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  1. 29th October 2019, 06:08 PM #91
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    So got the main station and works area drawn up tonight - more compromises so if you’re into prototype modelling turn away now. Always knew the station and switching around it would be cramped, but I got what I wanted in there ok. Passing and slip lane point placement is far from prototypical but I can sit a large loco, tender and 3 coaches in them no dramas, so all good for me.

    Roundhouse takes up a lot of room so the branch line had to come in front of this, rather than behind it as I first planned but that’s fine. Empty space on this board will be a township or parts thereof.

    All points shown are full sized which makes the layout of track between them quite easy.

    Following on from the last board.
    14CDD9A5-47E5-4ACD-B71F-887F329F7FF8 by Gavin Gregory, on Flickr

    Turntable, Roundhouse and works area.
    D7FA49CC-48AF-4A95-B606-C119BAD88E52 by Gavin Gregory, on Flickr

    The Flying Scotsman with 3 coaches to give an idea of scale.
    C1616EB9-941A-4A9C-88EF-D8B83EA28E65 by Gavin Gregory, on Flickr

    Tomorrow night the last board - which may yet be the most complicated.

    Until then...
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    I guess you are aware she came out to Oz in our bi-centenary year 1988?

    We were fortunate to do a rail trip behind her to Virginia, North of Adelaide.


    A memorable journey.
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    Yes, the world tour sent the owner broke then she almost disappeared altogether When sold but was thrown a lifeline and completely restored when sold again.

    Great doco here on the resto



    And a good one about her trip down under.



    Must be the Pom in me but I watch just about everything train related from England. Just watched a 55 minute trip from the front of the loco on the Welsh Highland Railway - well worth an hour of your time.

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    Christ, I must be getting olde, I had tears in my eyes & a lump in my froat at times. Been an Anglophile since I was a little kid.

    Thanks for that Gav.
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    You going to be using DCC Gav?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Homestar View Post
    Yes, the world tour sent the owner broke then she almost disappeared altogether When sold but was thrown a lifeline and completely restored when sold again.

    Great doco here on the resto



    And a good one about her trip down under.



    Must be the Pom in me but I watch just about everything train related from England. Just watched a 55 minute trip from the front of the loco on the Welsh Highland Railway - well worth an hour of your time.

    I've ridden on this one!
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    Quote Originally Posted by johntins View Post
    You going to be using DCC Gav?
    Yep, have a Digitrax Zephyr Express controller which is fully expandable. Locos are almost all fitted with chips now - got around 5 or 6 left to do, and one has sound. Points will only be switch operated at the moment, just because I like the interaction of moving a lever to operate a point rather than dialling in a point number. Turntable will likely be DCC controlled, or stepper motor with Arduino, haven’t decided on that yet. No block control or PC either (Yet). 😁
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    Got the XPS today as well, so can get that laid this weekend and I can start track installation in earnest then. Haven’t had time to do the layout of the fiddle yards yet, maybe tomorrow night. 👍

    595674A7-C924-422C-A793-62BD0C8F3C0D by Gavin Gregory, on Flickr
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    Quote Originally Posted by Homestar View Post
    No block control or PC either (Yet). 😁
    Size of your current layout probably doesn't justify either. Yet. This stuff grows on you. Or you get bored. I'm looking forward to a "cab view" on here in a year or two.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Homestar View Post
    Got the XPS today as well, so can get that laid this weekend and I can start track installation in earnest then. Haven’t had time to do the layout of the fiddle yards yet, maybe tomorrow night. 👍
    You aren't mucking around then? Lol, they grab you.

    Will there be a miniature in the Hilton? Wouldn't be hard.
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