A customers layout

Dave · January 25, 2016

An update on the layout,

Viaduct scenery started, more layers to go on.

Track weathering finished

Scenery around the port is almost finished

BosKonay · January 25, 2016

Dave you read my mind - was just wondering how the viaduct was going! Any close ups? Just stunning - the grass on that hill 'feels' fluffy from here!

Junctionmad · January 25, 2016

shows you what can be done with PECO track work in the right hands , The station crossover is particularly well executed. The additional of trackside accessories always lifts track wok and is an area that many modellers overlook, Real track beds, were festooned with all sorts of gubbins

given thats PECO, Id love to see what your handiwork would look like with finer track work like c&L etc

well done

Dave

Kirley · January 25, 2016

A Professional job in every sense of the word.

Dave · January 25, 2016

Thanks lads

Bos, I'll get some more pics of it. Still have to finish the scenery on it.

Junctionmad, there are more details to go on such as rely boxes they should really look well. Peco track can be made to look really well once painted and weathered, but I will be building a layout for a client later this year using C&L track and I will be making the points so hopefully that should look the business!

Noel · January 25, 2016

Class workmanship. You are very talented Dave.

Junctionmad · January 25, 2016

Junctionmad, there are more details to go on such as rely boxes they should really look well. Peco track can be made to look really well once painted and weathered, but I will be building a layout for a client later this year using C&L track and I will be making the points so hopefully that should look the business!

That will be very interesting, indeed, Ill be following that with interest as thats right up what I and trying to ( in 00-SF)

rebelred · January 25, 2016

Dave, when I collect my winning ticket from Belmullet, i'll be giving you a call, Superb work there!

Dave · January 25, 2016

Thanks chaps

murrayec · January 26, 2016

Hi Dave

Lovely stuff, a nice bit of vegetation going on there and the track work is pretty realistic

Eoin

Dave · February 15, 2016

A bit more progress, layout is back together. The TMD is next up for scenery and the viaduct is in place almost finished. The concrete area in the TMD is 3mm MDF bonded to 1mm card which brings it up to the height of the rails then scribed painted and weathered. The inserts in the track are plasticard, I'm not a fan of using filler as it is very difficult to get it to look right and as this layout comes apart I would have had to have the join in the filler and that would have been a nightmare!

BosKonay · February 15, 2016

Only one thing I can say Dave

- More Photos PLEASE!! Esp some close ups

Noel · February 15, 2016

Looking really good Dave. This looks like it is going to be very special when its finished.

Is the track work in the photos permenantly fixed or is it temporarily fixed pending further work such as ballasting, wiring, etc?

Cheers

Noel

Kirley · February 15, 2016

Your hard stand look great, well done.

scahalane · February 15, 2016

Looking good Dave. I agree with you on using card instead of filler...a much cleaner job.

Dave · February 15, 2016

Thanks lads, Noel the track is now fixed in place. I'll be putting the concrete trunking down next with ground shunt signals yard lighting relay boxes then ballast.

I'll take some close up pics later Bos

BosKonay · February 15, 2016

I'll take some close up pics later Bos

irishthump · February 15, 2016

Your hard stand look great, well done.

Careful now....

David · February 15, 2016

Excellent looking layout so far. I especially like the track work. Really goes to show what can be done with Peco track. Is is code 75 or 100 and what ballast and weathering paint did you use?

Dave · February 16, 2016

Excellent looking layout so far. I especially like the track work. Really goes to show what can be done with Peco track. Is is code 75 or 100 and what ballast and weathering paint did you use?

The track is Peco code 75. Airbrushed with sleeper grime. I paint the track first then ballast, then I lightly weather the ballast. The ballast is Polak TT gauge a product that I sell. I like the TT gauge as I find most OO gauge ballast is over scale.