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Looking good Robin

Hi Rob,

 

Nice smooth curves, which I'm sure will help to give excellent running. Having just read Steve Hall's thought provoking article in Snooze 202, I wonder whether introducing cant on the curves would make things even better? Any thoughts?

 

Geraint

Hi Geraint, I've just read the article as well. I'm going to see how it performs first. I can retro fit additional card under the track if necessary. I've used the Graham Turner method of track laying on strips of 0.3mm thick black card which can be 'un-glued' using a spatula. I'd prefer it works without the cant but........... Robin

Hi Robin.

Yes, very nice smooth curves. The C12 cross over looks good, although it would be great to see it in more close up detail. Have you tested any stock across it yet?

Dave.

Hi Dave,

 

I've uploaded a few close up shots of the C12. The TOUs are not fixed yet but I have test run the coach over the track without any problems so far.

Robin

WOW and the track work doesn't look bad either! :-)

Looks good doesn't it - the coach that is:-)

Hi Rob

 

Some excellent work there. I expect you're looking forward to glueing the chairs on! There is something about really big turnouts on a layout; I think it has something to do with them being relatively rare. A 2FS colleague of mine has some rather wonderful FB F20s on his developing Swinton layout. You can see them here:

http://swinton2mm.blogspot.co.uk/2015/

Page down to the April entry. Not on a curve like yours but impressive nonetheless.

 

David

Hi Rob

 

I expect you're looking forward to glueing the chairs on!

I doubt Robin is planning to glue chairs on these points as they're in the fiddle yard/storage sidings. Could be wrong of course....

Dave.

You're quite right Dave no chairs required in the storage sidings.

Robin

Hi,

Looks superb - Apologies if I've missed this from an earlier blog, but how have you constructed your baseboards, and what at they covered with?

 

Regards

Rich

The baseboards are made from good quality birch ply 6.5mm thick. The sides and ends are formed of two layers glued together with Titebond glue, the inner being 6.5mm shorter than the outer ie 110mm and 103.5mm. The top surface of 6.5mm is fitted into the inner recess and the whole unit glued together in a jig. Depending on the board size there are one or two ribs across the underside of each board.

The storage yard boards are covered with 2mm thick laminate floor underlay which has a self adhesive surface on one side. This is available in 10m x 1m rolls from B&Q or online via ebay.

The scenic boards are surfaced with 5mm thick black foam sheet obtained from C&L Finescale.

Hope this helps. Full details are on previous posts.

 

Robin

Hello Robin

Many thanks - I struggle to get to grips with the blog posts, and usually only look at the Forum details on here as a result, but this somehow showed up on the main page! Thanks for the background, thats interesting, I'll go and try and find the full details!

 

Cheers

Rich