Satan's Goldfish Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 Thank you unintended drunken Christmas Ebay, a 3 way point has arrived from the US... I don't know what I'm gonna do with an R1 3 way but at least it's here... I think it'll have to end up in a yard. Seems to work nicely though. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Goldfish Posted June 27, 2019 Author Share Posted June 27, 2019 The first major ground works have been underway for the garden railway. I've mostly been mentioning this in the Wulfruna thread as I've been building a workshop to house that layout, however one of its other functions is storage for LGB. Frame work is all done, and incorporates a hole at each end run the line in and out. Annoyingly, 1x concrete block height wasn't quite enough to comfortably squeeze trains under, so the frame needed altering for the access holes. On the right, ground level: To the left of the empty door frame at the end, ground level: 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Goldfish Posted July 7, 2019 Author Share Posted July 7, 2019 Sometimes building building building gets boring and the inner man-child needs to come out to play to check clearances It's going to be a while before tracks can get out the back due to the big mound of earth, but the single access at the front will at least allow undercover sidings. My original thinking was three undercover storage loops, but seeing how much track that just swallowed I think 2 will be fine! It's long enough to fit 2x 16ft trains end to end. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium GWRPhil Posted July 7, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 7, 2019 I thought it wasn’t possible to have to many storage sidings? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Goldfish Posted July 7, 2019 Author Share Posted July 7, 2019 53 minutes ago, GWRPhil said: I thought it wasn’t possible to have to many storage sidings? I'll agree with that statement, but in G it takes up a lot of space and a lot of £££. Was going to build a work bench over the storage lines, will see how wide that ends up being and work to that 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium GWRPhil Posted July 7, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 7, 2019 33 minutes ago, Satan's Goldfish said: I'll agree with that statement, but in G it takes up a lot of space and a lot of £££. Was going to build a work bench over the storage lines, will see how wide that ends up being and work to that Cool Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Goldfish Posted August 1, 2019 Author Share Posted August 1, 2019 Evening all! A question: In all these years of collecting bits and pieces, I've never actually powered up an LGB point motor. I had assumed they were solenoids and needed a pulse to throw in each direction, but following a recent second hand acquisition I've just noticed the majority of the motors I have only have 2 terminals so are they actually tortoise style stall motors? What has also thrown me, is the fact that i seem to have 2 different types, and what I'm assuming is the older type has 3 wires... A quick Google hasn't really thrown much light on how they operate, apart from if you're wiring them up to LGB control units (not the sort of circuit diagram of use here!) But then that also brought up a booster unit which I would assume as it's hooked up to an AC supply is a CDU, but I don't associate those with servo motors, just solenoids. I hadn't planned on using LGB control boxes as I prefer building my own control panels, but this has left me confuddled on types of switches and how I'm wiring them up. Advice sought please! Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a98087 Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 First of they both run of dc, the one with 3 connections is a solenoid type, theres 2 solenoids with a common return terminal hence the 3 connections the other type is a motor that drives a toothed shaft which does the movement , just reverse the polarity to swap direction. The lgb unit takes ac, and converts it to dc via diode and feeds the half wave dc to the motor. the 3 connection type are pretty old, and we’re superseded buy the 2 wire type and it’s a good idea to open them- 4 screws to check the internals, 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Goldfish Posted August 1, 2019 Author Share Posted August 1, 2019 Thanks a98087, most helpful Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted August 1, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 1, 2019 On 07/07/2019 at 15:24, Satan's Goldfish said: Sometimes building building building gets boring and the inner man-child needs to come out to play to check clearances It's going to be a while before tracks can get out the back due to the big mound of earth, but the single access at the front will at least allow undercover sidings. My original thinking was three undercover storage loops, but seeing how much track that just swallowed I think 2 will be fine! It's long enough to fit 2x 16ft trains end to end. Now I have been following the shed build on Faceache, and Mr Goldfish has tried to tell his Faceoff mates that the little doors are "dog flaps" he even made poor S Wolf demonstrate the fact. Anyhow Map, the refuge family living in our stables (remember I am moving them on when the shed is ready) have asked can their granny go straight to the shed when she arrives in England next week? They don't want her at her age to have too many upheavals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Goldfish Posted August 1, 2019 Author Share Posted August 1, 2019 20 minutes ago, Clive Mortimore said: Now I have been following the shed build on Faceache, and Mr Goldfish has tried to tell his Faceoff mates that the little doors are "dog flaps" he even made poor S Wolf demonstrate the fact. Anyhow Map, the refuge family living in our stables (remember I am moving them on when the shed is ready) have asked can their granny go straight to the shed when she arrives in England next week? They don't want her at her age to have too many upheavals. I think other people have jumped to the doggy door conclusion... I've just been a bit rubbish at denying it Only if she can live in the attic space... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Goldfish Posted August 1, 2019 Author Share Posted August 1, 2019 I suppose a timely shed piccy would be good, it's been a while! Still missing the the far end wall and half the roof, but it's nearly there! 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted August 1, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 1, 2019 39 minutes ago, Satan's Goldfish said: I think other people have jumped to the doggy door conclusion... I've just been a bit rubbish at denying it Only if she can live in the attic space... Not saying nuffing. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Goldfish Posted August 1, 2019 Author Share Posted August 1, 2019 3 minutes ago, Clive Mortimore said: Not saying nuffing. Well I didn't expect her to fit! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium GWRPhil Posted August 2, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 2, 2019 19 hours ago, Satan's Goldfish said: I suppose a timely shed piccy would be good, it's been a while! Still missing the the far end wall and half the roof, but it's nearly there! Love the door plaque. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Goldfish Posted October 27, 2019 Author Share Posted October 27, 2019 (edited) Been a while, shed/workshop is finished and if I'm lucky I might start laying track next year when the weather gets better. In the meantime, just picked up a couple of wagons that were at a price too good to ignore. Unfortunately they're not Swiss... or even European! But I picked them up because there is a couple of useful bits for me that came with them, just debating what to do with the rest now (Knuckle couplings have already made their way to an Ebay ad). Do either of them lend themselves to adapting to any obvious RhB wagon types (or even standard gauge SBB) or is the length completely wrong? Not much hope for the open wagon, but the flat 'stake' wagon might work with a tank on for RhB? Or standard gauge 4 wheel flat with some buffers and sides added? Edit; they're both the same length, the deck of the flat wagon is less than 400mm long so they might compare to RhB 4 wheel wagons instead. A good 150mm+ too short to be an SBB 4 wheel flat/stake wagon. Any ideas on how long the bogie cement tanks are as per this picture? https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RhB_Zement-_und_Holzzug_bei_Ilanz.jpg from this distance there's resemblance to a flat wagon there, just drain pipe! Edited October 27, 2019 by Satan's Goldfish Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 https://www.rhb.ch/de/buendner-gueterbahn/gueterwagen/konventionell/staubgutwagen https://www.rhb.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/redaktion/Ueber_die_RhB/Gueterbahn/Dokumente/PDF-Gueterwagen/Datenblatt_Staubgutwagen_Typ_Uac_Serie_7991_-_8000.pdf You may need to switch it to German as they won't come up on the English version of the site. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Goldfish Posted October 28, 2019 Author Share Posted October 28, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Glorious NSE said: https://www.rhb.ch/de/buendner-gueterbahn/gueterwagen/konventionell/staubgutwagen https://www.rhb.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/redaktion/Ueber_die_RhB/Gueterbahn/Dokumente/PDF-Gueterwagen/Datenblatt_Staubgutwagen_Typ_Uac_Serie_7991_-_8000.pdf You may need to switch it to German as they won't come up on the English version of the site. Cheers Martyn, my German is close enough to understand what's going on there, would never have found that on my own though! Maybe able to try a slightly length compressed version of that, a bit of 4inch drain pipe matches the diameter nicely LGB seem to use a lot of selective compression anyway... Edited October 28, 2019 by Satan's Goldfish 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 No worries - if you poke about on the German language version of the site there are diagram downloads like that for all the current revenue-fleet wagons, which is worth a look. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Goldfish Posted November 16, 2019 Author Share Posted November 16, 2019 Nephews are due over tomorrow, so time for an LGB loop around the house... and plenty of testing! I've seen this recommended in other scales before but it's the first time I've tried it; the 90 degree corner below sits between 2 'S' bends. The 90 degrees is done with R3, and the 2 'S' bends with R2, but I've put the R2 pieces in the middle of the R3 to make a compound curve that starts gentle, gets tighter, then eases out again. And it works brilliantly! Really disguises the tightness in the middle well The fact it works on a gradient too is a bonus! Will be remembering this when it's installed in the garden. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted November 16, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 16, 2019 19 minutes ago, Satan's Goldfish said: Nephews are due over tomorrow, so time for an LGB loop around the house... and plenty of testing! I've seen this recommended in other scales before but it's the first time I've tried it; the 90 degree corner below sits between 2 'S' bends. The 90 degrees is done with R3, and the 2 'S' bends with R2, but I've put the R2 pieces in the middle of the R3 to make a compound curve that starts gentle, gets tighter, then eases out again. And it works brilliantly! Really disguises the tightness in the middle well The fact it works on a gradient too is a bonus! Will be remembering this when it's installed in the garden. Hi Map I am sure everyone on here would like to see S Wolf and the train set. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Goldfish Posted November 16, 2019 Author Share Posted November 16, 2019 16 minutes ago, Clive Mortimore said: Hi Map I am sure everyone on here would like to see S Wolf and the train set. I'm not sure how to put videos on here that aren't on YouTube... so shameless plug for people on instagram; look up fluffy_sg and feel my despair at trying to get the dog to eat a treat off the train 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Loved the one where the treat passed between his legs without him noticing... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Goldfish Posted November 17, 2019 Author Share Posted November 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Glorious NSE said: Loved the one where the treat passed between his legs without him noticing... Glad I caught that on video, it was the first time standing over the track like that while it passed underneath too. 2 days in a row, treat gets put on train in front of her, it sets off, I think as soon as it's out of sight she forgets where it was put, but she knows it still exists somewhere... I think we did it a couple of years ago where the train stayed in sight the whole time and she was able to follow where it was then. So hopefully she has better luck with the Christmas circuit that stays all in 1 room. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Goldfish Posted November 25, 2019 Author Share Posted November 25, 2019 'I was thinking; we've got 2x Christmas trees, if we put one in the living room and one in the conservatory than you could put an LGB track around each of them and have 2x running.' Who are you? And what have you done with my wife.... 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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