Stowford (Was Hello, Yet un-named layout}

[Dave Cooper]

Good work Diane - it's a messy business !

Scenery next ?
Dave

[Diane Tape]

Scenery next ?
Dave

I have the centre board to finish off before I get to the fun bit the scenery.

Stowford, Lockdown day 19, The mechanical point operating system has been installed for the 3 points on the centre board.

[James S]

Good progress Diane. Envious of your rapid progress and of your incredibly tidy wiring - proves it is possible!!

[Diane Tape]

I am really trying hard to avoid my usual rats nest of wires on this build. ;D

[Diane Tape]

Stowford. Lockdown day 21, The wiring on the centre board for the control has been completed and provision has been made to add a lighting circuit later.

[Diane Tape]

https://youtu.be/SR63Ifdg_z4

First traffic movement on Stowford.

[Dave Cooper]

Great work Diane and nice music ! Are you, by any chance, into Bluegrass as well ?
Dave

[Graeme Dunbar]

It is coming along very well!

[Diane Tape]

I have built the first building for Stowford, The station building/HQ for the Stowford &  Barnstaple Line.

[Diane Tape]

I have been working on more buildings for Stowford over the weekend, these are intended to be used as part of the scenic break/back drop to hide the fiddle yard at the left hand end of the layout.

[paul ludlow]

I really like the scalescene low relief whare house. I have three of those in a row to represent the main building in my small industrial complex. In fact, come to think of it, most of the buildings on my layout  are from scalescene. My next project is their kit for the canal wharf box file micro layout. No links with the company, other than as a satisfied customer. 🙂

[Diane Tape]

The back scene to camouflage the fiddle yard has been progressed this week, A MOW train (Maintenance of Way) is sitting in the siding that serves Stowford industrial estate.

[Diane Tape]

I have been working on progressing the back scene and the scenic break for the entrance to the fiddle yard. The fiddle yard entrance is hidden between the buildings a train can be seen exiting stage left.

[B.Meldon]

I do have some tips when using the old Egger coaches and vans with the two wheel bogies.

First make sure the back to back is correct as it is often wrong from new.

Second make sure that the wheel insulators are not rubbing on the bogie pivots. Again they often do this from new.

Lastly if you are using a minimum of 12 inch points and 18 inch reverse curves you should be able to secure the bogies in the central position, this will prevent them turning to one side when being pushed.
You can test this on your layout using a bit of blu-tack to hold the bogie in place.

[Diane Tape]

Being locked down so on my own and the usual rubbish on the box, I have progressed the back scene on Stowford over the Christmas period.