Heres some work that i needed to do under the 6x3 baseboard because it started to sag alittle.
So i fitted two braces on the two flat ones that had bowd causing the middle to sag alittle.
The first pic show the first one put in place.
The second one show the the incline that goes under the layout sitting on the brace which needs screwing to it.
These next ones are of the second brace before and after it was fitted to the flat brace.
A before photo
An aftered photo
And a close up of the notch cut out for the incline to sit in.
Heres the start of my track laying in the fiddle yard back in march.
Heres the two pics of the fiddle yard.
Heres another pic i took showing it better.
Heres how the fiddle yard and layout looks todate which shows not alot has happened since march.
Heres a pic on the fiddle yard from the in tracks.
Heres a pic of the tracks on the other side of the layout and the mess that needs cleaning up still.
And heres a pic on my new EWS wagons being pulled by a Virgin Class 47 loco.
Also a pic of the 3 trains i got in the fiddle yard.
Update on my layout
I have decided to split my layout into two areas which are a country side scene and town scene so a new track plan has been done but the fiddle yard will remain where it is,the town side will have the bigger station and country side will have the smaller station the diesel depot and steam sheds have been moved to the upper level as there is more room.
I have added a long viaduct and two bridges to carry the upper tracks over the lower tracks and the incline has been moved over 4 or 5 inches,and connects to the upper level further round the layout has to where it joined it before.
New Track Plan
Ok heres my new track plan i came up with this week this is just the basic track plan without buildings on it.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v284/dyn...loftlayout2.png
Right i've added the stations and other buildings but this one has the station building at the end and above the station.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v284/dyn...wloftlayout.png
And this one has the station building to the side of the station instead of at the end of the station.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v284/dyn...loftlayout4.png
And both have a scenic board to split the countryside from the town side and both need more work doing on them still,also not sure which station idea to go with.
Another Update
Got all my trains in the fiddle and they only fill half of the fiddle yard and all have had a lap or two round the layout,also i have fitted my controller box and put one of my H&M 2000 controllers in there so i can control both tracks and i decided to run trains instead of doing the incline.
I might fit all 12 of my peco point motors in the fiddle yard tomorrow and wire them upto the switches so i can change the points instead of getting up all the time to change them by hand,also the incline will get done tomorrow for sure and then it's off the list of things to do.
Pics from Today
First pics are of my loco fleet and Rolling Stock.
Next pic is of my Hornby Orient Express train
Next two are of my control area and one of my H&M 2000 Controllers in it's place
Next three pics are of the fiddle Yard at the end i just finished yesterday