Dempsey

A few details remain but for the most paint I'm delighted with how it all turned out. Your thoughts as always are appreciated.

Exactly as DJ pointed out it is how it was in the reference video I'm using. The left side would appear to have been for a long since removed line.

Phase one of the bridge is complete and ready for painting. I've been using the fert for clearance testing as it is the tallest wagon but also tried it with container loaded flats. Phase two will see the decline of the road down off the bridge to ground level. Your thoughts as always are appreciated.

It did take a while but worth it in the result

Actually didn't think of that. No I scored down the back of it every couple of CM and just gently started bending it around.

I'm grateful there is only one. It was a torture to curve.

The bridge that forms part of the scenic break for the layout is taking shape. Very happy with the progress so far on this stretch build.

Thank you very much. I paid the most attention to this. I did have issues with the two sidings on the far side of the goods shed which took the longs to get right

The NCE powercab works very well with the MM chip

Thank you very much. While getting to finally run a train is great the process of wiring everything up and testing brought its own enjoyment element

While I'm sure unrealistic I had to see how they looked in the scene. 20230817_151600.mp4

Great shot coming over the stream

While 210 never ran here in real life, at least to my knowledge 210 became the first train to run here on Barrack Street. While unfortunately not running a sound chip that dos not take away from this milestone or the sense of achievement. Over the next week 210 will be tasked with testing the operation and track of the yard before the track itself is finally secured in place. 20230816_204714.mp4 20230816_205140.mp4

Three things which do not apply to me, old,rich and retired

Not to high jack the topic but is there any word on the 201s since the 141/181 and mk2s are listed

The first phase of wiring is complete. All track feeds bar the power for the points has been wired in with droppers awaiting the installation of the point motors and finally some tiding up of the wires.

Can insulated peco points and tortoise work together? If so how are they wired? Do you still insulate the inner rails on the exit of the point? Bought the insofog points in error but don't want to go buying more points if I don't have too.

That's brilliant. Never knew about this. I can see I have one or two track alterations to do. Thank you, this will be invaluable

Some more building work at the far end of the yard. The sub structure is taking space. Using some poetic license here as from the video I'm using for reference I can't tell exactly what they were as they no longer exist. This is however becoming my favourite angle. Also got my hands on a pair of ferts for the yard.

Masking is the big time killer. Livery dependant of course. Weathering is the easier of the two but still requires the same level of planning in terms of layering colours and effects. If your working off a picture, you have to break that down then into when you apply paint, powders or washes.

I think it would be hard to make a living solely off weathering or repaints. The time invested say for a full repaint if you were to apply the minimum wage rate to the time invested then you would charge extrusion amount for the work. For my part and my service it is done solely in my free time, as a labour of love and a want to help others get the weathering effect they want or the livery they want which may not be available. When I started weathering it was sharing what I had done with my own models and a few on here thought it was to a standard that they would pay for and asked me to do work for them. Something which I am grateful for.

Fantastic scenes JB

The sub structure for the bridge is complete and tested for clearance. This well form the scenic break between the rear staging area and the layout itself.

Thank you. As much as I'm looking forward to seeing some shunting going on in the yard, the building aspect is proving to be a great but enjoyable challenge of the layout

Prefect, thank you very much