RMweb Gold kipford Posted April 30, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 30, 2017 Thanks guys only problem with article is it shows the tamper viewed from a distance the public and me do not view at. Showscit has a s#@t paint job, was quite annoyed with it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold kipford Posted May 13, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 13, 2017 Not posted anything technical for ages. So something slightly different, I have been experimenting with Wireless Throttles running off either an I-Phone or Android tablet over the last 4 or 5 exhibitions and now have the set up nailed. It is a bit marmite for some people but it is very now and the kids are very impressed when you walk around in front of the layout with no wires connected. So this is a quick guide to what has been done. Now the first admission, this has all been put together by Nigel Phillips one of my fellow club members and regular operators. He is one of our resident computer geeks and a regular demonstrator on the MERG display stands. So what do you need. First you keep the NCE power cab. Next you get an NCE USB interface (which I already had). Then you get hold of a raspberry PI and let the clever clogs load up JMRI on it and do a couple of other things I do not understand. Now the PI has an on board wireless router so it can talk to any other device that has a wifi link, like an I-phone, I-pad, Android phone or pad. On the I-phone you get install a free app called WIThrottle Lite, on Android the similar app is called Engine Driver. Photos 1 and 2 show my test track with a USB interface board built in. The USB board is plugged into one of the slave ports on the NCE power panel. The PI is connected by a printer into the other side of the USB interface. Photo 3 shows the PI attached to a touch screen. Photo 4 shows all the bits needed, Power Cab, PI, and an I-phone. Photo 5 shows the WIThrottle app logo Photo 6 the PI with JMRI running Photos 7 and 8, the WIThrottle app. The first photo shows the view where you select the loco number and the stack. The second shows the throttle. It has a slider throttle and the function are in the panel to the right. Slideing the panel brings up all the functions up to F28. The next step is to build the PI into the layout infrastructure which will be done for Southwold in August. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjf4375 Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Crikey, this does look seriously technocological! The foot in the sandal in photo 3 did make me chuckle though! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJ1701 Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 (edited) I was just directed to this thread and I have to say, it's a wonderful layout and is in fact very similar to my West Wittering terminus layout based just down the coast. Will this be appearing at any exhibitions in the coming future? Many thanks, Rory Edited November 24, 2017 by FJ1701 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold kipford Posted November 25, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 25, 2017 I was just directed to this thread and I have to say, it's a wonderful layout and is in fact very similar to my West Wittering terminus layout based just down the coast. Will this be appearing at any exhibitions in the coming future? Many thanks, Rory Rory I restrict the number of outings each year, 2018 dates are as follows: Tonbridge Feb Ally Pally March Beaconsfield July Uckfield October Warley NEC November 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold kipford Posted December 22, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2017 (edited) It has been a funny old day today, I retired from the corporate rat race! So time to properly start the 5" inch gauge loco One of my presents was this: It is the 5 day clock from a Mig 29 fighter how cool! (I have worked all my life in Aerospace) Even my wife likes it. Matt would die for it. Edited December 22, 2017 by kipford 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 5BarVT Posted December 22, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2017 Congratulations. Paul. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Storey Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 It has been a funny old day today, I retired from the corporate rat race! So time to properly start the 5" inch gauge loco One of my presents was this: IMG_15931.JPG It is the 5 day clock from a Mig 29 fighter how cool! (I have worked all my life in Aerospace) Even my wife likes it. Matt would die for it. Extremely pictersqueue Dave, but are you sure? It looks very much like the combined clock, petrol gauge and rev counter from my mate's Moskvich. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold kipford Posted December 22, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2017 Mike Brand new this cost a lot more than a Moskovitch. I have the Russian Component Maintainence Manual for it by the way with all the internal details and a translation of how to operate it. The top dial indicates total flight time, the lower one is a stop watch. Supposedly my now ex Russian sales collegues meet some guy on a corner in Moscow to do the deal to obtain these! We did a similar one for our manufacturing plant Director who beat me to exit gate a couple of months ago. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 This is the FIRST DAY of the rest of your Life, E N J O Y. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Storey Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 (edited) Mike Brand new this cost a lot more than a Moskovitch. I have the Russian Component Maintainence Manual for it by the way with all the internal details and a translation of how to operate it. The top dial indicates total flight time, the lower one is a stop watch. Supposedly my now ex Russian sales collegues meet some guy on a corner in Moscow to do the deal to obtain these! We did a similar one for our manufacturing plant Director who beat me to exit gate a couple of months ago. Was that by Haynes? Truly, you have a great present there - when does the rest of the plane arrive? If your contact can't do it, I think I know a chap who drinks in the Wellington who could do it, but get in there before they demolish it...... Edited December 22, 2017 by Mike Storey Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium OnTheBranchline Posted December 30, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 30, 2017 Looking through the pictures again this one stands out, no more until after the magazine article. Feature_5rm.jpg PS I had to drop the resolution to upload it but the printed version is stunning, Thanks again Andy if you read this. You sure you didn't sneak out to local tracks and snap a picture of the real trains? Because that's what it looks like! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovetrains6 Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Hi Dave I had the pleasure of seeing the layout today at Alexander palace and I wanted to say how great it looks. Well done. Johan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffnut Thorston Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 (edited) I have posted this elsewhere on here, and thought it may be of interest, as it covers the Kemp Town Branch, the inspiration behing Brighton East... The Hospital on Brighton East is based on the Hospital in the area of the old Kemp Town Station. The Royal Sussex Hospital, which is in reality to the East of the old station, further along Eastern Road. The old station was on Coalbrook Road, which has been replaced by Freshfield Way, which is a side road, parrallel to Eastern Road, one road in! The station site was re-developed into an Industrial Estate, with a new road called Stephenson Road! Site of Kemp Town Station...Where Jewson is now! https://www.google.com/maps/@50.8220273,-0.1203772,431m/data=!3m1!1e3 The tunnel mouth is visible in this shot from Streetview... https://www.google.com/maps/@50.822819,-0.1227241,3a,15y,22.29h,90.35t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s2DfsHvWGTSRmlIoMK8Zm9A!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 I can actually remember the old Kemp Town station, before it was demolished....I have also walked the lengh of the tunnel, which was single track, and not so far short of 3/4 of a mile long! Google maps measurement, a straight line (The tunnel had a curve, so was longer...there were at least 2 quarter mile posts still inside the tunnel...) .Total distance: 901.93 m (2,959.08 ft) (0.6 Miles approx...) As the far end had been capped, and burried, it was a return trip to the far end, with a good light! Site of the Lewes End of the tunnel....By Elm Grove Primary School. (When the line was running, the tunnel mouth was below a wall on one side of the playground!) The round feature is almost on top of the tunnel mouth...and the Netball (or basketball?) pitch is on the line of the cutting, which can be followed to Hartington Road... https://www.google.com/maps/@50.8321189,-0.1229037,116m/data=!3m1!1e3 The actual line ran onto the Brighton to Lewes line towards Brighton, just on the Lewes side of the London Road Tunnel...there could have been a tri-angular junction there with a line towards Lewes, without too much hassle, as the area was not very built up...OK, there has been some new building since I was last there! Another industrial estate on the site of a large, once rail served, coal yard...on the new Hughes Road... Site of the Junction... https://www.google.com/maps/@50.8377935,-0.1298676,223m/data=!3m1!1e3 There were intermediate Stations at Lewes Road, just before the now demolished viaduct (Which crossed Lewes Road, and cut across Melbourne Street), where Sainsbury's is now...and Hartington Road Halt, just after the also demolished bridge over Hartington Road....where the cutting leading to the tunnel began. The site of the viaduct and embankment can be spotted by the gap in the older housing, now filled with a new school, St Martin's. The site of Hartington Road Halt is now the site of the Anchor - Old Viaduct Court development. The filled in and landscaped cutting is now partly William Clarke Park... In it's short length, the branch was almost all either on a viaduct, embankment, bridge, or in a cutting or tunnel.... The Signal Box at the Junction survived for a long time as a "Summer House" for the residence of a BR employee off Princes Road...it looks like new houses are there now... Edited October 25, 2018 by Sarahagain 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold kipford Posted November 8, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 8, 2018 Still alive but working on the 5" gauge and bits for my sons layout, Brighton just keeps going with only the odd bit of maintenance needed. Anyway we are at Warley in a couple of weeks time, stand D58 if anyone wants to say hello. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drduncan Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Enjoy Warley! D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post kipford Posted May 5, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2019 Things have been very quiet on the Brighton front, just the general work needed to keep a layout on the exhibition circuit. We are having a quiet year anyway, only 3 exhibitions due to pre-planned holidays, we have already spent 5 weeks in New Zealand this year. The first show a one day is the South Wests Herts club show in Watford on Saturday. 2020 is already fully booked and 2021 nearly so! Anyway we had a milestone today finally got my first grandchild, he is 11 months old, to follow the trains on Brighton, dad Matt was operating! There is hope yet 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drduncan Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 I note he is being held at a safe distance! D 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamClarkePark Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Wow what a find! I wonder if this model is available for an event in Brighton on 21st Sept? We are running an event to celebrate the anniversary of the Kemp town branch line. Details are at http://Patchfest.news/choo150 i think I have sent email as well.. anyone is invited.. many thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold kipford Posted August 16, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 16, 2019 Hi, I had an email from Tristian O'Brien yesterday to which I replied. Sorry cannot attend as we are on holiday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne 37901 Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 Hello, I've just finished reading this topic and it was great to finally see this at Taunton today. As a converted EM'er (September 2016) myself, it was nice to see a layout from a finer scale attend the show. I hope you don't mind me sharing a couple of pictures. 11 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold kipford Posted January 6, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 6, 2020 I am still alive! Done a little bit of work on Brighton. First I got an Anycubic Photon for my birthday, great piece of kit. A challenge from Great Shefford of this parish to produce some patio able and chair sets for his Phwelli resulted these, I had to have a set for myself. The second photo shows a boiler for my LNWR shunting engine, I was well impressed. Anyway if you see us at exhibitions, I will have a few patio sets with me at £5 a set. The rigors of exhibiting had also taken its toll on the yard crane gantry safety guards for the steps. As these are part of the Ratio kit I design some new ones and 3D printed them. coloured them a different colour to make it look like they had been repainted. They were more difficult to fit than anything. Next I decided I need some lighter stock boxes. The current boxes are made from softwood and MDF so are a tadge heavy. So after a chat with Tim Horn at our club show I designed some new boxes and got Tim to laser them. The result is shown below. With the foam inserts added and loaded with stock. Exhibition wise Brighton is at the attending the following shows this year: 18/19 Jan, City of Canterbury MRS, St Anselm's School, Canterbury 8/9 Feb BRM Doncaster 14th March, 7th Chris Kedgley skills day, Didcot Civic Hall 23/24 May, Railex, Stoke Manderville, 17/18 October, Post Modernisation Exhibition, Lincoln and District MRC, Newark Showground If you are at any of these come and say hello. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 All looking very good Dave, we hope to be moving back to Cowplain / Waterlooville area as soon as our property is sold up here, so will see you at Local Shows back Down Souf. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandwell Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 I saw this layout at Doncaster on the quiet Sunday a couple of weeks back, and have really enjoyed reading through this and seeing it come to life. You spent ages with my son shunting a train, and he really enjoyed it. Thank you for that - it was a highlight of the show. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium CloggyDog Posted March 15, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 15, 2020 Great to see Brighton East again at the EMGS/S4Soc skills day in Didcot yesterday. One question, if I may. The postiche you used for the excellent brambles, do you have a source/link, please? I've tried googling and searching amazon / ebay, but all I get are full wigs/hairpieces. I'm guessing I'm not being specific enough. Tia. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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