wiggoforgold Posted March 4, 2020 Author Share Posted March 4, 2020 With baseboard construction underway, I will shortly be able to start on tracklaying. As part of the preparation, I've made a trap point to go in the down line south of the signal box. It 's made from a piece of peco bullhead rail, with some of the chairs replaced by some old C&L slide chairs. Alex 10 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wiggoforgold Posted March 8, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 8, 2020 Currently playing around with the arrangement of track, buildings and ground levels to get the relationships right Alex 23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wiggoforgold Posted March 15, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 15, 2020 Baseboards bolted together. Underlay down and I'm getting ready to start laying track. Alex 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Brinkly Posted March 17, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 17, 2020 Looks very good sir! The buildings look lovely. Kind regards, Nick. 1 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggoforgold Posted March 21, 2020 Author Share Posted March 21, 2020 Basic landform at the southern end of the layout done. Checking positions of track elements before starting tracklaying later. Alex 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggoforgold Posted March 22, 2020 Author Share Posted March 22, 2020 Tracklaying underway at Yelverton The main line changes from a 1 in 60 gradient to level through the station. 4574 propels a 6 wheel milk tank over the transition on a test train. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium AdeMoore Posted March 22, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 22, 2020 Looking good Alex, Peco bullhead track? The stuff I see builders bemoaning lack of points? Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggoforgold Posted March 22, 2020 Author Share Posted March 22, 2020 Thanks Ade. Yes, the track is Peco bullhead, with the web removed from between the sleepers. That makes it a bit easier to spread the ballast, and gives the track a more open look. I only need large radius turnouts, so no issue there! Alex 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggoforgold Posted March 26, 2020 Author Share Posted March 26, 2020 Tracklaying complete. Next jobs are to install the droppers for the wiring and separate the rails at the baseboard joints before track painting and ballasting starts Alex 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggoforgold Posted March 26, 2020 Author Share Posted March 26, 2020 Trying out positions of the buildings. I'm going to reduce the height of the footbridge. Alex 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted March 26, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 26, 2020 This is looking lovely already, Alex. Why for you do cut down the footbridge? Is it purely from a 'look' point of view? Rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggoforgold Posted March 26, 2020 Author Share Posted March 26, 2020 7 minutes ago, NHY 581 said: This is looking lovely already, Alex. Why for you do cut down the footbridge? Is it purely from a 'look' point of view? Rob I think the footbridge stands slightly high in relation to the platform buildings. Looking at photographs the height of the metal legs appears to be similar to the width of the end platforms. Mine are too tall I think. I'll make a decision as to how much to cut once the basic shape of the platforms is in place. Alex 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted March 26, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 26, 2020 3 minutes ago, wiggoforgold said: I think the footbridge stands slightly high in relation to the platform buildings. Looking at photographs the height of the metal legs appears to be similar to the width of the end platforms. Mine are too tall I think. I'll make a decision as to how much to cut once the basic shape of the platforms is in place. Alex Yep. Not something to rush into....... Rob. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wiggoforgold Posted March 27, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 27, 2020 I need rather a lot of trees for Yelverton. As a bit of a diversion today I experimented with making one from florists wire and sea foam. Alex 17 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Really enjoying following progress on Yelverton, superb buildings, and trees! 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium AdeMoore Posted March 27, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 27, 2020 20 hours ago, wiggoforgold said: Tracklaying complete. Next jobs are to install the droppers for the wiring and separate the rails at the baseboard joints before track painting and ballasting starts Alex Hi Alex does the track come back up to solder the droppers on? Looking good BTW Keep it coming. Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggoforgold Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 (edited) Hi Ade. The track stays down. It's glued in place with pva, in theory permanently, , but in practice it's possible to break the bond allowing the track to be tweaked. I've taken some photographs to show how the droppers are installed. The droppers are made from a length of single core layout wire, with the insulation stripped from the last 15mm or so. The last 3mm of the core is bent at a right angle. A 1mm dia hole is drilled immediately adjacent to the rail on the outside, and the wire fed through the hole. The right angled end is turned so it passes under the bottom of the rail. The dropper is then soldered in place Edited March 27, 2020 by wiggoforgold Blxxdy auto correct 12 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium AdeMoore Posted March 27, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 27, 2020 Hi again Alex ah right, was aware of that method. I thought if you had laid the track (which you have) you may have had a clever idea to solder under the rails. Your method no doubt easier than mine, and if soldered on the back side of the rails from the viewing side, no doubt when weathered is barely seen. I’ll see how you proceed. Cheers for the detailed reply. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wiggoforgold Posted March 29, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 29, 2020 Track laying is more or less complete. Droppers installed, and I've made a start on painting the track 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted March 29, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 29, 2020 Bloody good show, Wiggers. Spiffing progress indeed!! Rob 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggoforgold Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 The scenic part of the layout, from the north end of the station. I've made a start on cutting the wood for the second half of the proscenium, and need to put it all together. 16 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Neal Ball Posted March 31, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 31, 2020 Great to catch up with the progress at Yelverton. It’s looking great, keep the updates coming. Regards, Neal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted March 31, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 31, 2020 On 27/03/2020 at 22:14, AdeMoore said: I thought if you had laid the track (which you have) you may have had a clever idea to solder under the rails. Your method no doubt easier than mine, and if soldered on the back side of the rails from the viewing side, no doubt when weathered is barely seen. I’ll see how you proceed. In fact, it's often very difficult to spot discreet soldered joints, once the track is painted, weathered and ballasted. I have a method whereby the flat section of Alex's 'L' is soldered directly to the underside of the bullhead rail, which can be a bit tricky, but does ensure that the side of the rail doesn't have any solder on it at all. 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium AdeMoore Posted March 31, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 31, 2020 7 hours ago, Captain Kernow said: In fact, it's often very difficult to spot discreet soldered joints, once the track is painted, weathered and ballasted. I have a method whereby the flat section of Alex's 'L' is soldered directly to the underside of the bullhead rail, which can be a bit tricky, but does ensure that the side of the rail doesn't have any solder on it at all. Interesting Tim how do you hold the L against the underside of the track while you solder? Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted March 31, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 31, 2020 On 29/03/2020 at 21:02, wiggoforgold said: The scenic part of the layout, from the north end of the station. I've made a start on cutting the wood for the second half of the proscenium, and need to put it all together. Initially, I looked at this and thought, "Crikey! . The top is quite high......."..then I remembered...... Looking very nice indeed. Rob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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