I can only bet Neil as shes pricy here. I have paid for her many times in the states.
Hence her name she does get the job done buddy!
Excellent choice!
However if you really wanna get wild, check out Quick and Thick now shes a hoot to work with but for a better price. Titebond
Wait …what were we talking about
Neil, (and others)…
Do you use Amazon?
There is a free price tracker called https://au.camelcamelcamel.com/ in Oz and for the Yanks, camelcamelcamel.com.
It will:
It may not save you as much as you think, because days/weeks/months later many things that you’ve forgotten you’re tracking (e.g. headphones) come up at or near the price you set for purchasing.
Well, I did finish hanging lights in Herself’s shop today. Bathroom framing is next.
Your temporary fix may be stronger than a new piece. If it ain’t broke (again), don’t fix it!
January update - just to keep Craig on his toes.
Unfortunately I got bit by the rework bug. I was pushing a bit too hard at the end of the holidays to ‘git it done’ and I got some levels wrong - I matched the edge of the fascias up, rather than the cross members on the 3 sections before the yard. 
No matter how much I played with the design frankensheet I couldn’t make the grades work - essentially I lost 5m of mainline downgrade.
Luckily it’s somewhat modular and screwed together so I managed to drop each section 2" without too much money going into the swear jar.
And finally, some stain.
Still have to drop the loop return framing but that is a job for another weekend as it’ll probably involve a few more posts.
There might actually be some track installed in the next update… 
Cheers
N
Ugh…nice save, though!
Thanks for the reminder of my lack of progress. We just had 3" of wet sloppy 32° snow a couple days ago and I told my wife that I was bummed out I couldn’t run a train on the railroad because of the construction mess. I told her, by next winter the layout is going to be operational. Let’s see if I can I can actually hold up to that “threat”. 
Thanks Eric, I was kinda bummed when I found so took my sweet time before I tried to fix it. Wasn’t too bad in the end.
I had the Mik to distract me - so many entries this year I almost couldn’t keep up.
Cheers
N
Ha ha, I have full confidence you’ll find some detail (or 10) that needs full attention for a good portion of that 12 mths. 
Looking forward to the first end to end video run!
I’ve got the convention in 12 mths so there is a roundy round plus (some) scenery deadline coming at me head on.
Cheers
N
Oct 4th is the next RPM meet and I really want to bring a completed train. My goal is to work on that stuff while I’m waiting for the weather to get better. My wife tried telling me to get outside and work on the railroad when it snowed because I had an unexpected day off. I said I wasn’t in that big of a hurry.
My goal is to just get the layout up and running and not work on buildings or other stuff like that. This summer plans are wide open at the moment so hopefully I can make progress.
Is it really or should Neil just say screw it then rip it all down and start fresh!
Mar update.
Well, no more track down yet. I’m kinda holding off till I sort the ties out.
Mid loop benchwork is all but done. And some tractoring last weekend got some mulch in, and the low spot that is underwater in winter raised up.
The seat is where we’re going to put a (much) nicer one to honour my step father who passed away last year. Another steam fan/train nut gone to the engine shed in the sky. He’ll get to watch the over a yard just in front of it named after him.
Looks like the track fixing method is working ok (hard fix in the centre of each 5’ length, then slots for 2 fixings each side). Took these pics at 3pm on a hot (for us) day. The slight waving you can see is there on cold days too so looks like no obvious heat problems. Time to add some loose ballast on top and call it done.
Progress - slow and steady.
Cheers
N
Guess It’s time for another update - things are well and truly slowing down now autumn has set in.
The mid loop framing is finally done. Serious procrastination on the last few sections but I finally got there over Easter break.
The mid-station bench got levelled a while back and a base of crusher dust added, ready for track. I’ve tried laying out a few turnouts but have the feeling I’m going to have to build curved ones to make anything fit nicely here.
A few club members came over in March and we got the poles for the next stage in. Unplanned, but very welcome. This will add another 20m or so to the mainline, and will have a station finishing about 7m short of the container.
Still no more track down - but I made the call to paint the AML ties to try and extend their life. At least the ones I haven’t laid yet anyway. Only 55m of them, 180’, 1980 ties… 
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Matt black etch primer, then two coats of outdoor latex in a few different shades of brown - hope it turns out ok.
One good news story: I went to the local hardware shop over the Easter break to get 1 stick of 6x2 to finish the gap in the loop. As I pulled into the wood yard I spotted a ‘farm pack’ of 6x2 at the far end. 12 sticks for $100 vs $30 ea normally. Hard to go past that!
The yard guy was quite chatty, must have been a slow day. When I asked why so cheap he said they were probably damaged or bent. Then he said ‘I can do it for half price when they’re like that’. That gift horse was not going to be ignored and I took two bundles for $100. Had to do two trips so as not to break the wife’s runaround car.
So, I went shopping for 6m of timber, 3 times what I actually needed, and came home with 126m. In G scale currency, one second hand B’man boxcar with kadees for this lot. Enough to finish the benchwork and maybe build the wife’s berry house. My Scottish ancestry would be proud. 
Cheers
N
(286 days to the convention)
Love the progress, Neil, it all looks wonderful.
Nice score on the wood!!
Nice to see you have placed a countdown to the National Convention.
The DÜRR outside slowed down after the National Road Trip came through here. Same conditions here; fall weather is setting in, and it’s good to be back in garden weather here too.
You guys broom your driveway gravel down there?
Huh. I guess I’ve been neglecting that facet of home upkeep.
OMG - you mean you don’t sweep Cliff. The HMO must have you in their sights!
Actually, I’ve got just under 1/2 mile of driveway, most of it shared with other houses so it sees quite a bit of traffic. Only takes a few weeks to corrugate up, then it falls apart after the next rainfall. I learned quickly that maintenance with a drag broom was the least pain option.
Cheers
N
Free or cheap wood is just fine with me. I just recently scored a pile of 2x4, enough to build a small lean too next to the house for garage crap and hopefully enough leftovers for railroad repurposing.
Since you’re closing up your build season I have room to breathe and get my butt going again!
Tag, you’re it.
