I’ve added a few retrospective updates to the Baseboard Build page to show the little bits I’ve done since my last update.There will be a major change in my life soon that will hopefully mean that I will have more time to spend on building my model railway layout.
Author: Mike
My Thoughts
For me, building a model railway is not about the destination, it’s about the journey.
Not as big as I hoped
So just to get an idea of the length of trains I’m going to be able to run I tried laying some plywood boards on the cross-members I’ve put in already and got some carriages out of storage. Just from setting them out roughly, it looks as though the maximum train length I’m going to…
Finally, Another Update!
Unfortunately, life/death/work/family/gardening, etc. hasn’t left me much time to spend on the model railway. I have, however, just about finished the loft preparation and have started work on building the actual railway. All the updates will be under New Layout.
One Year Later
So, it has been just over a year since my last update. The reason for this is that we have been preoccupied with our move into our new house which finally happened in March this year. Since then we have been busy sorting things out with the house and doing loads of gardening. As the…
It’s Done!
The old loft is cleared out and all the model railway stuff is down in the spare bedroom ready to be packed up. A bit sad in a way given all the work I did up there but I always thought of it as a ‘practice’ layout to learn lessons from. Hopefully, the next people…
Old Layout Update
I’ve also made more progress with dismantling my old layout. All the track is up and all the electrics are removed. I’ve brought some of it down from the loft and put it in the spare bedroom. I’ve just got to pack my tools up, pack all the bits of wood up, get it all…
Belated House Move Update
There has been some progress on our sale but not on our purchase. We were given an ultimatum by our buyers who wanted to exchange last week with a completion date at the end of September. We said no way and they came back with a completion date of the end of October. We thought…
Back to Plan A
So, we’ve had a look at renting somewhere and got nowhere really. The final straw was seeing a letter from our buyer’s solicitors saying they want to exchange this week and complete ASAP. We decided we are NOT being pushed by an impatient buyer into going into rented. We would have to sign up to…
It’s All Gone Pete Tong
Unfortunately the house move seems to have hit an obstacle. The property we are buying is part of a larger farm that is being split and we have found out that the owners have a mortgage on the whole property. So, this has to be split as well as the title at the Land Registry…
Quick Update on the Move
So two things have happened – We have received an electronic and paper copy of the survey on the new property. When it mentions the outbuilding it says that it is single-skinned and doesn’t have a damp proof course. This will make it a lot more work and money to get it converted into habitable…
A Little Bit More
The bubble wrap arrived, I think I may have ordered a bit too much! It won’t fit through the loft hatch! Never mind, it will get used when we finally get to move. I’ve taken all the track up at the far end of the loft and all the Heath Robinson extra woodwork that it…
Second Day
I’m back up in the loft again today. I’ve done some more packing away of rolling stock (still can’t find that box!) and I’ve actually started lifting the track. Some bits are coming up much easier than others and there are some pieces of track that I will definitely not be able to re-use. With…
Finally Started
So today I finally managed to drag myself up the loft and start packing/dismantling my old layout. I think I was putting it off because it seems a shame to undo the work I’ve done and because I didn’t know where to start! Anyway, I decided to start with packing away all the rolling stock.…
My First Post
So, this is my first post on my blog and I’ll explain the current situation. We are at the start of the emotional rollercoaster of moving house. We have an offer on ours and we have put in an offer on our dream home. I should be up in the loft dismantling my current layout…