Getting fed up of being a wanabee

Yes, I remember the sump oil board treatment from your last get together:evil: 
 
But what else would you expect from an ex "Trucker"

GWhizz wrote:

Yes, I remember the sump oil board treatment from your last get together:evil: 
 
But what else would you expect from an ex "Trucker"

 More oil?

More progress over the last couple of days.



A few posts installed

More progress,section to the trees completed.

What track are you planning to use? You´ve got a couple of interesting curves on that line!

k&nwlr wrote:

What track are you planning to use? You´ve got a couple of interesting curves on that line!

 
 All the track for the extension is gscale Tenmille flexi track,bought secondhand from various sources off ebay.
The track boards are redundant UK scaffold boards 200mm wide.To make the angles less acute,I could have used shorter boards and more posts,but I`ve been trying to keep the posts equally spaced.Although some of the angles on the boards look sharp,the minimum radius will be 4ft(r3s).I will probably add a fillet to the inside of a couple of the bends,just so that I can keep the track central on the boards.

 

Looks good, and four foot radius sounds enough, unless your planning to switch to running Big Boys and the like. Have fun and good luck building during the good weather.

More progress over the last weekend.
Three pillars built on the old engine shed floor.
Just to the left of the middle pillar you can see the cutaway for one of the flywheels.
Also the tree behind has paid the penalty of self setting in brick subsoil,its to be cut and logged later this year for fuel for the winter of 2015/16.

All pillars were capped to bring them to the required height/level.

Boards fitted but not yet had the sump oil treatment.

Posts installed on the section going away from the existing steam up area.

           

Looking as though this is going to turn into something really substantial!

k&nwlr wrote:

Looking as though this is going to turn into something really substantial!

The posts and boards are probably overkill but knowing my luck a sapling will come down next week,also some of the large oaks tend to shed a branch or two in autumn.With hindsight I should probably have run the extension away from the trees,but in the hot weather they provide welcoming shade.
As far as the track goes it will just be a plain oval,but at least the locos can stretch their legs(wheels).

The section from the steamup area finished and sump oiled.

Now looking down oak walk(the oaks are out of frame to the right).
The two block pillars will carry two boards side by side so that I can construct a passing loop.
Also in view to the left is the section running over the engine shed floor.

tram47 wrote:

 supercalifragilisticexpialidocious:!:    

Hi Daniel.
If you are up this way give me a call.
Also we will have to have a get together sometime.

Three posts coming away from the pillars on the engine shed floor to link up to the pillars on oak walk.

Looking from the engine floor over to the newly completed section from the steamup area.

Wow Van, that's some feat of civil engineering!

Looks great!  Can't wait to run some trains on it this Sunday!

I won't forget the rail bender!

GWhizz wrote:

Looks great!  Can't wait to run some trains on it this Sunday!

I won't forget the rail bender!

And do not wear your cricket whites.
CYA Sunday

clive_t wrote:

Wow Van, that's some feat of civil engineering!

This will be the first and last time Clive.

Abit over the top really.

And to put the boot in SWMBO has mentioned buying another house  I`ve not finished this one yet.

The running boards finished,just track to lay.

Battery shoema on track testing duties.Track is laid but will probably need a little fettling over the coming weeks.