Dave

Sorry to see you go Tom

They look great Bren.

Good thinking Kieran:-bd

Excellent pics as usual:tumbsup:

Stunning work George:tumbsup:

Stunning work Kieran, what a lovely atmosphere. Well done

New logo looks good against the green.

Wow, that looks great. Where did you get the arches?

Wow Nelson, brilliant! Well done looks great

They look great Kieran, love the lazy susan in the spray booth!

If your layout is permanent I do what Shinkansen said, clamp them together and drill and bolt, they will never move. Stay away from the pattern maker dowels it is very hard to align them perfectly.

I now use hardwood dowels and drill the frames with a boring machine, that gives me perfect alignment every time. My old exhibition baseboard had them and they never wore down after a year and a half of constant use.

If your planning to take it apart the odd time, clamp the frame then drill 8mm holes and fit hardwood dowels, then drill and bolt them together.

Stunning work Richie, well done.

Lovely work Phil, very inspiring. Well done

Looking great! Love that lighting tower. Really looking the part.

Hi train model, No defo not getting out in for the long haul.. Its at its best now I think, thanks to a Mr Murphy. I have Dave building me a layout It will be in 3 sections for easy set up and storage as I do not have a place to do a full layout, So hoping to get that soon, hint hint Dave if reading lol.... so looking forward to actually running a few trains at last! but no just sorting out bits and bobs I do not need anymore..

Yes I'm reading it!

Coming along nicely, well done

Another thing I do is to solder the fish plates to the rails, but you have to leave a few un soldered for expansion.

2.5 T&E is overkill, also DCC power shouldn't be sent through a solid core cable as you can get voltage drops. Always use multistrand cable.

I use 4 core alarm cable for the droppers from the rail, I just strip the red and black out and its cheap to buy just €12, for a 100 mtr roll. For the bus I use .75 control panel flex, a 100 mtr roll is €14. You will need a roll of red and black.

Go to an electrical wholesaler, stay away from B&Q and Woodies their a rip off.

Solder every joint and make sure your droppers are no more than 2 mtrs apart.

So it was worth the trip west Dave

It was for sure Mike

Thanks Dave, every time I take a photo like that, I feel the temptation to rip out all my dodgy ply and have you round to bring the terminus boards up to the standard of the rest of your install!!

Go on! You know you want to!

Stunning Des, lovely detail.

Very tasty! I love that billboard on thevwater tank.

Good one Richie! I knew that before hand, still got a very nice order on Sunday for a large diorama

Any feedback from this show?

It clashed with Bray and I was unable to attend.

Tractor central, need I say more!