Archie

That first video was taken in late spring, hence the section of temporary trackwork. over the summer the plants took over but nothing some secateurs cant solve. I would love to expand it to reach the shed and (possibly) round the garden to create 2 running loops, it is possible, but getting permission is the biggest problem.

Truss bridge was a little vague, I'm looking at the strait, long, grey one under the cover, near where the line crosses over the lower line. I think warren truss is the technical name. I assumed you were going to just have poles for the reasons Clay Mills already described, having just the poles there already adds a lot to the layout.

your layout is quite spectacular but I have a couple of questions if you dont mind me asking: how did you construct that that truss bridge, and I can see supports for overhead catenary, are you planning to install the wires?

This all also depends on where your layout is in terms of shade, the problem may be lesser if your layout sits in the shade for most of the day, where the bed may only be likley to reach 20C, but if its getting more than a few hours of summer sun on dark plastic it may heat to temperatures beyond the outdoor air temperature.

yeah, on one run the pantograph of that db 112 got caught, luckily it didnt get ripped off. I'm paying closer attention to the plants now after that.

Theres been a break in the weather today and so I managed to get the railway running and I filmed some trains, the footage is wobbly and the audio cuts out ( I think because I was covering the mic on my phone) but I think I can fix that for next time.

Just created a channel dedicated to the railway, I havent been able to film anything today as it has been raining but ive uploaded a video I took a while back using a camtruck.

Thanks, I dont have any videos at the moment, I'm still considering the best way to attach them and I just havent got round to filming many trains but ill make sure to take some next time I have the layout running. for now ill leave you with a picture of my class 46 passing the (currently unnamed) station.

Thanks, the whole thing is shaded under a tree for most of the day so warping and expansion should not be a problem, though it does mean i have to clean off a lot of needles before running.

I have been looking at others layouts for a while now and so I thought i'd share my recently constructed loop, its was constructed just after Easter and consists of a single loop with one siding running on dc. I'm happy to provide more details if anyone is interested. I have just added a couple of photos to show off what has been completed so far, ill add some more in the future with trains running. I'm also wandering whats the best way to attach videos? It looks like ill have to upload them to youtube unless there is another way.

Id probably stay away from MDF as it absorbs moisture like a sponge, my limited experience is with 16mm OSB which with a coat of shed paint and covered in roof felt has seemed to have held up well, though it has only been in existence for 3 months so in the long term I dont know.