Spartan Bridge - ' East Lancashire Shropshire Style'
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marsa69
Western Thunderer
An overdue update. Progress has been slow (no change there then I hear Mr Ploffy cry) but I've picked up the tempo lately. The last week has seen me crack on with some of the major infrastructure projects on the layout starting with the yard area and the retaining wall.
Supports going in
Locating dowels used to locate end wall
Walls fitted
Mock up of exit to fiddle yard showing retaining walls and girder bridge placed to check for clearance
Now at the station end of the layout the first of the concrete station overbridge support structures has been cut out of 15mm MDF and quickly placed to check for clearances again. I need to make up two more which will be sandwiched together and located on the platform. These are loosely based on the supporting structures at Bolton Trinity Street station.
Side on view
Close up view
The next job is to continue with the control panel and to start the wiring of the layout. I already have an unwilling helper and once we can complete the electrics then I'll be at a point that I'll be happy with. getting the electrics finished was always one of my major aims before really tackling the headache that is known as scenery. I suppose I'd better go and buy those pesky Tortoises that I'm going to need,
regards,
Mark
Supports going in
Locating dowels used to locate end wall
Walls fitted
Mock up of exit to fiddle yard showing retaining walls and girder bridge placed to check for clearance
Now at the station end of the layout the first of the concrete station overbridge support structures has been cut out of 15mm MDF and quickly placed to check for clearances again. I need to make up two more which will be sandwiched together and located on the platform. These are loosely based on the supporting structures at Bolton Trinity Street station.
Side on view
Close up view
The next job is to continue with the control panel and to start the wiring of the layout. I already have an unwilling helper and once we can complete the electrics then I'll be at a point that I'll be happy with. getting the electrics finished was always one of my major aims before really tackling the headache that is known as scenery. I suppose I'd better go and buy those pesky Tortoises that I'm going to need,
regards,
Mark
dennis-rs
Western Thunderer
dennis-rs
Western Thunderer
HaHa Im not gonna im just gonna tell you how to do it as they say im the brains of the outfit. btw im not unwilling just pressganged 
and have you gloated to ian that your now able to run trains round and round be it in 4mm have a pic of you prettending to look busy but as you say im a biff and cant upload it
and have you gloated to ian that your now able to run trains round and round be it in 4mm have a pic of you prettending to look busy but as you say im a biff and cant upload it
lancer1027
Western Thunderer
Nice one Mark
, Layouts coming on a treat mate. Have you built all the points yourself ?.
. One thing that concerns me though, why are you blowing up baloons in the pic
Rob
, Layouts coming on a treat mate. Have you built all the points yourself ?.. One thing that concerns me though, why are you blowing up baloons in the picRob
iploffy
OC Blue Brigade
Dog Star
Western Thunderer
how did I guess that that answer was coming
Maybe you have the same joke book? You know, the Blue one....
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marsa69
Western Thunderer
Chamfer my what?
Those aren't balloons but packing pieces for the baseboard legs. At one point I thought they were for packing the track
There are three Peco ones on the layout. Two in the yard and one controlling access to platform 4 and the headshunt. They have all however had that awful gubbins removed from the blades, you know the spring and such like, much better appearance now.