Building a model railway, particularly a finescale one based, be it at best loosely, on a real location, feels a bit like doing a jigsaw puzzle with only some of the box art in front of you.
This, let me be clear, according to "18.2mm and All That" is largely a Good Thing. It is part of the fun.
I can while away happy hours in a departure lounge trying to work out how the elements will fit together. I can even while away happy hour in a lounge before departing and trying to work out where the door is.
Like doing a jigsaw puzzle often the moment a difficult piece is finally found is followed by the thought that it was so obvious you don't know why it was such a struggle to find it earlier. Answers to most questions are easier with hindsight.
However, I'm not at that stage yet, I'm still struggling to get the edges in place having hopefully correctly identified the corners.
Two things have brought this to mind. The first is assembling the 3D jigsaw that is a bullfrog manual point motor. I can't remember who first suggested I try these but I'm sure when they did there was a UK distributor. Ordering from the USA meant I ended up with both a hefty shipping charge and a £19 VAT/Royal Mail handling fee.
This is probably a good example of a product where overseas sales might best be handled as a downloadable file for laser cutting/3D printing and a parts list for the locally sourceable components.
The other is trying to finalise the timbering arrangements for Upwold in Templot. This, I suspect, could take some time, but will be worth it in the end. I think a little knowledge, garnered from David Smith's excellent book, is turning out (sorry) to be a dangerous thing. I'm just not sure where I should be interlacing sleepers and where I should be using timbering.
Hopefully this link might take you to the Templot file. Otherwise here is a screenshot.
Obviously all offers of help will be gratefully, indeed grovellingly, received.
Once I've got the timbering sorted I can think about designing the point rodding and signal cabling, and in case anyone wants to help with that the intention is the groundframe will be placed on the platform opposite the entrance to the loop.
Meanwhile if you are thinking this is just more procrastination can I just say that construction of the goods vehicles is coming along well. What isn't is my confidence level that I have the right braking arrangements for ex-GWR vehicles in the late 50's and early 60's. Yet more parts of the jigsaw.....
Moving from an OO gauge micro-layout to an EM gauge compromise, via a rather major diversion into both 7 1/4" gauge and minimal space OO9
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