Joe
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New Layout.Hi,
some of you may already know but for those who don't I have recently started rebuilding Stockdale on Sea, I felt the old design lacked the feeling of a real location, afterall it was incredibly small.
So my first decision was to make a more reliable and more realistic trackplan, I'll get some photographs up soon, but this led to a problem if I was to make the trackplan stay where it was put I would need to design the thing over the join, this meant cutting the track but this forced no problem, I did have to sort one point out as it kept rising above another track when the hinge was down, but I sorted this out with some wire, screws and glue, then I attached some copper wire to help with the flow of electricity, I tested it and it all works fine.
Over the coming weeks I shall improve on the scenics, I have already taken everything off, I need a new station, and tunnel mouths, I have also built a castle ruin which will sit where the town and road used to, It will (I hope) look much more meaningful,
Thanks,
Joe
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Even older tom
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Please spend some time taking good photos Joe. We'll all want to see how things progress. 
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poliss
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I'd specially like to see how you've done the join. Did you use blocks to rais the hinges up?
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Joe
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| poliss wrote: | | I'd specially like to see how you've done the join. Did you use blocks to rais the hinges up? |
Hi Pol, Origanally I left the hinge under the trackwork and everything worked fine but as soon as I folded it away the trackwork broke and I had to rethink, what I did was install another hinge away from the trackwork and then remove the original hinge, now all I need to do is relay some track and it should all work fine. 
Hi Tom, I will wait as of yet all the layout is is a new trackplan but when I build the tunnel mouths and hill sides and also a new station I should be finished, I promise It looks and feels alot better than the older design, I'll take pics when it's finished.
Joe
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upnick
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Keep us updated of your progress Joe especially pictures.
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