WEST ORTON

[Steve M]

Very impressive - although after the train had passed, I was expecting the gate to open and the Land Rover to cross the track

Some people are never satisfied!!!

On Luke Towan’s youtube site he has a few dioramas with OO scale radio control cars. Not for me though.

[bulleidboy]

You mentioned the layout needing a good clean - mine is the same, having not done anything for a couple of months I think the layout needs a jet-wash . Considering the room door is normally closed the accumulation of dust in some areas is amazing. I do vacuum the floor regularly, but I think I need to remove everything that can be removed and have a very serious clean.

[Steve M]

I threaded single strand copper wire through the fence posts over the weekend - they may get a wash of paint to tone them down when I next have the paints out. Also fitted a manual gate across the lane to the headshunt - no plans to motorise this one!

2022-08-15_01-06-26 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr

I also had the Sharge cleaner dragging round the mainlines yesterday but I was plagued by the occasional derailment. I’ve tracked the cause down to a couple of cross board joints which I suspect have settled over time as the timber has dried out. One was just one track on the lift up section which I resoldered and adjusted.
A couple of joints either side of the river bridge are marginal so I’ve decided to relay the track across the bridge but without the joints.
I’m unlikely to ever move the boards at this end of the layout, so the joints are no longer essential. Must admit they were a godsend while I was at the track laying and wiring stage. It was always the plan to replace any problematic crossings, I’m just doing it earlier than planned.

In other news my two closest model shops have either closed or are in the process of shutting down. The next nearest can’t get an account with Peco, so no track available from them. Not been there for a while, so I will use this as an excuse to pop down to the shop in Faversham tomorrow.

[sandy]

If the Land Rover did cross the track he would demolish the fence on the way forward. I suspect.

[Steve M]

If the Land Rover did cross the track he would demolish the fence in the way foreard. I suspect.

Cut the corner - simples.

[Walkingthedog]

You could put the crossing at an angle.

[Steve M]

You could put the crossing at an angle.

If only I were that creative.

[Walkingthedog]

Ha ha. Bet you’ll have done it by now.

[Steve M]

Ha ha. Bet you’ll have done it by now.

Not quite.

But I have worked out how I will do it.

[Chops]

It looks magnificent. Bear left, bear left, hard to port! Well, it is the suggestion of the thing that creates a scene, and it looks entirely plausible, from that angle. Threading in the fence wire must have been an taxing bit of work. It reminded me of a fellow who scratch built OO bicycles for his gambit, using human hair for spokes.