RMweb Premium Martino Posted July 15, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 15, 2018 Continuing to relay parts of the railway on stone blocks, about 30’ today. Also installed a bridge I built a couple of years ago that has been clogging up the workshop. Here’s Peckett 0-4-0T ‘Betty’ doing a test run with a narrow gauge toad. https://www.facebook.com/TheSouthBuckinghamshireLightRailway 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Martino Posted March 11, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 11, 2019 First day of daylight saving here in Northwest Florida, so trains had to be run. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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south_tyne Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Martino, Very impressive stuff, cannot wait to see more of your railway. I love that Peckett! I'm not in any way jealous of your Florida location mind..... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkingian Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 On 11/03/2019 at 01:24, south_tyne said: Martino, Very impressive stuff, cannot wait to see more of your railway. I love that Peckett! I'm not in any way jealous of your Florida location mind..... Indeed. What a superb railway. I followed your Facebook link to where you have scores of fine photos (somehow the most realistic ones often seem to be in black & white, but perhaps that's just my conditioning from too many old railway books!). The pictures here are also most effective in showing how you've managed to capture just what an NG line might look like. Thanks for sharing the very atmospheric results of your hard work. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Martino Posted March 16, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 16, 2019 Thank you very much. I’m blushing. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Martino Posted March 25, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 25, 2019 Night shift at East Burnham Signal Box, Crown Lane level crossing. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
south_tyne Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 42 minutes ago, Martino said: Night shift at East Burnham Signal Box, Crown Lane level crossing. What a fantastically atmospheric shot. Cracking stuff! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Martino Posted April 21, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted April 21, 2019 Easter Sunday running on the SBLR. More at https://www.facebook.com/TheSouthBuckinghamshireLightRailway We also had a visit from our local Black Racer, keeping the line free from bugs and stuff! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Storey Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 I love the straw poking out from the cattle wagon - lovely touch. I have never seen that done before. Great railway! Thanks for sharing with us on here. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Martino Posted May 1, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 1, 2019 A train of scrap metal for the smelter on the trading estate and logs for Birtley Sawmills. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Martino Posted May 1, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 1, 2019 Last goods train of the day. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Storey Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Very atmospheric!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Martino Posted May 7, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 7, 2019 Two low loaders behind the ‘General’ today. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Martino Posted June 4, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 4, 2019 Finished Hedgerley Hill Halt and ground frame today. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Storey Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 Looking good! I see you have platform lights. Are they working? If so - I am just about to install the wiring for four, very similar ones (12v) and wondered what wiring you used? I am struggling to work out the best method for both adequate supply but also to keep the joints waterproof. (will probably use a battery supply for now, but I have a mains supply nearby.) Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Martino Posted June 12, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 12, 2019 Well Mike.... when the railway was track powered the lamps were illuminated. I used LGB yellow bulbs and just ran wires to the track. This being DCC as long as the power was on, the lights worked. They were running at about 20-24 volts. The same applied to any buildings that were illuminated. Now that I’m battery powered there is no permanent power. For some buildings, I’m using (with greater or lesser success!) using converted garden solar lamps. I have a number of projects under way, so more info later. It’s all simple at the moment as LEDs and the calculations behind them are stretching my ability! However, also we have a young Collie who likes chewing things, so many (most) of the details on the line need to be capable of being taken out and stored. The same issue applies to our weather - tropical storms, the odd hurricane - so I need to be able to bring everything inside from time to time. Virtually everything you see in the photo can be unplugged or taken up. Those lamps have the ability to have wires run up inside and hold LEDs or small bulbs. So, everything is possible, 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Storey Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 10 hours ago, Martino said: Well Mike.... when the railway was track powered the lamps were illuminated. I used LGB yellow bulbs and just ran wires to the track. This being DCC as long as the power was on, the lights worked. They were running at about 20-24 volts. The same applied to any buildings that were illuminated. Now that I’m battery powered there is no permanent power. For some buildings, I’m using (with greater or lesser success!) using converted garden solar lamps. I have a number of projects under way, so more info later. It’s all simple at the moment as LEDs and the calculations behind them are stretching my ability! However, also we have a young Collie who likes chewing things, so many (most) of the details on the line need to be capable of being taken out and stored. The same issue applies to our weather - tropical storms, the odd hurricane - so I need to be able to bring everything inside from time to time. Virtually everything you see in the photo can be unplugged or taken up. Those lamps have the ability to have wires run up inside and hold LEDs or small bulbs. So, everything is possible, Many thanks Martino - we too have a young dog who believes everything placed, anywhere, is a toy or chew for him, so I empathise!! He is calming down, but our cats seem to think the railway is their right of way, as do much of the local wildlife, so I still have to ensure everything will be as robust as I can make it. This is an issue indoor modellers forget when wondering why some of our models are not pinpoint replicas!! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Premium Martino Posted October 3, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted October 3, 2019 Evening falls on the South Bucks Light Railway. It’s beginning to get cool enough to start working on the railway again. This weekend.....concrete the base for the new engine shed at Farnham Common! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Martino Posted October 3, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted October 3, 2019 Fall work starts on the line this weekend, preparing the area for the new engine shed and coal stage. These are buildings under construction, and in a primed but not painted state. They’re from Thorley Miniatures (https://www.thorleyminiatures.com). They are very detailed and have many extra pieces for added detailing. More at https://www.facebook.com/TheSouthBuckinghamshireLightRailway 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Martino Posted April 27, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted April 27, 2020 During the ‘Great Isolation’ we’ve been moving forward with the engine shed and coaling stage at Farnham Common. The coaling stage is just waiting for a spray of varnish before being put in place. It could also do with some coal, but where do you get coal in Northwest Florida? The engine shed is also nearly finished. The doors were being put on today. The size of the hinges and associated screws were a bit of a challenge to my contact lenses and I managed to make a mess of a few, but I’m sure they’re salvageable. All looking good to me however. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Storey Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 The buildings are looking good! For coal, a method I have seen used is to break up polystyrene into the smallest bits possible, stick them together in clumps and then spray them black and grey. Used to lighten loads in wagons, but may work equally well for this? Alternatively, sharp grit, but this is much harder to paint. Fortunately, I have some real coal, purloined on a visit to the UK some time back. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Martino Posted May 10, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 10, 2020 On 28/04/2020 at 04:52, Mike Storey said: The buildings are looking good! For coal, a method I have seen used is to break up polystyrene into the smallest bits possible, stick them together in clumps and then spray them black and grey. Used to lighten loads in wagons, but may work equally well for this? Alternatively, sharp grit, but this is much harder to paint. Fortunately, I have some real coal, purloined on a visit to the UK some time back. Thanks Mike, good ideas. Actually I searched for coal on Amazon. It appears that here in the US, people give coal as gifts to people who’ve been ‘naughty’. Who knew? Anyway for $7 I got a small bag of real coal. Just enough for the coaling stage (once thumped with a big ‘ammer of course!). Put on the stage and soaked in diluted concrete bonding glue and Bob’s your proverbial as you’ll see in the photos I’m about to post. Thanks again. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Martino Posted May 10, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 10, 2020 (edited) The Thorley Miniatures engine shed and coaling stage pretty much finished and installed in the engine shed area. Next to try their signal box kit. More photos at https://www.facebook.com/TheSouthBuckinghamshireLightRailway/ Edited May 10, 2020 by Martino I can’t spell. 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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