Al. Posted January 16, 2020 Author Share Posted January 16, 2020 Look what’s on pages 92 to 101 of the February edition of Continental Modeller. Only some nice photos of Remagen and a bit of a write up. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium CloggyDog Posted January 16, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 16, 2020 On 05/01/2020 at 14:30, Al. said: Clearly the cat was after that Maus! 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al. Posted January 26, 2020 Author Share Posted January 26, 2020 Not really a lot to actually see here, but it is significant. These are the undersides if the 4 fiddleyard boards with all the wiring for the cascades. Todays progress see the opto-sensors for all 32 track section tested and proved working. Next step is to wire in the remaining 16 relays and I’ll increase the fiddle yards capacity from 16 trains to 32. I might need to go out and buy some new stock soon. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al. Posted January 26, 2020 Author Share Posted January 26, 2020 I’ve been working on a Flak Panther today to finish off the Vampir Panther train. This one is a panther tank hull with a 37mm cannon mounted over the turret ring. They started appearing in the final year of the war when the supply of new tanks dried up and, with the destruction of the infrastructure, it became impossible to send battle damaged tanks back to the factory for refitting. Serviceable hulls has decks fitted over the turret rings and guns bolted into place. Quad 20mm cannons were quite common, along with the 37mm cannon. Somewhere I’ve even seen a photo of an 88mm mounted to the hull. What struck me as I was painting the model is who similar it looks to the German Marder IFV. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al. Posted February 5, 2020 Author Share Posted February 5, 2020 New arrived on Remagen. Minitrix BR45. Due a service and weathering before being assigned duties. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Looking forward to seeing the layout at Glasgow. jim 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiuModels Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 7 hours ago, luckymucklebackit said: Looking forward to seeing the layout at Glasgow. jim Less then 2 weeks...... OMG......! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al. Posted February 7, 2020 Author Share Posted February 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, NiuModels said: Less then 2 weeks...... OMG......! I should check who i'm signed as before I post..... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jukebox Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 6 hours ago, Al. said: I should check who i'm signed as before I post..... Report Post - Delete is your friend. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al. Posted February 11, 2020 Author Share Posted February 11, 2020 The Minitrix BR 45 is now weathered and ready for duty. I’ll most likely put this on the K5 train. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al. Posted February 11, 2020 Author Share Posted February 11, 2020 In other news, another little scenic touch to the layout today. A Sturmtiger from Sturmmörserkompanie 1000, which was one of the units delayed against the bridge after it was captured in March 1945. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al. Posted February 11, 2020 Author Share Posted February 11, 2020 There's also more progress on the Cascade wiring. Two of the four fiddle yard broads are now fully wired. Only two more to go.... 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al. Posted February 11, 2020 Author Share Posted February 11, 2020 And of course, in less then two weeks we have Model Rail Scotland in Glasgow... 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al. Posted February 18, 2020 Author Share Posted February 18, 2020 The layout is all but ready for loading into the van tomorrow afternoon ahead of the long drive to Glasgow. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al. Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Glasgow. What a journey. Not the best driving conditions.... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al. Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 After 500 miles we’re in, set up and ready to rock and roll... 15 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Al. Posted February 22, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 22, 2020 Look what we’ve just picked up today at Model Rail Scotland. 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dave John Posted February 22, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 22, 2020 Well deserved. I enjoyed seeing the layout at Glasgow, most impressive in its level of scenic detail and full marks for producing a very different and original layout. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al. Posted February 24, 2020 Author Share Posted February 24, 2020 With all the excitement this weekend at Model Rail Scotland, I forgot to post up about part 2 of the layout article in the March edition of Continental Modeller. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BR Blue Posted February 24, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 24, 2020 Very well deserved. I had the pleasure of seeing the layout this weekend and speaking to Al. The little details are incredible not to mention the bridge. The number of trees is amazing. I believe are about 1000. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Alex TM Posted February 25, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 25, 2020 Hi folks, Saw this at MR2020 at the weekend; the bridge has to be seen 'in the flesh' to be really appreciated. Not only is the bridge, itself, impressive but so are the military models around the scene. I was especially impressed by the radar setup and engine change cameos on the hilltop to the right had end. Always seemed to be a train on the move too. Well worth seeing if you get the opportunity. Regards, Alex. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted February 25, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 25, 2020 Very nice layout and something a bit different . So I got two film references . I spotted the elephant from Hannibal Brooks , and the downed Lanc had 617sq markings , but I'm struggling for Ice Cold in Alex , unless you had a cold one behind the backscene! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted February 25, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 25, 2020 Katy, the ambulance from Ice cold in Alex, is to be found near one of the bridge towers I believe. Regards Lez. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEAMYAKIMA Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 (edited) Want to see the layout in action? It features prominently in this very nice video of the Glasgow show …………… the video includes an interview with the man himself - Al Turner - and is the last of nine layouts featured as well as being the 'poster boy' of the video. If you want to go straight to the Remagen section start at minute 15.44 …………………………. Edited March 1, 2020 by TEAMYAKIMA 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al. Posted March 2, 2020 Author Share Posted March 2, 2020 With Glasgow completed, it’s time pay the layout a bit of attention with trying to improve reliability. A common problem we have most shows is locos stalling over the points. To cure this I’m fitting latching relays to each of the points to change the polarity. These are the 4 banks of relays all ready for fitting. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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