cypherman Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Hi all, Came back from work and then bought enough bits to build another H/D Castle, N2 and 2-6-4 tank. Lots of fun for next year...... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold nickwood Posted December 1, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 1, 2020 Today, I've been mostly fitting DG couplings to a Hornby 61xx and a Dapol 43xx. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted December 1, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 1, 2020 I sat and stared at it for about 45 minutes, doing no operating or modelling. I claim this is not the same as doing nothing, because I am operating in a sense. I am imagining the various railway employee characters going about their business; the Leading Railman is doing the station accounts, the goods agent phoning a farmer to come and pick up his mileags stuff or pay demurrage, the signalman is catching up on his register having noted the movements on a pad in pencil, and the porters are off over the club having a sneaky pint. And, I'm modelling in a sense as well. gazing over the scene holistically, noting what needs to be done, and formulating future plans for bushes and railings. Later I'm going to do more finishing off on the pigeon van. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welchester Posted December 1, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 1, 2020 1 hour ago, The Johnster said: I sat and stared at it for about 45 minutes, doing no operating or modelling. I claim this is not the same as doing nothing, because I am operating in a sense. I am imagining the various railway employee characters going about their business; the Leading Railman is doing the station accounts, the goods agent phoning a farmer to come and pick up his mileags stuff or pay demurrage, the signalman is catching up on his register having noted the movements on a pad in pencil, and the porters are off over the club having a sneaky pint. And, I'm modelling in a sense as well. gazing over the scene holistically, noting what needs to be done, and formulating future plans for bushes and railings. The goods agent is also having to deal with those farmers who have dropped diseased sheep on the line in the hope of wangling compensation out of the Railway. My old man found them a real pain in the Forest of Dean. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris M Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 I’ve been fencing. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 This evening I finished refurbishment of this bit of pointwork: ... and reinstated it back into its original location. Try to get into the railway room for at least an hour each evening (especially when a certain long-running sacrosanct kitchen sink drama is on the tele on Mon / Weds / Fri) and get something done. 10 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM42 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 LNER style wagon brake gear in 4mm Grrrr! + Adding axle box tie bars to Bachmann wagons Andy (cross eyed and still doesn't like doing brake gear) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir TophamHatt Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Finished the MML set. My storage box / layout can only take 5 coaches so did them all (apart from the TGS) anyway but only keeping 5 out. Strange how some seem to fade unless moving, while others will stay bright. Good way to show track power defects though! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted December 8, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 8, 2020 I got my 3d printer working again. It had been poorly for a while producing a variety failed prints but hopefully that has been cured. Well, fingers crossed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold john new Posted December 8, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 8, 2020 Ordered some Petite Properties kits for one of my Grandsons and a PECO Modelling tools set for the rest of the family (all as Christmas presents) as not sure what they have in their collective toolkit but Mum, Dad and both the brothers dabble in modelling. Also on today's shopping walk took some buildings photos for possible future scenic builds. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris M Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 (edited) Gardening this week Edited December 8, 2020 by Chris M 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Torper Posted December 8, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 8, 2020 Struggling a bit to build a B9 turnout in P4. DT Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Roy Langridge Posted December 11, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 11, 2020 Converting a Hornby 8pin super detail Class 31 to be 21pin, have fully independent lights (including cab lights) and sound. Roy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted December 11, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 11, 2020 Today I have mostly been building bridges, well one bridge. Culver road bridge for my Coombe viaduct layout. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir TophamHatt Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Been researching today. I have some Lenz BM1 modules for automatic running of a branchline. After testing a couple of years ago, couldn't get them to work reliably. Fast forward a couple of years and I understand I could use an s88 occupancy detector and some reed switches / magnets on the train. Seems fairly simple, but the s88 detector is £40. Shame as just a few months ago, three plus another board sold for £40 on ebay! Looking further though, there seems to be a small Raspberry Pi type of computer that you can upload some code to and it'll act like an s88 board. The board costs £5. Add another few components for about £5 and I should be good to go. You get 16 slots for detection, which is the same as the s88 board. Will add a build thread when everything arrives. Just a case of getting the best one I need (some come with extras, others not). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasatcopthorne Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Earlier this week I added a bit of 3rd Rail with protection boards to Elbow Lane. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted January 8, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 8, 2021 I've been gazing out of the window . . . . . . . .. . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypherman Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Serviced and test ran my new H/D Deltic and Metro Vic Co-Bo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Von Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Fenced and resurfaced scrap yard - hate waiting for ballast to dry .....and it'll need painting! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted January 8, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 8, 2021 So far I have drilled a couple of hundred 1mm holes ready to take track chairs. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted January 9, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 9, 2021 Postman delivered some Shapeways stuff this (yesterday now) morning, chimney stacks which have had pots added and been painted, weathered, and put on a row of Ancorton cottages, some ground disc signals which I’ve started by painting black; will paint the front of the discs later, and some Fire Hydrant position indicators which need painting concrete, yellow, and black H. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Blew the dust off & had a play on my small O Scale shunty-plank "Lyddlow Goods" layout, all 4ft8inch of it, including fiddle-stick.... It's a very simple layout, built for a relaxing half-an-hour or so of pottering about with a loco & a few wagons. After all, everyone who starts in O Scale claims that's all the stock they'll need.... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold nickwood Posted January 9, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 9, 2021 On 08/01/2021 at 12:25, Mick Bonwick said: I've been gazing out of the window . . . . . . . .. . Don’t overdo it, you’ll have nothing to do later in the afternoon 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted January 9, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 9, 2021 Nothing on the layout, but there are some walls printing. I have also built a new bookcase for all the railway books to allow me to free up shelf space for other books. All the shelves are full already, might need to control by book purchasing habits. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Von Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 (edited) Drawer runners arrived today, so I might be getting on with fabricating my traverser soon... Edited January 9, 2021 by Ray Von Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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