Steam in the Garden

A selection of Photos of my engine during running in on the BLR.












Until next time,

Jon

Project Works

Evening all,

As mentioned before, I'm working on a second 009 Layout/diorama currently refered to as Blaencwm Works or Project X. Based around a Peco Modern MPD kit, i'm aiming to just provide somewhere to take photos of new items of stock and or test smaller engines within the confines. Alternatively, I'm planning to test DCC on it using the 3 Lilliput engines I have in my pocession. But enough talking, on with the pictures of it so far. Track is Peco Code 80 Settrack. Yes, this is a doing it on the cheap and using up what's left from my old N gauge layout.

Before:-



During:-



After:-







As always, Comments always welcome

Until next time,

Jon

Layout Changes

Hi,

At the moment, I'm working on getting rid of a number of items to allow me to focus on key projects such as Blaencwm and a new 009 project (more on that later). I'm planning to get rid of at least 2 of my layouts leaving a number to be developed.

At the moment, the following will msot likely be sold off in thier component parts or complete:

Doveston (OO)
GWR Shelf (O)
Billington (N Gauge)

Selling/Dismantling the above layouts will allow for more resources to be plowed into the main layouts being worked on/developed:

Blaencwm (009)
Blaencwm works - Working title (009)
Doveston Yard - Working title (OO)
Billington Light Railway (45mm/G scale)

Once I decide what's going for definate I shall let people know but until then....

Until Next Time,

Jon

New Rolling Stock

Evening all,

Well, while there's a pause in the planning of and laying of the BLR, I'm happy to say some further work is being done on the 009 side of things with another series of builds from the team at Boston Largs works allowing 2 sets of 5 Ffestiniog Railway coaches to be formed along with a WHR set including FR coaches. The coaches ordered are:-

Batch 4:- Due for delivery around April

1st class observation coach no. 100
Service coach no. 124
3rd class 'Carnforth' Coach no. 112

Batch 5:- Possibly due for delivery around July

Open 3rd class coach no.2020
Closed 3rd class coach no. 2042

Batch 6: TBC but expected to include-

3rd class 'Super Barn' no. 103
Brake composite no. 2090

Enviably, I've forgotten which car is which on batch 5 but depending on the final costs of batch 5 will be the final deciding factor about batch 6 if one will be ordered or not.

Until new time,

Jon

BLR Track Planning

After getting and running the Steam engine for a bit, the parents seem to be on side to let me lay 45mm track in the garden to run it on. Below shows the current plans with the larger loop/sidings already being used to test my engine at the moment.



As the above shows, it's gonna be a large setup hopefully and should give the steamer a good long run. Although, as the its first one i've ever designed, comments from those in the know would be greatly appreiated.

Until next time,

Jon