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2 Jobs done and one lesson learned

Jon Fitness

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My knees ache… after last nights gantry re-fitting session during which just about every problem expected, turned up and brought its mates with it.

 

I must have spent about 2 hours under the baseboards trying to align the gantry with somewhere that didn’t have cross-members, wires through those cross-members, screws, brackets, areas I couldn’t reach, wires that needed lengthening and/or re-routing.

 

The gap between the down main and the loop was only just enough so positioning was critical, especially as the curves are very tight at that point. I ran a mk1 coach back and forth constantly over both tracks until it fitted (just).

 

I couldn’t find the wiring diagram so each wire had to be buzzed out before I recoupled it (after lengthening it) and it took at least 3 attempts before I coupled all the drive rods to the servos and the wires didn’t catch on something or another. One of the servos threw a wobbler and tried to self destruct, to the extent the gears inside went crunch and re-set themselves. I had to take the arm off the servo and re-set it.

 

2230 before all signals were working again. Lesson learned? Build it up on the bench at home on a baseplate and fit the whole thing from above. If it still doesn’t fit?

 

Well there’s always colour light signals I suppose…….

 

The second job (which I did first!!!) was painting the retaining walls to complete the scenic work that Steve has been beavering away at. He will be building a small hut to cover the point motor until I can get round to doing a tall signalbox for the gap in the wall.

 

I think we’ve got the look we were after….

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dikitriki

That's an effective scene Jon.

 

A question about the walls. I know you paint them a basic stone colour first. What colours do you use from there? Acrylics or enamels?

 

Regards

 

Richard

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Jon Fitness

Hi Richard, it's enamels all the way. Railmatch concrete and then a mucky mix of Humbrol matt blacks beiges and browns dragged over the lumpy bits. I usually use up the last bits of mix drybrushing over the bits that are still a bit bright.

Jon F.

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