After yesterday's post about nothing happening, I've given myself a bit of time on the layout and come up with a change to the layout of the shelf. For a while now, the curved point has been moved to just by the works instead of at the other side (to create more running space). As well as this, an extra straight section has been added to the incline, making it very shallow and causing a change on the shelf - the left-hand point has changed to a right-hand point and is on the other side.
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| Where the curved point now is; the engine shed is obscuring the previous position. |
Also, today I have been looking at the shelf itself - I've found a way of getting a little more running space and the possibility of a run-around loop! Where the right-hand point was before is now simply an R600, but the point has been moved further down, followed by an R600 - to be replaced by a shorter section of flexi-track to even out the gaps between tracks - and an R607, which then brings it back to running parallel with the current tracks.
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| Where the middle track becomes straight, there used to be a right-hand point, but now that has been moved further back to create more running space. Yes, most of the layout is held up with cassettes, but as soon as I have all of the track (including sidings underneath), I will be able to make a bridge out of spare wood from the baseboard. |
You've seen it in the photos, now to make a bit more sense of it by showing you the diagrams. This is roughly how the layout will look after Christmas hopefully!
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| The basic layout plan - baseboard and incline only, shelf not included |
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| The basic layout plan - shelf only, baseboard and incline not included. This includes the new section, with the flexi-track installed. AnyRail believes that the flexi-track radius that I want is impossible, but I'll find a way! |
That's it for now - see you soon with the Class 50 review!
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