maltins0 Posted March 23, 2020 Author Share Posted March 23, 2020 On 14/03/2020 at 05:26, WM183 said: God the rust on the ends looks sooooo good! Thank You Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltins0 Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 Quick update I've ordered in the 6mm birch ply in 100mm strips for making the sandwich frames as I don't have a table saw, also bought 18mm softwood to make the jam part of the sandwich I do own a power mitre saw so can cut this myself so I shall be making a start on the baseboards very very soon will post pics as they progress You will notice I've changed the Heading Title to The Name my layout will be known by My track plan will include just three turnouts but a runaround via a sliding traverser it will be 9ft long by 2ft wide one baseboard being 4ft long and the other 5ft so no turnout falls over the joint No more weathering done at mo, although another 16t mineral and a 14t 4 wheel tank wagon are winging their way here hopefully very soon (I like getting pressies from myself) 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltins0 Posted April 17, 2020 Author Share Posted April 17, 2020 Made a start on building the frames these are the end beams of first board that will be 4 ft long 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltins0 Posted April 19, 2020 Author Share Posted April 19, 2020 (edited) Have been a lucky chappie put out an appeal for some unloved kitchen units and got these ! absolutely spot on for cherry tree sidings to live on (the brown chest is going not part of the scheme) I have been more than lucky I managed to scrounge another set of drawers from same person (Thankyou) So now Cherry Tree will grow from 9 ft to 11 ft will post some pics tomorrow Edited April 21, 2020 by maltins0 Update 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 Looks a good set up you have their, nice work on the stock as well. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 On 11/03/2020 at 15:21, maltins0 said: Hi Pandora Thank You and Yes I have been looking at their blue 03 The 03 is a nice model, the only fault with it is the printed arrows are awful but thankfully can be removed with IPA and a cotton bud without damaging the paint underneath. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltins0 Posted April 22, 2020 Author Share Posted April 22, 2020 As promised more pics of finished base for layout to fit on last pic shows screws holding plywood down also made a good start on board one’s frames all the sandwiches made just need glueing and screwing together will upload pics tomorrow once completed the frame 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltins0 Posted April 22, 2020 Author Share Posted April 22, 2020 Look what’s just arrived lots of work to do now 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltins0 Posted April 23, 2020 Author Share Posted April 23, 2020 Don’t know why it’s duplicated pics ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltins0 Posted April 23, 2020 Author Share Posted April 23, 2020 Well good work done today managed to get first two baseboards finished just one more board to make then the traverser to sort out 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltins0 Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 Voila all boards built traverser works and bus wires fitted 11 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltins0 Posted May 10, 2020 Author Share Posted May 10, 2020 Finally got some track down and wired so Today was first test run and ran without any hiccups 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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maltins0 Posted May 10, 2020 Author Share Posted May 10, 2020 8 hours ago, maltins0 said: Finally got some track down and wired so Today was first test run and ran without any hiccups the magnifier was for the c&l fish plates phew without magnifying glass I wouldn't of known which were bolt heads and which were nuts ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastdax Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Nice looking woodwork Malc. A great start! Following with interest. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltins0 Posted May 17, 2020 Author Share Posted May 17, 2020 Finally started to paint the rail sides and Knocked up a mock bridge out of scrap wood to get an idea of what a bridge will look like 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltins0 Posted May 17, 2020 Author Share Posted May 17, 2020 Looks a bit better with bridge sides blackened , can't wait to get started on real overbridge 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltins0 Posted May 17, 2020 Author Share Posted May 17, 2020 Some pics of the wiring underneath the layout 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltins0 Posted May 22, 2020 Author Share Posted May 22, 2020 Was extremely lucky to find 4 Brand New GEM railway products point levers as you are probably aware they are like the proverbial rocking horse poo Work perfectly too just awaiting some ptfe tube arriving now as other control wires have to pass under other tracks 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltins0 Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 Hi all, Quick update , still slowly doing bits installed some buffer stops , then decided to illuminate them so I drilled the lamps with a 1mm bit then 2mm bit and finally 3mm bit and fitted some 3mm red leds , As my power supply is pumping out 13.8v I needed to find a way to reduce the voltage , was going to buy resisitors but I stumbled across the tiny dc-dc converters in pic 4 at £3.09 for Three (a Bargain) So I wired the leds in series + to- etc then needed 6v so adjusted the converter down to 6v output and brill they work spot on and I still have two spare voltage converters :) 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltins0 Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 Forgot to say the voltage droppers were from Ebay link here : https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3pcs-LM2596-Power-Supply-Step-Down-3Pcs-DC-DC-Buck-Converter-Adjustable-Module/283519172465?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&var=584674021952&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 and they arrived in three days ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aac Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Beware of heat rising vertically from your heater under the edge of the board above. aac 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltins0 Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 3 hours ago, aac said: Beware of heat rising vertically from your heater under the edge of the board above. aac Hi aac Thanks but I dont intend having it turned on whilst there its just somewhere it lives when not in use but Thank You for pointing it out Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltins0 Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 Ooh look whats just rolled into cherry tree sidings 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltins0 Posted June 21, 2020 Author Share Posted June 21, 2020 Not much to report of late , have been boringly busy though cutting thousands of tiny pieces of 1.5mm mounting board to fit between sleepers ready for ballasting , I think 10mmx11m and 30mmx10mm is now engraved into my mind lol , but it will save a lot of ballast being needed 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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