RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted April 18, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 18, 2022 9 hours ago, RBAGE said: Thanks John and yes, I'll be there. And I'm going to try to convince my wife we need to visit her mother, in May, so that I can see things at the EM Gauge Society Show. See you soon. Bob Hmmm, mother in laws and model railways, you're on dangerous ground there Bob! Mike. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBAGE Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Enterprisingwestern said: Hmmm, mother in laws and model railways, you're on dangerous ground there Bob! Mike. Life on the edge. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted April 18, 2022 Author Share Posted April 18, 2022 A selection of trains from today's testing. Still a bit limited without the fiddle yards but I'm hoping to get them up for a few weeks by the middle of next month. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted October 14, 2022 Author Share Posted October 14, 2022 It has been quite some time since any meaningful progress has been made on the layout but the purchase this week of some more DCC Concepts levers has seen the lever frame grow and now has 35 out of it's eventual 85 levers (although at least 20 of those were out of use for the time period I'm modelling), the photo shows only a third of the eventual frame... 8 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 5BarVT Posted October 14, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 14, 2022 Seems a shame to have to spend on levers that do nothing! But I suppose the big railway had done that and if you want to replicate the frame accurately that’s what you have to do. Me, being tight, might have assumed a Relock and frame shortening!! Will look really good when it’s finished mind. Paul. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted October 14, 2022 Author Share Posted October 14, 2022 To begin with, I’ll be ignoring the spare levers, the two in the photo are simply levers that are still in primer until I make use of them elsewhere in the frame. I’d really like to include the spares as well but, as you say, cost is definitely a factor… 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted October 15, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 15, 2022 I'm always impressed by modellers who, a, understand all them levery pull pushy things, b, who can build them and c, know how to work them. The likes of@HAB , yourself and others are elevated to the peerage in my eyes! Mike. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted December 2, 2022 Author Share Posted December 2, 2022 A quick look at how I'm operating the signals and turnouts on the layout: 4 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted December 3, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 3, 2022 Far too bloody clever some folk! Mike. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southwich Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 That’s stunning work John! Really impressive Kind regards, Will 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted December 3, 2022 Author Share Posted December 3, 2022 (edited) On 03/12/2022 at 06:29, Enterprisingwestern said: Far too bloody clever some folk! Let's not get too carried away! As a software developer by trade, I'm much more comfortable with the electronic rather than mechanical side of things. Programming the Arduino to handle the colour lights is far more enjoyable, to me, than soldering tie bars for example... Edited December 4, 2022 by johndon 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted December 5, 2022 Author Share Posted December 5, 2022 Now that the up and down main lines are fully wired and all the turnouts on them are operational, I've been doing some testing as I want to be sure that everything works properly before I commit to ballasting. I'm still limited somewhat by the lack of fiddle yards at each end but here is a short sample of some trains running... 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted January 17, 2023 Author Share Posted January 17, 2023 (edited) Slow progress as usual but a delivery of frog juicers has seen the crossover on the branch line as well as the turnout and catch point for the banker's siding fully operational so I'm now able to replicate the return of the banker from Consett to South Pelaw: Edited January 18, 2023 by johndon 7 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted October 23, 2023 Author Share Posted October 23, 2023 After a LONG time with no progress on the layout, mojo is slowly returning and, in the last couple of weeks I've got all but two turnouts and one single slip wired and connected the their servos. This has allowed some more track testing so here is a short video with some BR blue action on the layout: 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted November 13, 2023 Author Share Posted November 13, 2023 A landmark day in the development of the layout yesterday as the last of the turnouts was connected to it's operating mechanism meaning that all the track work is now electrically and mechanically complete so all of the routes are now available for running. As all the track is hand built there will be lots of testing before I go anywhere near it with ballast but here's a clip of testing underway. A couple of bangs across crossing Vs to sort out but nothing fell off which is encouraging especially as none of the wagons is sprung or compensated and the buffers are fixed. 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 31 minutes ago, johndon said: A couple of bangs across crossing Vs to sort out but nothing fell off That's one unusual sound decoder you've got in that 24. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete55 Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Very nice running there John.....looks like you'll need some more trackwork at each end soon! Pete 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted November 13, 2023 Author Share Posted November 13, 2023 18 minutes ago, pete55 said: Very nice running there John.....looks like you'll need some more trackwork at each end soon! Pete Cheers Pete, certainly won’t be long… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 18 minutes ago, pete55 said: looks like you'll need some more trackwork at each end soon! Suspension Bridges over South Pelaw EM? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted November 13, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 13, 2023 6 minutes ago, Porcy Mane said: Suspension Bridges over South Pelaw EM? Mike. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 45 minutes ago, Enterprisingwestern said: Mike. That was my thinking. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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