LooVille Layout Design

[ColWer]

Nice  :thumb

[LooVille]

Hello All.....

Yea, and so the layout always changes 
I finally bought the Painters from Woodland Scenics..... So Cool !!!!!

[capeklr]

 
That painter on the ladder, I have serious doubts that he is following all the safe
work practices. 

[wesley]

Very cool little scene that.

I like the spilt paint too.

[LooVille]

Right..... It's been a while and it's been a looooong time comming......

  ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE 

My layout have not been operational for some time so I decided it is time to get things fixed and up and running again.

A While back I bought some new connector plugs from Wish.com and they are awesome and good quality.
So it was time to change.

Picture 01 - I took the old Molex plugs out and replaced them with the new plugs.
Picture 02 - I also added a set to the front of the layout as it make life easier at home.
Picture 03 - Is the Main Bus that will go the the new connectors.
Picture 04 - Just a picture of the control panel
Picture 05 - Overall picture of the wiring of the layout. I know it is not the best or neatest, but it works and for me to make changes or add stuff is easy.

Enjoy and speak again soon.
Cheers.

[capeklr]

 
the beauty of smaller layouts, just flip on its side to do the wiring, no crawling around on the ground.
As you get older you appreciate those things more. 

[ColWer]

The wiring always shows the other side. Well done Evert.

[BigEd]

 

Remeber rule 1 - if it ain't broke, don't fix...

[LooVille]

Hello, Hello Everybody,

So, one place on my layout was always a bit of an after thought and I never really did something there.
So I decided to make some changes and this will also make the flow from the town module to the yard module better.

Pic 01 - currently there is some trees in-front of the tunnel entrance. The dead one I never really liked.
Pic 02-04 - I pulled them all out and build it up with some styrofoam and a new section of facia..... The idea is to create a hill with some more trees and bushes.

I think it will look good and will be a nice change to my layout.

[LooVille]

Once the creatstone was all dry I painted it with my brown earth colour and the covered it with grass.
Then it was time for trees and bushes.

I'm still busy with the bushes, going to take a while to complete that 

Cool, enjoy the pictures and speak again soon.
Cheers,
Evert 

[LooVille]

Hello All,

Some more changes to my layout 

I bought another Ready built WoodlandScenics building (Hardware Plumbing Electrical Paints)
Desided it will look nice next to the General Store as the look very similar.
But that mean I have to take the General Store off the layout and move it slightly.

So it was removed..... Picture 01
I had to remove the pavement as well as the street light and all the detail I added.

Test fitted the two buildings..... Picture 02 Think it can work yes 

So, new pavement was built..... Picture 03

Then I tested the Lights and found that the light of the current building was not working anymore, so I decided to add the new strip LED's in to the buildings. Much nicer I think 
Picture 04

[LooVille]

I tested the LED's, but they are way to bright..... Picture 01
So I painted them with brown and while paint. There is 3 LED's, so each was done differently to get the perfect light as well as brightness.

Picture 02, I like the colour and the brightness of the buildings.

Once happy I soldered the wires to the layout and glued the buildings in place..... Picture 03

Picture 04, I started to add some details back to the scene, 2x street lights and a few other things.
Not finished yet..... Will send some more updates soon.

Cheers,
Evert

[ColWer]

Nicely done Evert! 

The dimming of the Led's came out beautifully. 

Regards

C & W

[capeklr]

Nicely done Evert,
I also like the lighting effect very much.

[LooVille]

Good Morning All.....

Last little bit of building to fit the 2 buildings nicely to the layout.

There was quite a gap at the bottom of the first building and the light bled through there, so I decided to add some creatstone, Pain it and add some grass and bushes.

All sorted now 

Regards, Evert