I have made the difficult decision to dismantle my HO layout in the shed thus ending my participation in the HO side of the model train hobby after over 20 years and multiple layouts.
I
have not touched it since January 2021 and have only run trains a handful of times in
that period, it had turned into a dust and gecko droppings collector
through neglect.
Having open heart surgery severely limited my construction efforts and additionally I spent more time focused on the G Scale Division.
I built the layout so I could run trains when it was to hot to go out into the garden in the summer time, but the temperatures in the shed have reached 39+ degrees C during that time which made being in there very uncomfortable.
I will now utilise the benchwork to build a loop with storage tracks running off it for my G Scale locos and rolling stock.
This will make running G Scale trains a more enjoyable experience as I will no longer have to carry them out, set them up and break them down for an operating session out on the layout .
I plan to use 3D printed points in the shed for the storage tracks but time will tell if they can handle the heat and not warp but it they do I can always print others.
I plan to utilise the DCC bus as a DC bus to run accessories.
To follow my efforts in G Scale please view my blog at https://ringbalin-light-railway.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html which I will update as progress is made.
