Tuesday 15 December 2009

Loft flooring hiatus

I'm flooring the loft, hence little progress on the baseboards. They're cut to size and I've also cut the framing to brace the boards - just all needs gluing and screwing together.

Anyway, the loft is floored and wired for electric sockets - just needs to be connected to the mains. Lighting is temporary but sufficient for now.




A quick tidy up of loft junk and the boards can be transferred from the garage to the loft and then (hopefully quickly) completed.

Maybe some track will be positioned by the end of the year...

Friday 11 December 2009

Layout inspirations 4 - Moorcock

Moorcock by Andy Calvert
Viewed at the N Gauge Society 40th Anniversary show 2007

I'd heard all about this layout on the Yahoo! N Gauge forum as it has legendary status. Was it worth all the fuss? Yep. A great example of N Gauge modelling - full-length trains, sweeping curves and great scenery.

Moorcock is still on the exhibition circuit despite the demise of its builder Andy Calvert. It also being reburbished - it's quiet old. Anyway, I didn't have my camera with me in 2007 when I saw it, but here are some great photos and a video on the N Guage Society web site.

Pictures are here.

Video is here.

Enjoy.