I have made all of the baseboard kits I had ‘in hand’. As I said in the previous post, I have no plans for them at present, but I am sure they will be used.

So I now have the 3′ roundabout fiddle yard, and a sector plate option, see recent post. I have three plain boards, a 4′, a 3′ and a small narrow gauge board. I think that should do two layouts, but what formation!

Another day and something very different. I have had this Laser Cut kit for over a year, it has been stored at the back of the garage for too long, so today I made it up.

I was actually given the kit in payment for work I did for the now departed Ian Hammond, a good friend, sorely missed.

I had no use for this fiddle yard at the time and still have no definite plans to use it – but who knows what will happen during the long winter months! I also have standard 4′ and 3′ boards by the same manufacturer, I will make them up soon and see what ideas come forth! There is a possibility that using it as a conventional sector plate may be possible.

Very easy to put together, instructions a bit basic, but adequate. This one is a 3′ model, but they are available in a 4′ option I believe. Very usable in N, OO9, OO and O derivatives, not too sure about other gauges!

I have spent the last week making some layout option boards for future developments. These are all made from stock materials, I have also got three laser cut baseboard kits to make over the next three weeks or so. These are a 4′ x 18″ kit, a 3′ x 18″ kit and a 3′ x 19″ sector plate (turntable) kit.

I would like to think these will be the last boards I make, down to now being 76 years old and slowing down. I still have several ideas I would like to explore.

5′ 10″ Board in 2 parts

These boards have already found a new owner – It will become an O Gauge shunting plank. They comprise of scenic 4′ board and a bolt on 1′ x 10″ fiddle yard – I am just supplying the boards as below only. All the wood used was donated to me for nothing, thanks to my Son who is moving home and these were the result of a clear out. They are made to sit on a 6′ x 2′ table, as usually found as stock tables at most Exhibitions. Transporting to Exhibitions made the decision to do two piece.

Lightweight Sector Plate

I have made four of these conversions before, this is the fifth. These kits start off as small OO9 plates, I simply double the capacity of the sector plate itself. In OO9 it was made to hold three tracks – after enlargement it is possible to have two OO tracks or one O Gauge track. This is ideal for a OO depot or a O gauge shunting plank with small loco and up to three wagons. This will eventually end up attached to one of my laser cut boards that are still to be made.