Hiya Newportnobby

Its already on the baseboard, that's how I bought it!

Makes for an interesting adventure don`t it!!


FW

Hi Fireman Wallie,

I was thinking more about your proposed modifications and track additions as we all like to get the most out of our layouts (added to which we're just plain nosey )

Hiya Newportnobby 

I am looking forward to loads of suggestions from you all. I aint got a clue at the moment! !

FW

We exist to serve, sirrah

Quote from: DesertHound on May 12, 2015, 05:16:20 AM
Much of the second hand stock is gunked up with oil, carpet hair, little Jonny's hair, Boris the cat's hair ... and so on and so on..................
Cheers

Dan

You'll probably think I'm making it up but this is Boris (picture taken about 18 months ago) and he isn't moulting. Neither is his sister Bella who can be seen in the background.




To get back on topic just tell the wife to get on with her knitting and leave you alone. Once she's finished that jumper she can knit another. Same as layouts really 

Trainfish says......

Quote.....just tell the wife to get on with her knitting and leave you alone. Once she's finished that jumper she can knit another. Same as layouts really 

Trainfish...... I suspect your missis don't read this Forum.

BUT.... if she does.......

   

FW

Quote from: Bealman on May 12, 2015, 05:22:33 AM
It's all a matter of a pinion said the man with the wooden leg

We have a jester amidst us! I must say I really enjoy the witty humour yourself and Nobby bring to the forum. I propose an annual "Wittiness Award", kind of wooden spoon, gongish in style. Both of you would be in the running for the first year's award methinks.

Then again, I think we'd have to rename this The Comedy Forum, as clearly not much in the way of trains would get discussed. 

Dan

They look purrrrfect John! 

FW

Apologies, I came on here just now to reply to your post about the buying of the layout but got caught up with the usual suspects in Banter Land. Ok, back to the topic.

Buying something that's already been started is fantastic. You can take it forward in whichever direction you feel fit.

I think NPN was coming from the direction of "share with us your plans so that those who've been there before can let you know if you're missing anything glaringly obvious". Understand that most of the track is down but I think he was talking about the additional track you plan to lay.

I've found the forum invaluable and there's always people with far greater knowledge than I, who come up with things I hadn't thought about. Whether I follow those ideas or not is up to me, but to have them is invaluable. Some if the guys are quite savvy here on train operating / shunting etc. and I'm sure they'll shed some light in the extensions to your layout.

Oh, I was thinking about this thread yesterday and I meant I add one or two things. The joys of this hobby are that you can do as little or as much in a day as you care for. Some days I get shedloads on the layout done, other days I might just paint a few sq. cm. both feel equally as good, since I've done as much as I cared to do. Other days I don't touch it - equally fine, since in that day I didn't fancy it, or was busy with something else.

If you get in this "space" as they say, then it's most enjoyable. Some give up because they don't enjoy the project. My thoughts on this are that a) they bite off more than they can chew, commensurate with their experience (been there), b) design something too big, c) realise that what they've built doesn't match with their operating expectations (shunting / roundy-roundy) ... I'm sure the list could be added to.

Falling into the above traps, people then get disheartened and give up and move away from the hobby. I know, it's almost happened to me in the past. Luckily I kept all my old stock and I'm now enjoying the hobby more than I ever have.

Glad you joined the forum FM and looking forward to seeing what you've acquired and what it's going to morph into!

Cheers

Dan

Oh, and remember, if you get and gib from John, aka Trainfish, just remember, he's a Pale Ale drinking pussycat at heart! 

Thanks to you all...

I will post some  in the Layout section.


FW