I was selling my cottage and retiring. This meant that I was closing my model business so I had to keep it quiet whilst we got a firm offer for the cottage and it got to exchange of contracts. Well that has happened.
I am moving to an apartment on the Ipswich waterfront - this first one is temporary - 10 months only - and then we expect to move into our permanent home for some years.
This means that I will start work fairly soon on the new N Scale railroad. The current plan is to build the terminal whilst we are in this apartment and then build the rest when we make our 'final' move. This means a 5' x 1 1/2' terminal layout for now and a 6 x 2 1/2' for it to connect to once we have settled.
Here is the back of an envelope plan for the terminal.
This still has to be proved for viability - I have a great knack of tightening curves and space between tracks.
The plan is to have this completed as a running system with a little detailing by the time we move again.
Other plans for it: I am buying a Digitrax controller and looking at putting Cobalt point motors on every point.
This has to be really portable so it should be an interesting build. Mind you, as I am now 'retired' I should have the time - tell that to Valerie - grin.
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