whart57 Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Pics of flying bananas on the various branches out of Worcester (Severn Valley, Leominster, Bewdley-Tenbury) are common. The question is whether the line through Coalbrookdale saw them. I thought I'd seen pics that suggested they did make their way along there 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsehay Railway Modeller Posted January 14, 2021 Author Share Posted January 14, 2021 A little more grass down and I glued the fence in. I've also spread some ballast on the seco d half of the Incline which I shall tidy up and glue down at some point. Just waiting for amazon to bring some floor mats this evening so it's a little more comfortable to work in the garage 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsehay Railway Modeller Posted January 14, 2021 Author Share Posted January 14, 2021 Floor mats finally came at around 20:00. They're basically a large foam jigsaw so didn't take long to install. I had to trim some bits around the posts etc. Massive difference to the room, makes it feel warmer and it's alot nicer to stand and walk on. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsehay Railway Modeller Posted January 14, 2021 Author Share Posted January 14, 2021 .... I also cut in a square under the crawl section where I get Into my desk. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsehay Railway Modeller Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 On 12/01/2021 at 16:08, Horsehay Railway Modeller said: I have just submitted my report, so i should have atleast a few days to work on the layout properly again. one thing i have been pondering is signalling. i want to incorperate atleast a few signals. probably a starter for each platfrom and some shunt signals. I have no clue what to do when it comes to signalling so i was hoping some of the more experienced signallers could help. anything coming from wellington has to go the wrong way along the track in orange in order to go up the incline to the works. is there any way to signal this. could someone help with a basic signal diagram please? then i can have a look about at what signals id like to use and have a play with some control systems. Any advice re signals? I've taken a blind guess and put some signals on both platforms and one at the top of the Incline stopping anything at the top if the line isn't clear. I guess I need something at the bottom of the Incline at the junction. And possibly something near the viaduct Incase the platform isn't empty? Probably a bit ott for a branch but I know I dinately need something. As for the sidings Id like to add the correct shunt signals but they won't be operational. I'm guessing any reverse move through the orange block to get to the Incline from the station would be done on the authority of the box? All of this is guesswork. All advice welcome Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Your best bet is to put up a post asking for help designing signalling on the Permanent way, Signalling & Infrastructure section of this site. I did that and found that I was on a steep learning curve but with a whole lot of very knowledgeable people who are keen to help. The annoying thing is that I know that I could make a full size semaphore signal, but I couldn't tell you where to put it... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northroader Posted January 15, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 15, 2021 Here’s a sketch of the real Coalbrookdale, note that one of the signals is placed the “wrong “ side of the tracks, presumably for sighting, it is double line working. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37Oban Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Mm, plenty of scope for brambles in the scenery! Roja 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsehay Railway Modeller Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 Excelent service from rails... the 122 arrived at around 09:30 this morning . i had a few issues with pickup, having dissasembled the unit , done a full inspection and reflowed the solder joints, it turned out i just needed to clean the wheels and track. after an hour or two doing laps at various speeds, the mechanism is well and trully bedded in. Ive also removed the couplers and added all the buffer beam detail. weathering, headcodes and passengers to come sometime relativeley soon. ive also got a thread going in the signalling advice forum, fingers crossed i get somewhere. 11 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
whart57 Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Reflow the solder joints? Do you really have to do that with RTR stuff these days Does look the part though. Presumably it will get the right headcode and destination board at some point. Could do with a crew too, though the absence of passengers would point at why the line didn't survive Dr Beeching. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsehay Railway Modeller Posted January 16, 2021 Author Share Posted January 16, 2021 23 minutes ago, whart57 said: Reflow the solder joints? Do you really have to do that with RTR stuff these days Does look the part though. Presumably it will get the right headcode and destination board at some point. Could do with a crew too, though the absence of passengers would point at why the line didn't survive Dr Beeching. apparently these are hand soldered in the factory and some people have had cold solder joints. I reflowed one joint as a precautionary measure as it looked a little off. i hope to fit all the details, passengers etc. and weather it at some point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsehay Railway Modeller Posted January 16, 2021 Author Share Posted January 16, 2021 I've made a start on My next box of seafoam. I will definitely need several more to finish all of the trees . I've also added a hedgerow around the goods yard, as well as a thin line of trees. I'm not too sure if I should continue it up the road? I have ordered a different shade of green foliage, but it's not arrived yet as it was out of stock. I may end up painting some trees with the airbrush but for now the whole layout has burnt grass trees. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsehay Railway Modeller Posted January 16, 2021 Author Share Posted January 16, 2021 not getting to far over on the signalling forum but i have made this plan from my own guesstamations. obviosly several shunt signals needed too. also had another play with the proper camera. 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsehay Railway Modeller Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 Some More trees and a bit of gravel weathering today. Some better photos to get of my camera. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsehay Railway Modeller Posted January 19, 2021 Author Share Posted January 19, 2021 After some discussion In The signalling thread...... The crossover is now trailing. I also have a list of signals to buy once I've finished re wiring the crossover and doing other projects. I've decided to use the old crossover to add some more sidings In the storage yard and Im to add an accessory decoder so I can control the storage yard from wherever I'm sat. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Extend the hedge up the road but dont make it to thick also a few fence posts in the hedge this will add some extra character to the view. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37Oban Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 8 hours ago, lmsforever said: Extend the hedge up the road but dont make it to thick also a few fence posts in the hedge this will add some extra character to the view. And don't for get the brambles! And maybe a few nettles and docks wouldn't be amiss! Roja 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
whart57 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 A good way of modelling brambles is to get clumps of polyfibre, tease it out to be real thin and then spray it black or a very dark brown. Black is probably easier as spray tins of blackboard paint are cheap and easy to get hold of. Then give it a light blast of Photomount and dust the polyfibre with flock or what Noch sells as leaves. To finish off scatter very lightly with white scatter to represent the flowers that appear in late summer. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsehay Railway Modeller Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share Posted January 22, 2021 The crossover is wired up. I went with peco motors as they work better in pairs. I decided to use microswitches as pl13 switches can fail (and I had some switches lying around). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsehay Railway Modeller Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 Ive nearly finished adding two loco sidings to the storage yard, and then it will be time to get the yard rewired and set up for dcc point control. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsehay Railway Modeller Posted January 24, 2021 Author Share Posted January 24, 2021 The yard is rewired, I'm having some trouble with the seep motors throwing the points consistently. I could swap the lenz decoder for one with capacitors built in, but I'd rather have the motors work consistently at low voltage instead of using brute force to throw them. Ive emailed peco about getting some springs to replace the ones I removed from the points. If that combined with some tuning doesn't work, then I'll weigh up my options for replacing the motors. Another project completed today was a dcc mimic panel that shows the routes each point is set to. It works perfectly and was easy to set up, just a shame the points don't throw reliably to match it. I scribed the text with the soldering iron like my other panels, I may redo the storage yard text. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsehay Railway Modeller Posted January 24, 2021 Author Share Posted January 24, 2021 I've printed a plaque for the mimic panel, I shall paint and install it tomorrow. I'm still pondering the seep motors. I have a few more ideas to try. If that doesn't work out I shall wait until I have cash again and replace the storage yard motors with pl10s. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsehay Railway Modeller Posted January 25, 2021 Author Share Posted January 25, 2021 Excellent service from peco, when I go for my afternoon walk I shall post a pre paid envelope to them and they're sending a bag full of point springs free of charge. I've also designed a mount that allows more accurate positioning of the seep motors so I think I shall save the expense of replacing them. Finally, I've also painted the storage yard sign. It was my dad's idea to make a plaque like a station sign. I'm quite happy with it and will glue it onto the mimic panel later. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsehay Railway Modeller Posted January 25, 2021 Author Share Posted January 25, 2021 Here are 5 of the mounts, they replace the plywood blocks I had previously mounted the motors to. The small holes are to attach the motors to and the large slots allow screws attached to the baseboard to slide, giving fine adjustment of position. Time to go see if they work, I've tested on one point already before printing in bulk, so hopefully they all work out OK. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 I thought you were making a one note xylophone at first glance... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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