RMweb Gold Revolution Mike B Posted February 13, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 13, 2019 30 minutes ago, Southwich said: Thanks Mike! I assumed they were - I don't suppose you've got any photos of how you've wired them up? Have you used the circuit they provided or an alternative? Somebody made them for me Will so I’m sorry, I couldn’t tell you. I know they use latching relays. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southwich Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 2 minutes ago, scoobyra said: Somebody made them for me Will so I’m sorry, I couldn’t tell you. I know they use latching relays. No worries Mike thanks for the info! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Revolution Mike B Posted February 15, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted February 15, 2019 I've been doing some 'therapeutic' work on the bay line over the last two days by way of some cable trunking, and some relay cabinets. I'll post some progress pictures up later but here's a picture I took earlier... In an ideal world, the end of the line lights would have a thinner post but Jonathan's dad couldn't get it any smaller, and to be honest, I can live with it as it's way better than anything else you can buy off the shelf! Things are starting to move forward again at last 22 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southwich Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Very nice work Mike! That photo is stunning Keep up the good work! Will 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJTrains Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 On 11/02/2019 at 10:10, scoobyra said: Oak Road is going back to Fareham Rotarail for the second time in two years! Chris Thomas has invited me back and will donate the money raised for the exhibition to the Meningitis Now Charity - this is another amazing gesture to help me raise money for Meningitis research. that is quite something Mike. well done for what you're doing for the charity. You've certainly got some amazing support from the guys on here and especially Chris at Rotarail. No pressure to be the best in show then... (even if its not something they officially award as its all for charity...) great news all round. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Revolution Mike B Posted February 18, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted February 18, 2019 As promised, here's a photo montage of the recent progress. Both problem areas on the branch and yard lines corrected (no more derailments!), utx pipes added and reballasted. There's still some colour correction to do (rail sides, sleepers, ballast etc), along with sticking the clamp locks back on, putting the point lever back in, and running some cabling.... ...which brings me on to the trunking for the bay. Most people would shy away from taking up their hard work to change it....not me....I just crack on with it - I've learned that if you make a mistake, just do it again (and again...and...), so I dug a trench, and some holes... ....and then added another cabinet for the signal and ran the trunking around it. I'm not 100% sure I've done it right.......and it still needs more paint but there's only so much I can do in a day... Finally, I added the OSS grids - Peco only do one size so I had to cut them down to make a representation of the smaller ones.....and thanks to St Simon, they're in exactly the right place! I need to run the cabling for these too at some point and match the ballast around the signal back in with the rest of the bay line. Normally, I'd leave it to represent recent trackside work, but in this case, I want it to look like it's been there for a while. While I was busy working away, I was lucky to get a picture of 37403 signal checked whilst working a railtour down to Weymouth......look at all those flies stuck to the front! 25 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calvin Streeting Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 nice .. its those lovely little track details.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Revolution Mike B Posted February 21, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted February 21, 2019 (edited) I found a video that my mate Nigel (Melangoose) took of the layout at Worthing and here's a great still image from it. It's hard to imagine but that area of station takes up nearly 5 ft and there's hardly anything in it! Once I've got the benches, signs, posters, flower beds, car park markings and the rest of the fencing in, it'll really start to come together and look more like it should do. Edited February 21, 2019 by scoobyra 22 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Revolution Mike B Posted February 26, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 26, 2019 (edited) I got a bit busy over the weekend and scratch built a pipe that was missing from one of the sheds I got from Graham (the one at the top of the picture) ...and I finally got around to adding some discharged toilet roll to the track.... It still needs some work, along with some nice sloppy effluent (model form, not the real stuff!) and some litter. Edited February 26, 2019 by scoobyra 12 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calvin Streeting Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 57 minutes ago, scoobyra said: and I finally got around to adding some discharged toilet roll to the track. ERM ... shouldn't that be a bit more brown... but as i said before nice details... got a rusty old coke can? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Horse Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Fabulous as always Mike 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartynJPearson Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 (edited) I come back to this topic time after time and never fail to be amazed by the attention to detail, think this is a fantastic layout. Where do you collect the discharged toilet paper from? Edited February 26, 2019 by MartynJPearson 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 5BarVT Posted February 26, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 26, 2019 4 hours ago, calvin Streeting said: ERM ... shouldn't that be a bit more brown... Only when ‘fresh’. The brown washes away leaving the white behind. Choice of word intentional! Paul. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Revolution Mike B Posted February 28, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 28, 2019 I've had a break from spreading sh!t around and have added a new feature for Swansea - fully working stone sidings complete with auto uncoupling! After Ian told me about putting magnets under the track (Brian Kirby uncoupling) I did some Google and YouTube searching, and then put my own spin on it (probably the same ideas that everyone else has) so it would work with the non standard coupling hoops on the 66s, and it works really well. There's a bit of tweaking needed so that I don't need to back the loco up so much but I'm pleased with the outcome. It means for the first time ever (with the relaid track) stone trains can run in without derailments, from either the down main or branch (or even be backed in from the up main) and the loco can uncouple itself and run round. Coupling back up needs a bit more thought but it won't be too much of a problem once I've modified the coupling hoop. There's a bit of an issue for the operator though as they can't technically see where to stop the train, so I may need to add a few more magnets to give a larger target area. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Revolution Mike B Posted March 1, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 1, 2019 (edited) Following on from the stone sidings post, I decided it was time to give the rails a coat of paint! They still look a bit too 'pink' so I may need to tone them down a bit, and to be honest, I really should've taken a fibreglass pencil to the rail to remove the ballast that's stuck to the side of them! I've got some fishplates to add to the outside edges of the rail joins but going on previous experience, I'll leave the inside ones off and just add some greasy looking paint. Edited March 1, 2019 by scoobyra 9 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Horse Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 My God, how long did that take? Any particular colour? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Revolution Mike B Posted March 1, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 1, 2019 34 minutes ago, Iron Horse said: My God, how long did that take? Any particular colour? Difficult to say Ade - I painted the sleepers back in June 2016 (I can't quote the post as there's no numbers on them anymore!) It took me around an hour to paint 3ft of rail sides last night with a paint brush though. The layout is constantly evolving, just like the real railway because I'm forever digging stuff up and replacing it. I don't always blend it back in either which makes for a more realistic effect. Other stuff has had paint applied on top of paint, possibly 4 or 5 times over, which again, adds depth to what would normally be one block of colour. For reference, most things can be replicated with Black, Burnt Umber, Burnt Sienna, White, Light Grey, Dark Grey and Antique Gold. There's also a bit of Purple and Red thrown in somewhere too. 3 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold MarshLane Posted March 1, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 1, 2019 6 hours ago, scoobyra said: I can't quote the post as there's no numbers on them anymore! You can, the numbers were removed as they could change, but if (on the post you want to quote) you click on the little triangular symbol to the right of 'Report Post' it will give you the web URL to that specific post, which you can then paste (or link) into your message, there by making it easy for people to back to a post on the same thread, or any other thread. Superb modelling as ever, always enjoy popping and seeing what's going on. Rich 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Revolution Mike B Posted March 14, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 14, 2019 (edited) I've not really done much of late due to work commitments and the loss of my 'Oak Road' mojo - it get's like that every now and then, so I just need to down tools for a while and do something else, in this case, practicing some weathering on some O Gauge track, and designing a 5'x4' Setrack Roundy Roundy based on the layout that Chris Nevard has just built for the new Kernow store in Guildford, which when built, will be auctioned off to raise money for the Meningitis Now charity. I've also done some more work on the remaining IOAs.... Before my mojo went awol, I relaid some more of the fiddle yard and painted the rails in the stone sidings. Last night I added a catch pit and some fresh ballast to the mainline. I'm away with Ian (Rhys, Paul and Nigel) this weekend with Tidworth - we're at Wimrail if anyone wants to pop along and say hello, and then next weekend I'll be heading to Penzance behing the new GBRf 50's, and the following weekend, there's a big football match for the lower league teams at Wembley, so there may not be much else done for a while..........I'm sure Steve Flint is supposed to be coming to take some pictures soon!? Edited March 14, 2019 by scoobyra 14 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbox321 Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 On 26/02/2019 at 13:20, scoobyra said: I got a bit busy over the weekend and scratch built a pipe that was missing from one of the sheds I got from Graham (the one at the top of the picture) ...and I finally got around to adding some discharged toilet roll to the track.... It still needs some work, along with some nice sloppy effluent (model form, not the real stuff!) and some litter. So Oak Road will be electrified with "turd rail?" (LOL) Maybe a little gloss varnish on a couple of sleepers to represent a fresh flush? Excellent modelling. Regards, C. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ba14eagle Posted March 17, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 17, 2019 Meant to mention to you earlier Mike, they are now using the side tippers for bulk ballast work, to Westbury. They have some labelling on them that states that they don't / aren't for side tipping anymore - I will endeavour to get a photo, if you need one. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Coming along great Mike cheers neil.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Revolution Mike B Posted March 19, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 19, 2019 One of the jobs I've been meaning to get around to is fitting brass tubes in to the platforms to locate the lights in to. I can't glue them in permanently because they're so fragile and get broken easily by little hands, or clumsy people trying to take pictures or holding themselves up with their hands (or elbows) on the layout, so I needed a practical solution. Luckily, the Albion Alloys thin wall brass tubing that I used for the posts slots perfectly in to the next size up, so I've cut some up in to platform height lengths and glued them in. One day I may even get around to making them illuminate! 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadfast Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 (edited) On 17/03/2019 at 22:17, ba14eagle said: Meant to mention to you earlier Mike, they are now using the side tippers for bulk ballast work, to Westbury. They have some labelling on them that states that they don't / aren't for side tipping anymore - I will endeavour to get a photo, if you need one. Have you seen the set that says pea gravel only it, but loads with ballast? Think we've got 4 sets for ballast and one for pea gravel as a spare. All get used for ballast. Using sidetippers is awkward at times, only just fits in the run round loop and needs pushing in or splitting to offload. Didn't think I'd miss the Mussels! Mike, nice weathering on your Mussel fleet, they really are looking battered these days. Your track images just get better and better! Jo Edited March 19, 2019 by Steadfast Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Revolution Mike B Posted March 20, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted March 20, 2019 (edited) So after 4 hours............I finished putting the station light locators in! I need to do a bit of work to get the light bases flush with the platform. Here's the real thing...... ...and finally, a 150 ready to depart for Weymouth Edited April 3, 2019 by scoobyra 29 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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