My layout in the making - Page 23

dynamite25 · 25-05-2006

Ok i have cut the 2ft square section out and took two hours to do i have taken photos as i did it so you can see how it was done.

First Pic shows how it was before the boards were removed.

Second Pic shows the framework without the boards there.

Third Pic shows one side cutout.

Fourth Pic shows both sides removed and one section screwed back in the other way and two new legs have been fitted,aswell as the one that was in the middle before i removed that section.

Fifth Pic shows half of the baseboard refitted back in place.

Sixth Pic shows half of the second baseboards refitted back in place.

Seventh Pic shows both track put back in place so i can continue running trains again.

dynamite25 · 27-05-2006

Just alittle update on the layout.

I have manged to get the wood cut that will sit on top of the supports for the upper level to be screwed to give it more support and i had to undo one half of the fiddle yard,and reposition it 1inch towards the other half to give me more room for the supports for the upper level because when i added the extra track it took what space i was going to use for them.

Which took about 1 hour to 1 1/2 hours to unpin the track and move it over and then re-pin it down but had to move the trains out of the way first so i added some sidings on the otherside of the layout,just to store the trains while i did the fiddle yard then put the trains back into the fiddle yard once finished.Tomorrow i will fit the supports and the 3 inches strips i cut today and fit the 6mm ply sheeting for the upper level.

dynamite25 · 28-05-2006

Today i got some of the supports for the upper level in place so it's piccy time again.

So here some pics of the supports i've put in for the upper level and the excess needs cutting off for the return incline.

And heres some with the 6mm board on top first one has two screws put in to hold in place and for the second one i have just place the supports in place and placed the 6mm sheet ontop.

And heres some from under the upper level.

And the last one is of a plug socket i wired up so i can plug it into my extension cable so i can use the drill over the otherside of the loft,while i have other things plugged in the extension cable on the other side.

shadowmaker · 29-05-2006

it looks abit tight in there just enough room at the top though to clear the roofs and chimneys!

dynamite25 · 29-05-2006

The apex in the loft is just under 6ft high which i can walk back and too ok and it's ok working on the side where the countryside scene will be as i can stand upright ok,but on the fiddle yard side i had to slightly bend to work on that side when i did the fiddle yard but once the upper level is done i should be ok and not have to bend to much to do the station.

AerynPk · 29-05-2006

thats is brilliant you should ask my dad for a picture of his railway set he did. well done for taking time on that im sure it will look stunning at the end of that project. well done

dynamite25 · 01-06-2006

Well after seeing pictures of Gordons massive fiddle yard on another forum i thought i could lengthen mine around the bottom end so i got more space to store locos and rolling stock,so i have extended half the fiddle yard which is five roads around the bottom to the otherside aswell as the return incline.

And i will be using my hornby 2nd radius curves as i got alot of them from all the hornby train sets i have bought and need using up and two 3rd radius curves,also i might need to buy some more lengths of flexi but i won't know till i start the extension to it as i have a couple of lenghts left over from the box of flexi i bought months ago.

Anyways here is the track plan of the extended fiddle yard.

dynamite25 · 02-06-2006

Well that idea is out the window for a number of reason and i have decided just to add three tracks at he bottom to house DMU's or EMU's or both.

Here it is.

jankers · 03-06-2006

Hi Dynamite,
What Cad Prog are you using?

J.

dynamite25 · 04-06-2006

I'm using the Hornby virtual Railway 2 program to do my track plans.