Chris98

A Wobbly Bodger? 😂😂😂

You are a champion bodger 😂

Fantastic layout

Thank you

Excellent layout and a non you tube vid, how did you upload that?

Have to say a much better presentation and Q&A session a few hours after where I even managed to slip in a sarcastic reply to Hollybush. Worth it just for that 😀 The additional releases are very tempting and I think the J50 is a must for me. The only problem I have is that all this new stuff stops me getting on with my layout......well done Hornby 👍

Absolutely right, as with this portal I am happy so can move on as I know I will not forever be messing with it aka OCD 😂

Same here...way too late

One of the last tunnel portals painted and now in place. I really like this one and keep looking at it thinking did I do that? Just got to finish and fit the one to the right.

A large engine shed is on my list of wants.

Thanks for the comment. Nothing against diesels, I always planned that I could change my layout to a heritage line, that way I can run anything 👍

Sorry, I cannot answer your question as I do not own a 08, steam era only here (for now). One thing to consider is that my incline starts on curves which adds to the drag.

My incline is 2% (without powerbase). I tried more but loco's would not travel up any thing more than 2%. Even tried the dcc concepts powerbase which made no improvement. You may have better results.

Since starting my layout I have put off the incline as did not really know what to do to cover the white polystyrene. Today I did this to it, with some weeds etc added to it in due course to soften it I think it has worked. Before After

The addition of a ford cortina and DCI Gene Hunt would sort out that shifty bloke 😂

Thanks both, I will leave them as they are and see how they look once the scenery is done.

Looks brilliant. No doubt tomorrow it will be a fishing port 😂

Last post for a bit. I am not sure about the blue brick portal I have made. I was thinking that as so many structures on railways were constructed from enginering bricks due to their strength then I should have at least one thing made from them. Perhaps the lack of any scenery makes it stand out. I could swap it back to red brick, change the one under the girder bridge (not yet finished) to blue brick. Thoughts?

May be of help to others. I have been thinking about pre made tunnel portals, none would fit so I have made some of my own custom prototypes and with a bit of tidying/altering they are ideal. Built from card and printed walls (railscenes) They are really easy to do.

A little time to watch the very first train passing through Lilbourne station. Makes it all worth while! 😃

Next is the main line station platforms. Due to cost, they will be longer than you see here. I think I am going to make these again.

All left to dry then rocks painted. Decided to go for different colouring to the others.

Then chicken wire frame covered in plaster bandage and then topped with a layer of plaster of paris.

Making progress on the other half of my layout now. First painted all the cork grey.

May be useful, my personal expetience, I tried several different inclines all including curves of at least r3/4 and wider. I found anything over 2% was too much and loco's could not manage it. Even tried the dcc magnets and plates (power base) under the tracks but this did not make any difference. I settled for 2% with no power base and not had any problems.