RMweb Gold Graham T Posted July 18, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 18, 2021 Strangely enough, explosives had already crossed my mind! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted July 18, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 18, 2021 1 minute ago, MrWolf said: I am going to have to make some point rodding myself before too long, so keep the pictures coming! Will(s) do 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted July 18, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 18, 2021 (edited) Chuffnell Regis doesn't have a bus service - and won't be getting one - so this will have to do Edited April 7, 2022 by Graham T 3 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 It'll be fine, it doesn't have enough seats to wake "them" up. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted July 18, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 18, 2021 (edited) This is the FPL rodding fixed in place. Wills provide another part of the mechanism that should sit at the left hand end of the pushrod between the sleepers, but as you can see there is already a load of "gubbins" there courtesy of Peco. I don't know what that is, and didn't want to risk butchering the point to remove it. Anyway, it will get covered with the deflector ramp, as you can see. I any leave the ramp off until I've fitted the point motor though, so that I can still access the hole in the tie rod for the drive pin (hopefully that makes some sort of sense...) Edited April 7, 2022 by Graham T 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted July 18, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 18, 2021 (edited) And here's what I need to connect next, to the toe end of the point and to the FPL mechanism. The moment of truth is approaching... Edited April 7, 2022 by Graham T 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Very neat work, if the weather wasn't so nice I would have the urge to open the box of Wills'parts that I have. (My excuse is also that I need to weather the track some more - lame!!) Have some Task Appropriate Profanity to hand at all times. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted July 18, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 18, 2021 9 minutes ago, MrWolf said: Have some Task Appropriate Profanity to hand at all times. To paraphrase a very old advert, I never leave home without it 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted July 18, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 18, 2021 (edited) One positive thing to be said about installing point rodding, is that it makes ballasting almost seem like fun. To have a little break from frazzling my nerves I did this little section in the goods yard. I appreciate that yards weren't usually ballasted, but I'm planning to use Chris Nevard's technique, which calls for ballasting almost up to the sleeper tops, and then applying Das (which I'll be doing later; probably much later!) It's been good practice for ballasting the other areas as well though, and looks quite nice I think I can see a few stray chips that I need to tidy up. Edited April 7, 2022 by Graham T 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gedward Posted July 18, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 18, 2021 Looking good right there. Glad you're finding it fun. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted July 18, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 18, 2021 Thanks George. Been having quite a productive day here, almost finished painting the ground discs as well. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted July 18, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 18, 2021 (edited) Here's the first section actually fitted in place! Minus the deflector ramp of course. Next step is to fit the compensators into the next run, more to follow on that in a moment .... I also need to fit the signal pulley posts before I can ballast this section, and the rodding running from this point to the two trap points. Methinks this might be a rather long job! Edited April 7, 2022 by Graham T 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted July 18, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 18, 2021 (edited) And here's how I'm planning to fit the compensators into the run. Does this look vaguely right, or have I made a complete hash of it? Edited April 7, 2022 by Graham T 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted July 18, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 18, 2021 The ground discs with some paint sploshed on them, in all the cruelty of a close-up. They'll be weathered a touch before they get installed on the layout. I find it hard to believe that some people make working versions of these. And I shudder when I think about those brave souls who make working 4mm point rodding! 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted July 18, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 18, 2021 3 hours ago, Graham T said: I find it hard to believe that some people make working versions of these. Um, guilty... Very fiddly, and frustrating, but the end result was very satisfying: Al. 1 7 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted July 18, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 18, 2021 Why am I not surprised?! 3 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted July 19, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 19, 2021 My girls arrived for a visit late last night, the first time I've seen them for a year. They're 8 and 10. This morning they found Chuffnell Regis, and loved it: "It's so cool!" Had lots of questions, and enjoyed driving some trains. They want to help out with the building too (but I don't think I'll get them involved with the point rodding, that might put them off for life!) 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted July 20, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 20, 2021 (edited) The ground discs have been dry brushed with a little red-brown and mid-grey, and then fixed on the layout. I'm holding off on adding more cable wheels until I see if I can get hold of some 3D printed ones (as seen on Warren Branch). The knobs on the end of the point tie rods will be removed once I've fitted point motors. I fully expect that to be a bit of a learning curve as well! Edited April 7, 2022 by Graham T 4 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted July 20, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 20, 2021 They look great, nice weatherage! Al. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted July 20, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 20, 2021 Thanks for the complimentage 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Is it just me or is it getting a bit Stanley Unwin around here? That aside, the track is looking really good, I think that I ought to get some greys and browns over the uniform track colour on my layout before much longer. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted July 20, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 20, 2021 I guess it's a matter of taste, but I find that a fairly light grey paint over the sleepers looks good with light grey ballast. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted July 20, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 20, 2021 And of course, it's all being done in the best possible taste ... 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 I'd forgotten all about Cupid Stunt! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted July 21, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 21, 2021 How could you?! Next you'll be telling me you've forgotten about Sid Snot as well ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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