Hi All,
My name is Andi, 54m, and I can also be found on RMWeb as 'andi4x4'
My interests lie in 00 'End of Steam/Green Diesel' period with DCC sound and O gauge vintage and modern, vintage style, Coarse/Tinplate, but, I have recently started dabbling in RTR fine scale O gauge with a couple of Heljan Dcc sound fitted locos, some wagon kits and a couple of Lima Mk1's (which will be 'upgraded').
I don't have a layout as such, but I have built a modular 00 gauge, portable double circuit 'running track', with passing loops on one long side and the beginnings of something resembling a station on the other long side. This was started about 10 years ago and portable was a neccessity as the 'train room' was also a guest bedroom that got frequent use as such. Since then we have moved house and I now have a permanent railway room, however, I also have an O gauge 3 rail running track with a double circuit, changeover loop and some sidings. This is currently screwed down onto the benchwork while I finalise the layout (which I think I have now done), but will soon be lifted and become a modular layout similar to the 00 gauge one. I am able to run my 2 rail fs O gauge around the outer circuit, but only the outer circuit. Once I have got the 3r onto the modular boards, I can make a start on something similar for the 2r FS. This, again is intended to be modular, the idea being, that I can set one up for running, then, when I get bored of that one (as I am prone to do !) I can store it away under the benchwork and get a different one out. Unfortunately, I don't have room for three layouts ! In between working on tracks, I am working on rolling stock kits and RTR modifications, including a coupling system that will allow me to run the Finescale stuff around Peco Setrack curves. The locos I have are happy running around them, just need to be able to couple them up to something !
And while all that is going on, I shall be reading and digesting the content of this forum !
Best Regards !
Andi
My name is Andi, 54m, and I can also be found on RMWeb as 'andi4x4'
My interests lie in 00 'End of Steam/Green Diesel' period with DCC sound and O gauge vintage and modern, vintage style, Coarse/Tinplate, but, I have recently started dabbling in RTR fine scale O gauge with a couple of Heljan Dcc sound fitted locos, some wagon kits and a couple of Lima Mk1's (which will be 'upgraded').
I don't have a layout as such, but I have built a modular 00 gauge, portable double circuit 'running track', with passing loops on one long side and the beginnings of something resembling a station on the other long side. This was started about 10 years ago and portable was a neccessity as the 'train room' was also a guest bedroom that got frequent use as such. Since then we have moved house and I now have a permanent railway room, however, I also have an O gauge 3 rail running track with a double circuit, changeover loop and some sidings. This is currently screwed down onto the benchwork while I finalise the layout (which I think I have now done), but will soon be lifted and become a modular layout similar to the 00 gauge one. I am able to run my 2 rail fs O gauge around the outer circuit, but only the outer circuit. Once I have got the 3r onto the modular boards, I can make a start on something similar for the 2r FS. This, again is intended to be modular, the idea being, that I can set one up for running, then, when I get bored of that one (as I am prone to do !) I can store it away under the benchwork and get a different one out. Unfortunately, I don't have room for three layouts ! In between working on tracks, I am working on rolling stock kits and RTR modifications, including a coupling system that will allow me to run the Finescale stuff around Peco Setrack curves. The locos I have are happy running around them, just need to be able to couple them up to something !
And while all that is going on, I shall be reading and digesting the content of this forum !
Best Regards !
Andi
