Steve Cook
Flying Squad
Edit - The original thread title was Project CAC, but the layout has been renamed to something more sensible before it goes to an exhibition - hopefully that will make the next line make more sense 
...or Project 'Cheap As Chips' to give it a proper working title
There are a few aims with this little project, but boiled down to a minimum its about getting something up and running as cheaply as possible. To that end, I've been through the loft and cupboards and assembled the following bits and pieces:
The baseboards are from an aborted EM project 'Newent' which appeared on this forum very early this year. There is another more interesting EM project in the offing, indeed some of the stock for this layout will just be coverted from EM to 00 in the short term to get me going.
The DCC PowerCab is a leftover from my HO layout, as is all the wiring, connectors etc
The Hymek and 08 were bought from the Guv for Newent, one of the guards vans is from Neil, as is the Airfix mineral kit, the other van is well over two decades old.
The track is all code 100, some of it dating back to my first proper layout built 25 years ago - I've managed to get three good working points out of it plus a few bits of straight track. Simon donated some surplus code 100 track earlier this week when I popped in to see him.
Scenic wise, there are bags of ballast, static grass and trees left over from the HO layout, plus various bits accumulated in the intervening time.
My Dad donated enough plaster from his stores to do the basic ground cover and I reckon there must be enough paint in the shed to get everything woodwork wise covered.
The only things bought so far are a rail buffer stop (have two 'earth filled' stops from the old layout) plus the two buildings, a Ratio Provender Store and a Wills Station Halt.
So, although I've spent money in the past buying all this stuff, most of it has lain unused for at least a year, I reckon with a tail wind I can call that 'free', after all most of us have a fair few bits stored for 'one day'
Costs so far £21.48.
A quick pic with everything bar the scenic stuff
Stock and buildings
Controllers, wiring and track
The track plan will be very simple, a loop and a long siding - think a flip of Barry Norman's Lydham Heath but with pointwork rather than a moveable storage yard. The whole thing will be scenic, mainly because its in the lounge and there doesn't seem any point in wasting space making an off-scene area.
I'm hoping it will be a bit of fun, quick and I'll find out whether a simple track plan is enough, or whether I'll want something more complicated when I build something proper.
Right, I reckon I'm good to go, I'll attempt to post regular update photos..
Steve
...or Project 'Cheap As Chips' to give it a proper working title
There are a few aims with this little project, but boiled down to a minimum its about getting something up and running as cheaply as possible. To that end, I've been through the loft and cupboards and assembled the following bits and pieces:
The baseboards are from an aborted EM project 'Newent' which appeared on this forum very early this year. There is another more interesting EM project in the offing, indeed some of the stock for this layout will just be coverted from EM to 00 in the short term to get me going.
The DCC PowerCab is a leftover from my HO layout, as is all the wiring, connectors etc
The Hymek and 08 were bought from the Guv for Newent, one of the guards vans is from Neil, as is the Airfix mineral kit, the other van is well over two decades old.
The track is all code 100, some of it dating back to my first proper layout built 25 years ago - I've managed to get three good working points out of it plus a few bits of straight track. Simon donated some surplus code 100 track earlier this week when I popped in to see him.
Scenic wise, there are bags of ballast, static grass and trees left over from the HO layout, plus various bits accumulated in the intervening time.
My Dad donated enough plaster from his stores to do the basic ground cover and I reckon there must be enough paint in the shed to get everything woodwork wise covered.
The only things bought so far are a rail buffer stop (have two 'earth filled' stops from the old layout) plus the two buildings, a Ratio Provender Store and a Wills Station Halt.
So, although I've spent money in the past buying all this stuff, most of it has lain unused for at least a year, I reckon with a tail wind I can call that 'free', after all most of us have a fair few bits stored for 'one day'
Costs so far £21.48.A quick pic with everything bar the scenic stuff
Stock and buildings
Controllers, wiring and track
The track plan will be very simple, a loop and a long siding - think a flip of Barry Norman's Lydham Heath but with pointwork rather than a moveable storage yard. The whole thing will be scenic, mainly because its in the lounge and there doesn't seem any point in wasting space making an off-scene area.
I'm hoping it will be a bit of fun, quick and I'll find out whether a simple track plan is enough, or whether I'll want something more complicated when I build something proper.
Right, I reckon I'm good to go, I'll attempt to post regular update photos..
Steve
A quick mooch around looking for some paint turned up two rolls of Fablon, groovy baby 
I thought a man like you would have set a tripod and timer to take a shot every 2 minutes....
Just a thought mind,
