RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted January 31, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 31, 2012 'Roundhouse' will be at the Alton show this coming weekend at Eggars School. We will be using our wireless control system, comprising of Wi Throttle app on ipods connected through JMRI Decoder Pro software. Mainly Union Pacific locos but there will be the usual mix of steam and diesel from various roads - our excuse is that there is a steam fair on the West Coast and the Eastern road locos are on their way to it!! Just a few photos. Ian 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted January 31, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 31, 2012 ...and a link to a bit of video on Youtube. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWB Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Ha! I'm delighted to see a UK-based US layout that isn't an Epoche V Florida/California ISL! The more I look at late US steam, though, the more I'm convinced that it can be done without turntables, roundhouses, and huge coaling facilities. Why not a shelf-type small layout based on some of the 1960s logging shows, for instance, or some of the last steam shortlines? The Bachmann Russian or the new mogul would work very well there. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allegheny1600 Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Hi there, D'oh! The penny drops now! I've seen your excellent layout at a few shows now, nice to 'see' you on here! Didn't you used to have an 'Allegheny' that you sold to my mate, Colin? Cheers, John E. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Wintle Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 The more I look at late US steam, though, the more I'm convinced that it can be done without turntables, roundhouses, and huge coaling facilities. You could do something like the bottom end of the PRR Elmira branch - 3 I1sa 2-10-0s (1 pulling, 2 pushing) on 70 coal hoppers on a single track branch through the Alleghenys - at Trout Run, PA you had a 2-lane highway (US-15), a river, and the single track of the branch running up a forested valley, Further up, the locos were turned on a wye. The big decapods lived on as branch motive power into the mid '50s http://www.abandonedrails.com/Williamsport_to_Elmira Adrian 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveB Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Hi Ian, I'll be at Alton with 'Kuppla Yard', the only other American layout at the show. Looking at your pictures I guess you are in a higher league than me!! I'll pop over and say hello. Cheers Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted January 31, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 31, 2012 (edited) Hi Ian, I'll be at Alton with 'Kuppla Yard', the only other American layout at the show. Looking at your pictures I guess you are in a higher league than me!! I'll pop over and say hello. Cheers Dave Hi Dave I wouldn't say a higher league as we all have our own desires as What we want to do and all have different amounts of spare time for our hobby. See you at Alton. Ian Edited January 31, 2012 by roundhouse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted January 31, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 31, 2012 Hi there, D'oh! The penny drops now! I've seen your excellent layout at a few shows now, nice to 'see' you on here! Didn't you used to have an 'Allegheny' that you sold to my mate, Colin? Cheers, John E. Colin I don't recall selling any locos but you might be thinking of a similar layout built by some one else who has since dismantled it and moved abroad. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted January 31, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 31, 2012 Ah, I'm another one for whom the penny drops having seen and enjoyed the layout previously. Not sure if I'll make Alton so sorry if I don't - the weekend programme depends on all sorts of things and Stafford is a distinct temptation, albeit a much longer day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted January 31, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 31, 2012 Well if you are going to Stafford you might be able to still get London Midland Day unlimited travel ticket if you book it on line. SOme good pubs there aswell! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted February 3, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 3, 2012 Jsuts a couple more photos. . Will try to do a bit more video at thus weekends show in Alton. We do get the occassional mishap - this happens when there is a short on the layout and upon clearing occassionally a loco that still has the CV value set to run on standard DC aswell as DCC will take off!! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine coast Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Had mishaps like that happen a few times at shows ......nothing to do with short circuits ...usually more to do with short skirts .... Regards Trevor .... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
298 Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 298 paid a short visit back at Ardenrail in 2009: 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted February 3, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 3, 2012 Ah yes I remember now! Any time it needs a service or a turn at the depot just call!!! Ian 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted February 5, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 5, 2012 A trip of gas turbines on shed. Layout. Working well at the Alton show this weekend. Ian 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
warbonnetuk Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Would have been 4 if I'd have bought mine...... Dan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Nick C Posted February 5, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 5, 2012 Good to see this (and have a bit of a play) today. I'm seriously impressed by your control system! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted February 5, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 5, 2012 Nick You are welcome. Glad you enjoyed it. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted February 6, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 6, 2012 (edited) Yesterday morning before the show at Alton opened for its second day, I managed to install the DCC Specialities PXS 4 circuit breakers into the layout to replace the Digitrax PM42. The PSX breakers allow for the current draw when a short circuit clears and all the sound equiped locos try to draw power. The PM42 just didn't like a short and all sections would power off and not restart. The PSX4 now means we only loose the section where the short is (mainly operators failing to throw a turnout, the turntable deck shorting as it turns over the polarity chang point or a loco being put on in he fiddleyard). The PSX4 seems to work fine but occassionally the section that had the short wuould not come back on unitl the layouts section switches were switched off then back on. May just need to adjust the voltages for some of the sections where quite a few sound locos can be in the same section. However, I am pleased with the PSX4 so far as it has now reduced the number of times the whole layout goes dead when we have a short. Layout was down and packed into the car in the nomral 30 minutes and we had a good run back as traffic was very light Sunday evening due to the snow.. Next task is to wire up a TCS decoder to the Walthers control box for the turntable so we can wirelessly control the deck - should be done in time for the Risex show in a few weeks time. Edited February 6, 2012 by roundhouse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted February 6, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 6, 2012 Next task is to wire up a TCS decoder to the Walthers control box for the turntable so we can wirelessly control the deck - should be done in time for the Risex show in a few weeks time. Ah - so you're going to Risex? Excellent and provided the Oxfordshire byways are not in arctic state I look forward to seeing the layout (again). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted February 6, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 6, 2012 Yes will be there - you will hear us before you see us!! We do try to keep the bells as quiet as possible though! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted February 6, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 6, 2012 A couple of photos taken at the weekend. The coal shutes do work. Hope to have a few more moving parts in time for the layouts showing at NEC this year. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Nick C Posted February 6, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 6, 2012 Nick You are welcome. Glad you enjoyed it. Ian Thanks. I've now spent most of this evening looking at various pc - dcc interfaces, even though I haven't built the layout to go with it yet! Did you get the new circuit breaker to fit in your control panel in the end? You were worried about the size when I spoke to you yesterday morning... 30 minute teardown sounds bliss, I was helping with the gauge three layout Blackgang, and that took nearly two hours before the last bits were in the trailers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted February 7, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 7, 2012 Nick Yes. last night I removed the Digitrax PM42 board from the panel. In order to get the PSX 4 to fit I glued in small 1" blocks of timber so the board clears somw of the switches and terminal strip but still fits within the frame depth of the panel. These glued in lbocks should no be set so van now screw the panel in place tonight. We often set up on a Saturday morning at shows that can be up to 2 hours away so have designed this and other layouts to go up fairly quickly but to come down even quicker. We have had one of our alyouts that is 16 ft long, down iand away from the show in 20 minutes but its normally 25 - 30 minutes. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted February 7, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 7, 2012 A few more videos uploaded to Youtube taken at the Alton show last weekend. Ian 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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