Laser cutting station

I have drawn my station platforms using Corel Draw in order to get the parts laser cut. Black lines are cut lines and red and green lines are etch lines.

 

The parts were laser cut for me by York Modelmaking and I received these today.

 

Signs

Have been drawing signs using Corel Draw.

These have then been printed for me by Trackside Signs. The signs are printed on self adhesive vinyl and die cut so are easy to peel off. The signs are all printed to scale, the Swinton sign has also been printed almost full size and will be mounted above the layout.

F20 turnout

Just finshed building my first ever turnout. It is an F20 turnout using flat bottom rail soldered to PCB sleepers.

Baseboards and track

Class 60 locomotive, Templot turnout plans and two lengths of track put the size of baseboards in perspective.

Baseboards

Picked up baseboards on Tuesday. Picture shows them coffin ended for transportation.

Baseboards

The baseboards have been built for me by White Rose Modelworks. I went to visit them yesterday to view progress, and the baseboards are nearly ready for collection. The boards are looking good so far.

The scenic baseboards consist of three boards 1600 mm x 300 mm of which an area 800 mm x 300 mm at either end is used to combine the tracks in the scenic area before returning to the fiddle yard. The scenic section baseboards are 60 mm below track level and the trackbed has been cut out based on the Templot track plan. There is a gap in the trackbed where the bridge is to be positioned.

The fiddle yard baseboards consist of two boards 1200 mm x 600 mm and three boards 1600 mm x 300 mm.

Templot track plan

Track plan drawn inTemplot and overlaid on aerial photograph.

Same track plan but overlaid on map.