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JZ

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Spent this morning wiring up the tortoises, yet to power them though. Checking for shorts and that the frog polarities are correct. Put the feeds in for the headshunt and private siding and the next section of mainline. This is where I hit a snag. I can do some shunting in the yard. Spent a happy hour or so playing when I could be doing something else. icon_frustrated.gif

 

Let's hope tomorrow work can continue instead of play. icon_lol.gif

 

No more pic's at the moment, but progress continues. Spent this morning putting in power to the tortoises, now all the points in the station area are powered and, more importantly, work. Had a bit of a break this afternoon and decided to just make a start on the river bridge. Got carried away rather and finished it icon_exclaim.gif Will get some pictures Thursday after work, as I'm off to the University of Manchester tomorrow to do a bit of work for my old firm.Julian.

 

 

So, now that I have a bit of time, I can put some pictures up.

 

The bridge.

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Showing construction. H and rectangular section is Plastrut. Chairs from C&L. Railings are from an old Peco turntable and the lattice is Knightwing, it is actually VVVVVV sections glued back-to-back. Plasticard deck.

 

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Now with a coat of paint on the top. There are several bridges with this style of top between Southampton and Portsmouth. Some have planking between the rails and in the six foot. But the one thing they all have in common is the same overall colour.

 

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The butresses are from Will's sheets, wing walls will be added later when in situ.

The underside now has been given a coat of Halford Peugot Cossak grey as have the railings.

 

The other thing waiting to be photographed is the control panel.

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Decided to use KISS* principles with this. It just controls points in the station area and two gates on the private siding. Points, as mentioned, use Tortoise motors, the gates will use two Fulgurex ones that I have lying around.

 

Blue represents the main through lines, black the sidings and bay, yellow/green the interlocked crossings.

 

 

*Keep It Simple Stupid

Did a little more to the river bridge today. Added the wing walls and given the buttresses a coat of brick red.

 

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Is that an MP's second home on the horizon. icon_question.gif You wonder if the moat has been cleared or the gardening done icon_evil.gif

Or indeed if the mortgage has been paid off. icon_twisted.gif

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