enginelane Posted March 21, 2019 Author Share Posted March 21, 2019 Image showing how the layers line up. Modules will be glued to a sheet of mdf. Base layer glued down and then the layer with the columns and side pieces added. Finally a third layer will added in places to act as joining strips Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted March 21, 2019 Author Share Posted March 21, 2019 Image showing how the layers line up. Modules will be glued to a sheet of mdf. Base layer glued down and then the layer with the columns and side pieces added. Finally a third layer will added in places to act as joining strips Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted March 26, 2019 Author Share Posted March 26, 2019 Laid up the modules made so far into a board and works well! Will spend sometime this week glueing the layers together before they are primed. Booked another session on the laser cutter and will be trialling parts to make the covered conveyor. Time and storage has not been kind to the plastic card and corrugated paper trial made last year! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 Another session on the laser cutter should see all parts cut out to complete one full factory unit and be able to fit into a baseboard unit. That will then allow the removal piece that spans across the baseboard joint to be measured up, drawn and cut out. Plan then to move down to the other end where the fiddle yard comes in and cut out the pieces. Drawings will have to be modified as there will be loading dock awnings to be fitted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted April 5, 2019 Author Share Posted April 5, 2019 Glue up session this morning and let under the weights to dry. Cutting list produce for next cutting session on Tuesday Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted April 5, 2019 Author Share Posted April 5, 2019 Glue up session this morning and let under the weights to dry. Cutting list produce for next cutting session on Tuesday Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted April 9, 2019 Author Share Posted April 9, 2019 Not the most productive of laser cutting sessions this morning with the laser refusing to cut even though it was tracing the outline as per the program file. Hey ho. Did manage to cut and glue a sample piece of covered conveyor and will add the corrugated card covering this afternoon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted April 14, 2019 Author Share Posted April 14, 2019 Cold bitter wind so retreated out of the garage and into the warm. Tweaked the factory drawings ready for the next laser session 24 th April and started drawing up for the house which will be an unique feature of the layout. The real building was used in making the first breakfast cereals. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted April 27, 2019 Author Share Posted April 27, 2019 Art House laser still out of action as requires engineer visit to refocus mirrors or similar. Took opportunity to produce paper mock up of Post House and after testing on layout last night will draw up on CorelDraw ready for when the laser cutter can be booked again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Mr Boxcab had locos running up an down the layout last night under their own power with sound, the boards were wired up together with croc clips as they dont have plugs yet 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted May 9, 2019 Author Share Posted May 9, 2019 Locos were indeed running on all lines. Sadly the laser session on Wednesday was not an overwhelming success. Laser requires new tube so operating only on low power which meant in a 2 hr session only one piece rather than the normal three cut out and passed so slowly that charting built up and burnt out the window frames so carefully drawn up! Machine will not be mended until 21st May so will press on adding windows to the existing structures Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted June 2, 2019 Author Share Posted June 2, 2019 Laser back up and running and cutting through the 2mm MDF like a hot knife through butter. trials of different finishers are progressing with a pebble dash finish looking a likely winner. With a weathering wash added I think will look great. Weekend spend making up windows ready to add to the buildings. next big building job is to mount the factory layers onto the back board and install into a module. trials using laser cut off cuts to create the covered conveyor seem to be in the right ball park. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted June 6, 2019 Author Share Posted June 6, 2019 On the basis that weather forecast said heavy rain to day - now moved to tomorrow spent couple of hours in club rooms on a sunny day! Bought backing MDF for the factory buildings and fabricated some glass block windows. Brick inserts cut from brick plasticard. Needs spraying with concrete colour finish before glueing and painting. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickBrad Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 That's an epicly big building, laid like that with what I guess is an 00 layout in the background. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted June 15, 2019 Author Share Posted June 15, 2019 Yeap it’s taking some cutting out as the laser we hire by the hour burnt out it’s tube. Another session planned for Tuesday Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted September 15, 2019 Author Share Posted September 15, 2019 After a number of laser cutting sessions good to get back to more traditional ways of building and a start made on the Post House. Will make an interesting contrast of the wood against the concrete and brick of the factory buildings. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted September 15, 2019 Author Share Posted September 15, 2019 Did some more this evening and all carcasse work is now completed. I think it captures the prototype building quite well. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted September 16, 2019 Author Share Posted September 16, 2019 Project O has a layout new name - Prime Cereals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon A Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 In the Google view there are two run round loops roughly in line with Saints Again, or the left hand end of the large brick factory. Gordon A Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted September 19, 2019 Author Share Posted September 19, 2019 Laser cutting session yesterday and managed to cut out and glue up what will become the front aspect of the power house Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxcab Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 All of the turnouts have now had their servos fitted. We have used "Dingo Low Profile" servo mounts, http://www.dingoservo.co.uk/ which are made from folded aluminium. They are very easy to assemble and well designed. Very good value too at approximately £6-00 each. The big attraction of these for me (apart from the low cost) is that they give a horizontal movement for operating the turnout blades. A micro switch is included with them but as they are only rated @ 1 Amp we decided that we needed to upgrade to higher capacity ones more suitable for O Scale. Personally I do not like the "tortoise" style of wire pivoting up through the baseboard. I prefer the old "P4 Society" type of Turnout operating unit, mine were made from old bits of Swish curtain rail.(other makes are available.) The tiebar is connected to the blades by fully floating brass pins that have their ends bent over after they pass through the plastic bar of the operating unit. No soldered joints to be stressed & break later. The circuit boards that control the servos are custom built by Richard (our electronics genius). We have not had any problems with "servo chatter" or making odd noises unlike some other layouts have experienced when using servos. (I have no connection with Dingo Servo Mounts other than being a satisfied customer.) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 Anybody that gets the Continental Modeller magazine will have seen in his year's August issue of Mark's (Boxcab) article of upgrading a grain hopper car 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasond Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Anybody know how Prime Cereals is progressing (thanks for the 'wake up' sir douglas)? Jason Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted November 2, 2021 Author Share Posted November 2, 2021 Clubrooms were closed due to Covid but now open and members slowly returning. Progress has been made but obviously not as much as if clubrooms were open. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dava Posted November 2, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 2, 2021 Looking forward to seeing this layout at a future WRMS show. November is never quite the same without it! Dava Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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