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You haven't seen the rest of it

Fiddle yard is now wired up & tested. Next job is to prepare Ip Digital point motors before installing them so updates may not happen for a while. There's a total of 38 point motors on the layout I usually wire & setup the point motors before I install them on the layout. Makes it much easier to wire them into the system. If anyone is interested in how I prepare them let me know & I will post pictures or maybe even make some sort of video, although I can promise it won't win any academy awards I will try though. Here are photos of the fiddle yard wired up. I have wired it on the baseboard top surface as it's easier than trying to fiddle about under the layout.

That's a fine show. I was there some years ago. If I remember correctly David Lane was running the show at the time ?

Yes I got this one from Model Rail. It has a Loksound 5 micro decoder with upgraded speaker & a small stay alive fitted.

First loco test & a little shunting. VID_20241204_181643.mp4 VID_20241209_112640.mp4 Fiddle yard track is down but needs to be wired up.

I can understand that. I'm fortunate that there is only two of us in the house now so the space is available.

Now there's an idea although I think I'd need planning permission

Not set in any particular area or time frame. It's a bit of a rule one layout. Any big four British steam or early diesel, even pre grouping but nothing modern I have another larger layout as well but I wanted to do something new & different. I've never built an end to end layout before. It's more about the building rather than operating with me. I'll put up more photos as I go along. If anyone has any questions just ask away Tony.

Progress continues. Scenic side track plan complete. Track has been connected & tested. Point motors are a mixture of Tortoise, MTB Mp4's & Ip Digital's. I used a Roco 108836 accessory decoder for the Tortoise & MTB point motors. The Ip Digital have built in accessory decoders. The command station in a Roco Z21. Next up is track laying in the fiddle yard. Tony.

Look at who's selling it

More photos of some track progress.

What do you do when you have too much stock ? Build another layout of course Not content with my main layout downstairs I decided to build another one in a loft bedroom. It will be L shaped 12 ft x 9 ft & I decided to call it Mill Road because I couldn't think of anything else . It is built in modular form so that it can be taken down & moved if the need ever arises. Baseboards are 24" deep so easy to reach the back if needed. Fortunately I have a very understanding wife & it keeps me out of trouble, well most of the time anyway. Here are some early photos. I'll post more on a regular basis. The framework is 3" x 1" with 9mm ply for the top. The legs are 2" x 2". Tony.

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Anyone got one of these before I have to look online ? Tony.

Hi There. I've taken a look & I have the following. The prices are still attached. They were bought some years ago in the UK for future use . PO205 Low Relief Pubs & Shops £8.65 PO206 Low Relief Cinema & Shops £9.00 PO220 Red Brick Terrace House fronts £6.00 PO223 Low Relief Terrace Shop Fronts £6.50 PO271 Low Relief bank & Shop £11.85 They are all unopened. If they're of interest to you just let me know. I also have some Superquick, Builder Plus, Mainstreet Models, Street Level Models, Model Yard, Cavendish & Town Scene kits. (Some of these kits are very very old & no longer in print or available. The plastic bags may be worn from storage but the kits are perfect & unused) Tony.