Any model makers here? This is a nice little add on.

Are you going to do tiny lumps of stained toilet paper on the tracks too?

 

Wrong era Era 5 - the rail operators in the early 60’s kept their tracks and line sides clean and tidy…

 

Haha I remember the first time I travelled on French trains, and looking down the bog and seeing the tracks whizzing past.

 

I need a very small flat plate, say 6cm x 6cm, to mount a 12/2mm diameter on-off-on switch. It can be metal or plastic. It will enable me to feed a piece of track next to the diesel depot that can be either part of the main track buss, or using the switch can become the programming track.

Any ideas on where I get such a thing?

 

Anything here perhaps (that you could trim to size?):

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09J5F8XZR/?tag=pinkfishmedia-21

John

 

Yes - that kind of thing. I have facility to drill the 12mm hole, but I don’t have the tools to make a nice job of the edging, so it looks like a light switch plate, for example.

 

That sounds brilliant. As a retired driver that's how you see most rails in the UK, the damp air, drizzle etc all create an orange coat in a few hours, with a shiny strip from use. Use black for leaf-fall season, but the trains won't stop then! Look forward to seeing more pictures.

 

I’m sure you could find a local metal shop to crop it on a guillotine for beer money

 

That's a job for 10 mins in Tinkercad and a 3d printer. Honestly, get one and you'll be making anything and everything on it before long.

 

engine shed part finished by Andrew Clarke, on Flickr
Mash-up of 2 two lane Modelux engine sheds to make a four lane one. Part finished, obviously. Needs some touching up, windows adding, plus some glazing from clear plasticard - v fiddly. That might wait for another time as I want to get my track laid. Also commenced glueing the platform edging to the wood template. Also v fiddly.

Hopefully I might have platform 2/3 island nearly done tomorrow, so i can commence laying the track there as well.