Seven Mills Sidings, from TOPS to the POD, Page 169 and Bench Road, Stabling and Fuelling Point from Page 245

[Andrew P]

3 minutes ago, muddys-blues said:

When does the through road go out to the Garden ? ........ , lovely stuff as usual Andy.

 

Cat sighting reported .... still trying to find the little old Dude though 

 

Best regards

Craig.

Cheers mate, I've been checking your F/B Page every couple of hours for some good news. At least he was seen local last night.

When you find him, tie an Anchor to his Tail and a Church Bell to his collar, then he cant run far, and if he does, the whole of North Wales will hear his Bell Ringing.

[Andrew P]

Another pic from this mornings Running, Pic and Video session.

 

Video on previous page.

 

Edited August 2, 2020 by Andrew P

[Andrew P]

I felt another photo coming on.

 

Toothpaste Liveried Crompton, 33035 creeps out from under the Mills Lane Bridge into Seven Mills Yard, with Scottie Dog Class 37, 37081 Loch Long on No 2 Fuel Road at the back.

[Andrew P]

A previously un used pic from some time go of Rat 25285 entering Seven Mills under the Mills Lane Bridge.

[Andrew P]

Last pic for tonight, again from this mornings session, of 33012 coming out from Seven Up Junction to Dore End,

 

[Andrew P]

Looking down from the Mills Lane Bridge this morning and there is a Rat, 20054 and a pair of Choppers on the Fueling Roads at Seven Mills.

[Andrew P]

A close up study of Railfreight 56047 parked in the old Engineers Siding over night.

[Andrew P]

Another pic of 33012 creeping over the Level Crossing into Seven Mills.

[pwr]

Lazy Joe not moved then!

 

Paul R

[Barnaby]

A very enjoyable video on the previous page Andy, just the thing for my T break in the hobby cabin while doing catch up on the forums.

 

Best

[Baggies1961]

Think he (LazyJoe) might fit the modelu Hi-Viz jacket Andy??

[Andrew P]

2 hours ago, pwr said:

Lazy Joe not moved then!

 

Paul R

 

2 hours ago, Barnaby said:

A very enjoyable video on the previous page Andy, just the thing for my T break in the hobby cabin while doing catch up on the forums.

 

Best

 

38 minutes ago, Baggies1961 said:

Think he (LazyJoe) might fit the modelu Hi-Viz jacket Andy??

Cheers Guys, he dose seem to like work, as he's always there, just doesn't do a lot when he is there.

 

HE NEEDS A HOBBY.

[chuffinghell]

3 minutes ago, Andrew P said:

he dose seem to like work, as he's always there, just doesn't do a lot when he is there

 

Just like me except for the 'like work' bit 

 

Work is just an irritating distraction from modelling

 

Edited August 3, 2020 by chuffinghell

[Rowsley17D]

6 minutes ago, Andrew P said:

 

 

Cheers Guys, he dose seem to like work, as he's always there, just doesn't do a lot when he is there.

 

HE NEEDS A HOBBY.

 

It's like the answer to the question I used to get as a civil servant when asked how many people work for WXYZ, the answer was about half of them!

Edited August 3, 2020 by Rowsley17D

[Andrew P]

So, a couple of hours in the Garden trimming Trees / Bushes, and clearing the area where the old Shed was, then into the POD and had an idea.

 

Some while ago  did a deal, (as you do) with a mate of mine swapping a Bachmann Van for a couple of old Hornby Dublo Colour Light Signals.

Now as we all know, they are far to big for OO Gauge, but I thought that if I could extend the tube, they might be ok for O.

I played about but they didn't look right, so in the end, I decided to go for Ground Signals.

I replaced the Bulbs with LED's and then found some black straws for taking the wires through the board, and covering the back of the beast. Once painted Black they should look fine, NOT PROTOTYPICAL, BUT O.K. for me.

 

 

Once Ballasted in, it should look fine, just the second one to do later. 

 

 

 

 

 

[Father Dougal]

That is a good idea. I might get some.

[Andrew P]

23 minutes ago, Father Dougal said:

That is a good idea. I might get some.

Yeah, as I say, not prototypical, but Cheap, and that's my middle name, haha

[Andrew P]

This afternoon I made up the second Ground Signal, and here are some pics of the basic components.

As said earlier, they are By Coloured Red / Green LED's so one leg had to be cut off from each one.

 

The Resistor goes on the middle / Common Leg.

And I'd run out of Green wire so used some Yellow.

 

 

 

 

[Andrew P]

So this second Signal protects the exit from the Loop.

 

 

 

 

 

[Andrew P]

Finally I decided to put repeaters on the Control Panel.

 

All was going well until I melted my last switch, so tomorrow I'll pop out and get some more, as I have another 2 or 3 Signals coming from my mate John.

 

 

[Clive Mortimore]

Hi Andy

 

You ain't going to like me. Ground signals like you have modeled have the red light at the top. The red light should always be the closest to the drivers eye.

[georgeT]

Getting a bit too technical  for me buddy Hahaha

[Andrew P]

30 minutes ago, Clive Mortimore said:

Hi Andy

 

You ain't going to like me. Ground signals like you have modeled have the red light at the top. The red light should always be the closest to the drivers eye.

Cheers Clive, mine is the Australian version, WHOOPS, by Not Prototypical am I covered?

 

[Andrew P]

32 minutes ago, georgeT said:

Getting a bit too technical  for me buddy Hahaha

Me too Buddy, that's the way Hornby had them so I just copied it.

 

I should have looked on Tinternettie thingy.

[Ray H]

43 minutes ago, Clive Mortimore said:

Hi Andy

 

You ain't going to like me. Ground signals like you have modeled have the red light at the top. The red light should always be the closest to the drivers eye.

 

Clive

 

I always understood that the red was at the bottom so that snow couldn't accumulate on the hood for the lamp below. That said, I suppose the close proximity to the ground probably makes it more likely that snow would accumulate on said ground more readily that on the lens hood.