Greetings.

I have spent this week doing a bit here and there on the railway board; mainly adding droppers for track feeds and attaching the cobolt point motor to the station entry section - though it is not as yet wired up to the turnout to supply polarity switching.

I used a double sided pad to initially locate the motor as advised, then found I only needed 3 of the fixing screws, partly screwed in, to make it a firm fit. I can't say it is exactly "quiet" in operation - though I have nowt to compare it with.

The motor at present continues for a couple of seconds after the blade has fully travelled - is this something I should be concerned about?

I wonder if it is something which can be adjusted via the slide plate which the actuator passes through?

I really am ignorant on turnout motors and wiring, I must confess.

I have some memory wire which I intend to play with regarding point operation, and also have been contemplating building a (scale) manual point lever for the yard points, which would be switched manually as the real thing would have been from the shunting frame.

Quite a challenge in terms of size and strength, but not impossible I hope! Sounds like a Missy challenge, n'est-ce pas?!

I am happy to have different methods on this one board, the intention was always to experiment with the unknown to some extent( I have always used wire in tube with peco points).

In the meantime I have some coach bogies to build to replace a right botched job in my first coach. It's funny how much more competent you feel after building a few association kits!

Regards

Chris