Another landmark - I have now wired the track and earlier today I finally got around to running a loco..... I'd like to say that it all went well but the little 0-4-0 was really very jerky and one of the wagons fouled the wire-in-tube point rod. So still lots to do but at least we now have an operational (well almost operational) layout.
The second image shows the wiring. Even though it is just a simple Inglenook Puzzle, I have electrical feeds to all of the spurs as well as the main line - you can never be too careful.
I used an old transformer and not the main unit I have planned for this layout - it worked but not perfectly.
The final image shows the three scratch built buffer stops, each one built in a slightly different design. The top one is built from layers of plastic card with wood nails down the centres for support while the two remaining buffers were scratch built from wood scavenged from an old fruit packing crate. The white areas are DAS modelling clay used to blend in the buffers and cover up the wire feeds which now exit below the board.
The weather is just too warm to be working on the layout this afternoon. So for now - that's all.
Tony
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