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Offline LooVille

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Re: My new layout design.
« Reply #525 on: September 20, 2017, 07:50:18 AM »
Looking Good Jörg  :thumb:

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Re: My new layout design.
« Reply #526 on: November 23, 2017, 09:52:34 AM »
Been quiet here to long, I have done nothing on my layout all this time.
Dismantling Wolfgang's layout in Rooi Els after I spent six and a half years every weekend
there helping him built it has taken a bigger toll on me than I expected.
I just have no feeling to do anything at the moment.
I will watch a DVD rather than run a few trains. :-[
So on Sunday I ran a train or two, I see the train snaking around?
What. :o
This track was straight. ???


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Re: My new layout design.
« Reply #527 on: November 23, 2017, 11:04:53 AM »
Track was laid in winter?
For long you live and high you fly
And smiles you'll give and tears you'll cry
And all you touch and all you see
Is all your life will ever be

BREATHE
Dark side of the moon
Pink Floyd 1973

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Re: My new layout design.
« Reply #528 on: November 23, 2017, 11:38:44 AM »
Yes in July.
So in future do the track laying only in summer. ;)

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Re: My new layout design.
« Reply #529 on: November 23, 2017, 01:42:06 PM »
Ai, Ai...... I have the same problem on my bridge. Normal days it is straight but when it is very hot it makes a nice curve  >:(

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Re: My new layout design.
« Reply #530 on: November 23, 2017, 06:03:09 PM »
Yep, same bug here. Will need to re-do station completely, but wait,..... it's almost December holidays.  :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:

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Re: My new layout design.
« Reply #531 on: December 26, 2017, 03:52:28 PM »
Spending a few quiet days at home with my wife, I did spend a bit of time
in the layout room as well.
Fixed the track problem.
You can clearly see the overlap.
Trimmed it and refitted the track, nice and straight now, so in winter
I'll most properly will have a big gap there.

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Re: My new layout design.
« Reply #532 on: December 26, 2017, 03:54:18 PM »
Besides that I've spent some time doing maintenance on some of my trains
and just enjoying running them.
Enjoy the holidays.

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Re: My new layout design.
« Reply #533 on: December 29, 2017, 09:16:38 AM »
Last night I took my smallest Loco out of the display cabinet.
Class ET194 with a short train behind it, had not run for about 15 years
so needs a good service now, but she does run.
Some photo's for everybody's enjoyment.


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Re: My new layout design.
« Reply #534 on: December 29, 2017, 09:17:58 AM »
One more.

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Re: My new layout design.
« Reply #535 on: December 31, 2017, 10:24:33 PM »
Last small update for the year.
My wife is very keen on me completing the lake section with the houses so today
I refitted it and did a bit of work on it.
I have to lower the lakes bottom so I started to shave it with a chisel.
Last photo for the year.
All the best for 2018 to everybody, hope that you gets lots of time to enjoy this
beautiful hobby.

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Re: My new layout design.
« Reply #536 on: January 01, 2018, 11:38:19 AM »
Looking  :thumb:
For long you live and high you fly
And smiles you'll give and tears you'll cry
And all you touch and all you see
Is all your life will ever be

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Pink Floyd 1973

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Re: My new layout design.
« Reply #537 on: January 01, 2018, 12:14:26 PM »
Looking good Jörg and Happy New Year to all of us.

W & C  :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

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Re: My new layout design.
« Reply #538 on: January 01, 2018, 09:27:21 PM »
Welcome to the new year. Lets see what this one brings.
Today I spent a bit of time on my lake again, ended up breaking all the plaster out to start
over again.
Then I placed the Perspex sheet, which I bought over a year ago, ::) over it so that I can trace the out line
of the lake.
I did two so now I have to decide which one I like more.
Decisions.
Option one.

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Re: My new layout design.
« Reply #539 on: January 01, 2018, 09:28:07 PM »
Option two.