below the hight of street and the the surrounding level (a good excuse to hide the line running around the station!). the steps leading down from the road bridge will be bought at some point and the road will have some street lights on and a bit of the bus stop and large pavement at one side. So the bridge will be a / | shape. Sorry if my explanations and diagrams mean nothing to you.
Ballasting has also been started. I know that you should make sure al the electrics work before you start on scenery but I need a few things before I can start the electrics. i am going to try and get some wire from my club for droppers and then i can wire my bus! That will be a relief when that is done. you may be wondering how I will solder my droppers over painted track, well, I wondered that aswell. But, I scrubbed away the paint where the holes are drilled for the droppers. Stupid, I know. So, here are a few pictures of the part ballasted layout.
If you read stayed to read this, Thanks and that is what has happened.
