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Scenic boards now up in the railway room.

 

ive now got a 2x2, 4x2 and 5x1 plain board to make so that the track can carry on around the room to give me a fiddle yard.

 

had a small mock up of the rough track plan to give an idea of what i have in mind. The scissor crossover really helps with space.

 

the MDF for the platforms needs cutting to size still also so take it all with a pinch of salt.

 

eric

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6 hours ago, Erixtar1992 said:

Cheers rich. They are worth the money.

 

have started laying the track now, made the decision to respace the sleepers. heres a couple random pics. Will update properly soon

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good choice on respacing the sleepers, have you thought about making a jig as this could give much more consistent results?

Best of luck,

Matthew

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3 minutes ago, croydon junction said:

good choice on respacing the sleepers, have you thought about making a jig as this could give much more consistent results?

Best of luck,

Matthew

Hi, yea i did indeed. Made one from some scrap plastic, including a jig for the peco streamline track spacing.

cheers 

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I'd agree that lighter is better. You can of course weather it further later either by doing some washes over the top, or a bit of dry brushing just to introduce a bit of variety. If you really feel like going for it you could do some random different coloured slabs.

Really liking the look so far though.

Rich

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On ‎27‎/‎12‎/‎2019 at 15:29, Erixtar1992 said:

Second platform done!! Just paint left.

 

also a couple pics from a

running session at the club last night

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A couple of those photos are outstanding, they had so much atmosphere that I could almost smell that smell that I always associate with the London tube. Brilliant modelling!

 

All the best,

Dave

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On 29/12/2019 at 22:24, DavidMcKenzie said:

 

A couple of those photos are outstanding, they had so much atmosphere that I could almost smell that smell that I always associate with the London tube. Brilliant modelling!

 

All the best,

Dave

Thankyou Dave, comments like that really mean a lot! 
 

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So platform 4 now has track down, thats 3&4 complete! 
 

Quickly photoshopped the ID backscenes ‘just trees’ in, i think im going to go for this backscene but have them photoshop a few bits into it for me, such as where the station road would have carried on, aswell as removing a section of trees where the through lines on platform 1&2 are. 

also in the background i may have them do something too. Want it to properly suit the layout as backscenes make such a difference for photography. 
 

messed about with the pic in lightroom also after, adjusting the colours ect until i was happy, i think it looks very realistic!

 

 

now, i suppose i better get the jigsaw out and cut the holes for stock to come into scene!  
 

happy new year all and thanks for following.

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Track laying in scenic section, apart from the depot now completed, the 3 way point was a pain, ive had to extend the rails slightly and shape up the copper clad sleepers so that they will work with the angle they go accross the join.

once finished and the boards were back together, i think it looked as good as i could have managed, so im happy.

 

ive used gaugemaster DCC-80 autofrogs on the points. My thinking behind this was that i can then keep the electrical side of the points seperate to the point motors, aswell as them being cheap to replace if i have a failure.

 

the added bonus is that i dont need to use point motors yet but the layout is still operational, as the frog switching is taken care of.

 

the boards are now wired up too, i chose to use a solid copper core wire for both the bus lines. Its fairly rigid, so it doesnt flop about under the layout and looks far neater than normal wire.  Did the job brilliantly!

 

unfortunately however, my use of the DCC-80 autofrogs identified a flaw in my system, the NCE Powercab.

 

the Powercab simply hasnt got enough oomph behind it to allow the autofrogs to operate correctly.  Tried a Hornby elite and worked first try. 
this lead me to a decision, spend £30 on an uprater power supply for the cab,  or upgrade completely.

 

it was a hard choice as i love the powercab controller, IMO nothing matches the thumbwheel/speed controls on it. 
What swayed me however, was that in the future i want the layout to be automated, which would be a nightmare with the NCE system. 
 

this has lead me to buying a Digikeijs DR5000, as i can choose multiple controllers or use my phone, aswell as being easy to expand for automation/points&lighting control. 
 

set it up and 10 mins later i was running trains. Happy days!!

 

ive also now laid some of the fiddle yard track, which is going to be insulfrog to save wiring headaches and probs wont be ballasted. So can now run trains again at last :)

 

pics to follow!  
 

cheers, eric

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Been slacking with updating this.  Apologies.

 

to cut a long story short, some of the scenery is done, platforms now painted, ballast down on LHS board,  made a bridge,  had a sign made, fitted an altered ID backscene, Been getting more stock sound fitted  bla bla bla.

 

its looking good so far! And all runs well.

 

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13 hours ago, Rich Papper said:

Looking really good. I like the blend of the station forecourt into the backscene and the tube electrical boxes.

Rich

Thankyou!  The station backscene area is just a tester, im going to flip it the other way round and mess with adding more trees in ect. 

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