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Hi,

Today the sun shone so it seemed sensible to see how well the parts of the layout already made and the 6 plastic storage boxes fitted the trailer.   Sums seem to have been correct everything fitted with a little wiggle room to spare.  So, to complete the layout six of the large base boards for the straight rail and an entrance need to be made. Later in the day a start was made on the entrance, a 960 x 320 mm sheet of 6 mm plywood was cut into three the lifting portion being twice as long as the two ends, which will make storage easier.  The construction is the same as the other base boards the edges being glued and pinned to the plywood.  Out of interest I tried a Hornby tin plate wheel set on a section of track that had been assembled, it ran OK and as I intend that the points that will be made will not have check rails it might be possible to run vintage 0 gauge with original the wheel sets on the layout.  This afternoon got a little expensive.  I did what I have done many times before knocked my cordless drill off the bench this time the casing cracked through and the handle came off; terminal so had to go and buy a new one.  The old one is old and doesn’t owe me anything but I could have done without it.

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Regards Tony.