Alasdair’s layout

“Hi Al,

thank you for all your advice as to my layout lighting and all those who wrote in.

I appreciate it very much.

Hope you enjoy the pics.

regards

Alasdair Macdougall”




Great to see some pics where all the tips have been put to good use!

That’s all for this time folks.

Please do keep ’em coming.

And if you feel like you’re missing out on the fun, the Beginner’s Guide is here.

Best

Al

PS More HO scale train layouts here if that’s your thing.





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Barry’s latest railroad update

“Al

I finished the structure for the removable sections of the upper and lower decks per fire codes to be able to access the breaker panel.

The sections will normally be removed and set in place only to run the train.

The track will be at the elevation as shown by the temporary bridge that will be attached to the removable section and come out with those sections.

I decided to take over more of the room so my layout will get much larger than originally planned. This should answer the concerns that the one gentleman had about the electrical panel.

I’m going to start the lower deck track layout and the actual bridge over the removable sections tomorrow.

This is the spray adhesive I used to attach the murals to the masonite hardboard.

It’s called repositionable because you can reposition the murals as many times as necessary to get the joints lined up correctly.

I applied the adhesive to the masonite.

The murals I purchased.

The upper deck mural is quite obviously taken in the UK but it was the only one that had 4 consecutive images available and my upper mural needed to be 40 ft long.

Regards,

Barry”


A big thanks to Barry. Can’t wait to see his progress!

That’s all for today folks.

Please do keep ’em coming.

And if that train itch is driving you mad, scratch it with the Beginner’s Guide.

Best

Al

PS Latest ebay cheat sheet is here.


More pics and tips for your railroad

The talented Dave has been busy with his new camera.

It really does show off his layout in all its glory.


“Just another vid Alastair on the railway , testing a new camera I bought the sony HX20V, can get a bit closer in with this.

Regards

Dave”

As always, the main ‘ebay cheat’ sheet is here.

I did ponder about posting another video from Dave, but I enjoyed it, so I thought it would go down well (all the others have).

Don’t forget, any pics or tips you’d like to share, just email me.

Best

Al