Ressaldar Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 having briefly hi-jacked Stockton Road - appologies for that, I am now starting my own thread. Nothing spectacular - other than it will be a) my first O Gauge layout - after over 30 years in the scale and B) DCC operated but with DC point cotrol. The overall size is 16' x 2' on four 4' x 2' boards constructed from 9mm ply, simply pinned and glued and incorporating the odd packing block and the top is covered with 3mm nomatherm which is a polystyrene sheet covered one side with a thick card like brown paper (normal use id lining for walls prior to paper hanging) I bought a roll 10m x 500mm for £9.99 in Homebase when checking the price of their cork tiles - which were much more expensive. As I stated on Stockton Road, I have had to give up making brass/nickel silver models as the fumes from flux and most of the adhesives was becoming too much for my health, this, despite taking all of the usual precautions of extract systems, masks and the like. So I shall have to restrict myself to PVA or the like for the buildings and hope that I can achieve some reasonable level of success. The idea is to use the Peterborough prototype of the Bachmann 00 model as my 'guide' and thank you to the kind gentleman that posted all of those detail pictures elsewgere on this Forum - a great help. As can been seen above, the track is laid and awaiting the arrival of the Cobolt point motors. The locos are in the vicinity of where the shed will be. So with the Halifax show in less than a fortnight, I shall be preparing a list of scenic goodies to look out for and also I shall scour the Bring & Buy for any suitable rolling stock that would suit, the paint finish is not an issue, as I can still use the airbrush with the 3M face mask that I have. cheers Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristian1401 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Good luck , looks interesting , ill be watching this progress Kristian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davec.hh Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Me too. Seems an interesting track plan. I'll be interested to hear how the underlay performs. I'm about to start track laying on my layout and was looking for 1/8th inch cork - it is expensive so I may look at alternatives. DaveC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ressaldar Posted May 23, 2011 Author Share Posted May 23, 2011 Hi Kristian and Dave, thanks for the encouragement, it really helps at the moment, as I feel as if my arms have been cut off as a result of packing in the model making. The track plan shows the outline for a two road shed and the Peterborough prototype is a single road and I think that I'll stick with the single track and see how things pan out. the 03 now has a 'stable mate' - large numbered 20 - 20008 cheers Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poindexter Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Looks like a project worth following. It's a TMD and its BR Blue, all the right ingredients. Good luck. Guy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ressaldar Posted May 23, 2011 Author Share Posted May 23, 2011 Hi Guy, again, thanks for the encouragement. May I ask where those little SMD LEDs come from please? cheers Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark 37 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 I ordered a hundred of Ebay for £7 with free postage. Hope this helps. Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poindexter Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Hi Mike I also got mine off ebay about £5 for 50. There are 3 main sizes in the style I have been using 603, 805 and 1206. use these numbers to search for them. 603's are obscenely small, thats the size I put in thePeco bufferstop lamp. The 1206's are what I have put in the fuel point light units. You can get them in all sorts of colours. HTH Guy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ressaldar Posted May 24, 2011 Author Share Posted May 24, 2011 Hi Mark and Guy, thanks for the responses re the SMD LEDs - I did a search, which produced over 400 pages, after the first dozen or so, all seemingly just for car lighting, I gave up. Are these LEDs available in this country, through the likes of Express Models or Digitrains? I think that I shall only need a couple of dozen at the most and getting involved with Paypal (which I will not use anyway) and Chinese/Hong Kong suppliers seems a bit OTT. regards Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
artizen Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 You should be able to pick up the necessary items from Bromsgrove Models etc. They sell the range of DCC Concepts LED products which include SMD and normal LEDs. Ebay is a nightmare - not worth it unless you are absolutely sure that what you are getting is appropriate and accurately described. I bought white LEDs and they were - you guessed it - blue so they were consigned to the parts bin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ressaldar Posted May 24, 2011 Author Share Posted May 24, 2011 Hi Ian, many thanks for 'putting me straight' and agreeing with me re 't bay. I shall be speaking to DCC Supplies later regarding the Cobalt point motors and as those items are from DCC Concepts, chances are that they - DCC Supplies will also do the SMDs, although I could not se them on their website last night, although, I might have been looking in the wrong place - not unknown for me! cheers Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Grafarman Posted May 24, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 24, 2011 I model in N but have a fondness for O which started when I saw Millhouse Lane in MR; can't get over the sense of weight and presence of the rolling stock...but space restrictions dictate that I stay with the smaller stuff for now at least ! This layout looks right up my street and I'll be watching with interest; love the 03 too... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ressaldar Posted May 24, 2011 Author Share Posted May 24, 2011 Hi Grafarman, start collect the bits and pieces now - you know that it makes sense. Ordered the cobalt point motors and some SMD LEDs from DCC Supplies this morning so I now have reasons to get cracking. So this afternoon I started experimenting with some 5mm foamboard that I had in stock and have cut out and glued a simple little shed/bothy together to get the hang of the material and experiment with the cutting out etc - first impressions/findings are encouraging so I'll do a bit more tomorrow morning. cheers Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Grafarman Posted May 24, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 24, 2011 Are you going to go for the trimming-out-of-the-track-webbing that others have done for a more prototypical look, or just bury it all in depot slurry?! Be interested to see the result either way as I'm planning an N depot at some point... BTW; have my eye on a couple of O wagons on Ebay at the mo .... Regards David (Grafarman) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ressaldar Posted May 24, 2011 Author Share Posted May 24, 2011 Hi David, have not realy thought that far ahead at the moment, I thought that I'd concentrate on the main buildings first and see how things evolve. Glad to see that you are nibbling on the bait. cheers Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold bcnPete Posted June 5, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 5, 2011 Now this does look interesting Mike. Sometimes, I wonder if I should trade in all my 2mm and 4mm stuff and get stuck in with my 7mm stuff. Especially seeing it in BR Blue Staying tuned... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ressaldar Posted June 5, 2011 Author Share Posted June 5, 2011 Now this does look interesting Mike. Sometimes, I wonder if I should trade in all my 2mm and 4mm stuff and get stuck in with my 7mm stuff. Especially seeing it in BR Blue Staying tuned... go for it - and arramge to be at Guildex at Telford in September to get really smitten. I bought the 'structural steelwork' at Halifax yesterday, so hopefully, things will start to move soon - point motors and finalisation of track wiring should happen this week. cheers Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold bcnPete Posted June 5, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 5, 2011 go for it - and arramge to be at Guildex at Telford in September to get really smitten. little chance of that I am afraid...I live in Barcelona B) But I will be keeping tabs on your progress... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ressaldar Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 at long last started building the Servicing shed, having done some 'structural and cladding' design work on Autodesk the trusses were made up and then spaced out onto double sided tape for the horizontal beams to be added and then the whole shed was stood upright and an insert added to allow the whole thing to 'cure' overnight. next up will be the sheeting rails, roof purlins, sag bars and wind bracing and then the roofing and cladding. I have been looking for suitable O Gauge materials but so far no luck, so I have purchased some of the Wills 4mm materials and will experiment with a few 'mock-up' panels to see if they would work. I have also altered the location of the shed to the front kick-back siding as I think it looks more in keeping and it also acts as a 'scenic' break and will give some depth to the layout. cheers Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_long Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Thats some impressive steel come plastic structure work, its almost a shame that most of it will get hidden behind the cladding. Rgds Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ressaldar Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 Hi Dave, and there was me thinking that I'd given up looking at structural steelwork drawings when I retired from building estimating some eight years ago! Thankfully, I recalled most of the connections etc that I needed - together with a couple of trips to a local garden centre to check out their structural steelwork. Hopefully some will be seen though the glazing panels, we'll see. cheers Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davec.hh Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Hi That looks very impressive, hopefully there will be enough seen through the windows to make it all worth modelling. Any skylights to see in by? Best regards DaveC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ressaldar Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 Hi DaveC, Glad you like it. Therein lies one of the cladding/roofing problems in that the rooflights should have the same profile as the roofing panels and as I'm not yet sure about the roofing, the answer might be a no-no. I will be investigating further with the Wills panels - they have an 'asbestos' sheet and a matching glazing panel, but I'm not that convinced that they could be used in my situation - ridge centres are too close, whereas the other Wills panels that I have, I think that I could get away with using them. - We'll see tomorrow. cheers Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian daniels Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 That's a very nice piece of work Mike. Shades of the single road shed at Kings Cross. I can hear a Heljan Deltic humming away already Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
artizen Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 1:48 scale corrugated steel (aluminium sheets) - http://www.rustystumps.com/proddetail.asp?prod=D5525 Good quality - nice guy to deal with (based in USA). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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