Layout work - 1st Showing

Morning all,

I've recently be able to look back at the layout and take some snaps of it as it was yesterday afternoon. Just as well as I've got a show to finish it for on the 13th of August. Its a private one but should be a laugh as I've never shown one of my own personal layouts to others before. Just a few jobs to finish first:

• Find, clean up and paint my signal box for the station enterance


• Fit Signals to the platform ends


• Add people, lamps, seats etc


• Finish the water tower and paint it


• Touch up the engine shed


• Find, built and install a fuel oil tank


• Work out how I can possibly fit a pit inside the engine shed or on the coaling road for the steam engines


• Repaint Lyd

Lots to do, not alot of time to do it in. And that's not including the items that'll have to be made if the kits arrive in time.

Comments always welcome especially this close to the layout's first showing.

Until Next time,

Jon

Locomotive developments

Number of Changes have happened to the Locomotive Fleet since the last updates:-

• DLG/Lyd/Blaencwm/Mountaineer have all recieved thier Narrow Planet Name/Number plates


• Merddin Emrys is complete except for FR crests and the second missing smokebox door. For the time being, Merddin Emerys, David Lloyd George and Earl of Merioneth will all share Chassis until parts can be found to complete chassis for the other two locomotives


• Earl of Merioneth II has been ordered from CJ Ward as a 3D printed body. She will be finished in her current Coal burning Condition.


• Arun has been sold to a friend where it now runs pulling my former Roco coaches and VoR coach.

And here's the pictures:

Until Next time,

Jon

New Sheds/Name change

Afternoon all,

A couple of photos for you of the new sheds being built for the LWNN's engines to live in. Its converted from a Airfix Single Road shed kit.

Which brings me onto the new name for the layout. As of the 13th of August, the layout will be known as 'Blaencwm'.

Until next time,

Jon

New Stock Boxes

Afternoon all,

Its been a while so the first in a series of updates re the layout and stock.

Firstly, Ive invested in a pair of KRMultiscale Travel Cases for stock for the layout. These are great units and worth the money paid. Look them up on Google for them as they do several different cases and inserts for multiple uses and styles.

Until Next Time,

Jon

Amberley Rail Gala 2011

Sorry for the delay, had loads on.

A number of photos of the Amberley Rail Gala 2011. You may recogise some of the FR stock in the 009 Society Showcase which was very well protected.

Until Next time,

Jon

9F Club Layout progress

Number of additions to the layout including the rest of the narrow gauge and the new fiddle yard. The first full lenght trains have been run in to the fiddle yard using DLG, the Big FR set with my mate's 9F and BR set.

More updates to come after the working session on the 22nd and after the Toy and collectors fair/its next appearence during which we should hopefully have the run round loop working as well. You may notice the complete set of 4 Boston Largs Works Barn style coaches under test. A more detailed post of them will be put up soon.

During the test, Mountaineer, Lyd and DLG were all tested so hopefully the layout can hold whatever's thrown at it. Again, more photos of them all once my on order Narrow Planet plates arrive along with my FR crests.

Until next time,