With West End being so small, I decided I would want something a bit bigger, but I don't have room for a continuous run. So, I've opted for an fiddle yard to fiddle yard layout, which just about squeezes into my apartment.
The period will once more be early 1970s BR (can't afford any new stock!), though the vague location has yet to be decided. The plan I've decided on is a direct crib of Neil Rushby's now defunct home layout Morfa, and is appended below. Trackwork will be C&L (Exactoscale) with the 3 turnouts operated by servos, as will any signals when I get around to them in years to come.
Carpentry has never been my strong point, so I've opted to purchase some laser cut plywood boards from White Rose Modelworks in Bedale. These have been an absolutely superb product, and I would highly recommend them. So far I've only purchased the main boards, and will be going back for a further two for the fiddle yards.
Here are the boards temporarily assembled in my spare bedroom, with the trackplan on some 5mm foamboard.
What isn't apparent from the plan is that the two tracks which curve round at the top left of the plan, will pass behind the backscene. I also then decided that I would like the running lines to be situated on an embankment. The next photo's will show more clearly what I mean.
So that's where I am up to. Hopefully I'll make some more progress over the coming month or so. I mentioned to Terry Bendall that I was planning to start a new layout, and he already wants me lined up for a future Scaleforum.
Chris
