New Baseboards!

In the last week or so since my last post, I have completed the other two baseboards, with assistance from a mate of mine. One of the boards just needs the backscene to be fitted, and the other needs the legs and backscene to be fitted. At the moment, all 3 boards are sitting on the floor in the shed, waiting for the legs to be cut down to 1.1m height.

These images are of the fiddle yard baseboard, which was built on Friday (03/03/2017). This board is now complete minus backscene, as I drilled out the legs and built the leg assemblies this afternoon. The backscene on this one will go on the opposite side to the other two boards, to hide the fiddle yard from the viewing public when being exhibited.

These two images were taken today, and show all 3 boards in their current state (minus legs). The board with the backscene is completed, and it's leg assemblies can be seen sitting on top of it. The baseboard in the middle is the least complete, and requires legs and the backscene to be fitted. The leg materials for this one can be seen to the right hand side of the second image. The baseboard at the opposite end to the completed board (far left of first image, closest to camera in second image), is currently complete minus barrel bolt fittings and the backscene. The backscene parts for this board and the centre board can be seen behind the boards in the first image, along with a spare baseboard.

Another thing, is a new rolling stock addition. T320 was purchased off eBay last week, and is currently in the post. This is also a BRM model, as is T333, and is also in the 1955-1957 condition. T320 will be a valuable addition to the fleet, and will also be a point of interest due to the differences between it and most other Series 1 (First Order, or Flat Top) Ts, including the handrails (however these are the same as the handrails on T321-T325), and the 2" gold stripe (No other T had this. 321 had a 5" stripe, and all the others had a 9" stripe.) 

That's all for now. I am hoping to have all the baseboards completed by the end of this week, other than the third board (currently the most complete), as it is slightly wider than the other two, and needs to be thinned down a bit. This will be done weekend after next due to other commitments this weekend. Once that is complete, the track and cork underlay can be ordered, and track laying will commence shortly after!

Peter