what are people doing on their layout right now

[Newportnobby]

Finally got my bikes into my micro scene.

That's a super little diorama, Will

[talisman56]

There's no space behind that bike shed - for smoking or other activities... 

[Tdm]

Tidying up in the house post party in order to find time to go upstairs and run something on the layout once I have retrieved our suitcases from underneath the baseboard where they are stored in readiness for our New Year cruise in a few days.

[Railwaygun]

I've been gluing figures tod clear plastic bases so they can be placed on my layout.

Try using a hole punch and punch bases from clear plastic ( packaging or p/ copy sheets

[Dorsetmike]

Suffering withdrawal symptoms, lifted all the track back in March expecting to sell up and move house, still bluddy waiting.

[Newportnobby]

Suffering withdrawal symptoms, lifted all the track back in March expecting to sell up and move house, still bluddy waiting.

How about making a small diorama that you believe will fit into your new layout when circumstances allow. Even if it won't fit, you don't have to spend a fortune on it and it may come in useful for photographic purposes

[Dorsetmike]

Suffering withdrawal symptoms, lifted all the track back in March expecting to sell up and move house, still bluddy waiting.

How about making a small diorama that you believe will fit into your new layout when circumstances allow. Even if it won't fit, you don't have to spend a fortune on it and it may come in useful for photographic purposes

You mean like this?

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Did that with the buildings I took off the layout back in March, probably nearly got enough for another now. Mixture of Metcalfe, Peedie, Scalescenes garage and scratch built, plus vehicles from various sources.

Currently experimenting with a terrace in embossed plasticard, instead of card, managed to cut it with the plotter cutter; now adding gutters and downpipes etc.

I've still got me 4'x2' Kato test track with built in controller and milliammeter, thinking about putting some back scene and buildings on that.

[MinZaPint]

I've still got me 4'x2' Kato test track with built in controller and milliammeter, thinking about putting some back scene and buildings on that.

That sounds like a good plan Mike, will give you something to do with your new buildings and allow for loco testing   
David

[Roy L S]

Hi Mike

I agree. If you have a small test track like that you have the basis of a model railway to work on until your other plans come together so why not go for it?

Regards

Roy

[GeeBee]

Update on Martini Holt









Although it looks like it there has been no snowfall at Martini Holt in the last 10 years

[MinZaPint]

Prototypical operation! overrunning engineering works (wiring & tracklaying) are preventing trains running   

[port perran]

Building the Metcalfe stone Engine Shed for Trepol Bay.

[Si599]

Trying to work out how to lay perfect 12" corners without having to buy one of those mad corner layer things and wondering how much i will be able to get away with before the missus realizes and hurts me significantly....

[bees]

Trying to work out how to lay perfect 12" corners without having to buy one of those mad corner layer things and wondering how much i will be able to get away with before the missus realizes and hurts me significantly....

Just a suggstion, by using scarm or anyrail, draw a circle of track with settrack, print it out at 1:1, then mount track over the top of the paper.

steven

[Chetcombe]

Building a (kit-bashed) Scalescenes factory.

Looks great, but slow, slow progress