Sheffield Exchange, Toy trains, music and fun!

[Enterprisingwestern]

34 minutes ago, Gibbo675 said:

Hi Clive,

 

There are 63360 inches in a mile so when divided by 76.2 it gives 831.496" for scale mile, a scale quarter for easy timing of trains is 207. 874", this works our a 17' 37/8".

 

Gibbo.

 

You forgot to allow for gravitational pull and rotational twist.

 

Mike.

[John Tomlinson]

18 hours ago, Clive Mortimore said:

 

Gentlemen please.

 

When this COVID 19 is under control you are both invited to come and play with the train set. It ain't anything special.

 

Thanks Clive, that's a very kind offer.

 

John.

[Andrew P]

1 hour ago, Gibbo675 said:

Hi Clive,

 

There are 63360 inches in a mile so when divided by 76.2 it gives 831.496" for scale mile, a scale quarter for easy timing of trains is 207. 874", this works our a 17' 37/8".

 

Gibbo.

I'm loosing the will to live here, so moving on down to a Blue Coach.

[Clive Mortimore]

3 hours ago, Gibbo675 said:

Hi Clive,

 

There are 63360 inches in a mile so when divided by 76.2 it gives 831.496" for scale mile, a scale quarter for easy timing of trains is 207. 874", this works our a 17' 37/8".

 

Gibbo.

Hi Gibbo

 

I drew the layout using Anyrail, and that gives data like how much track you have used not only in bits of Peco streamlined but in length. So what I done was deleted all the track from the plan apart from one of the mainlines. I cannot remember the exact length but it was just under a scale mile. I then calculated how many seconds it would take a train to go round at various scale speeds. I drew a graph and wrote down the speeds and how many seconds. This bit of paper is pinned to the baseboard edge under the clock with a second hand. If I am running a train and I think it is going too fast I time it as it passes the clock and adjust until it goes at a speed I think it should go at.

 

Neither loco was going full belt, both with a 6 coach train will make an AZOOOOOMMMMMERRR look slow.

Edited August 10, 2020 by Clive Mortimore

[Gibbo675]

9 hours ago, Enterprisingwestern said:

 

You forgot to allow for gravitational pull and rotational twist.

 

Mike.

Rolling resistance and aerodynamic drag surely ?!?!?

 

Hang on the Reynolds number would be cocked up due to the non-scaleable nature of the fluid dynamics.

 

7 hours ago, Andrew P said:

I'm loosing the will to live here, so moving on down to a Blue Coach.

Does Clive have any plain blue coaches ?

 

I'm sure he has some that display elements of blue.

 

7 hours ago, Clive Mortimore said:

Hi Gibbo

 

I drew the layout using Anyrail, and that gives data like how much track you have used not only in bits of Peco streamlined but in length. So what I done was deleted all the track from the plan apart from one of the mainlines. I cannot remember the exact length but it was just under a scale mile. I then calculated how many seconds it would take a train to go round at various scale speeds. I drew a graph and wrote down the speeds and how many seconds. This bit of paper is pinned to the baseboard edge under the clock with a second hand. If I am running a train and I think it is going too fast I time it as it passes the clock and adjust until it goes at a speed I think it should go at.

 

Neither loco was going full belt, both with a 6 coach train will make an AZOOOOOMMMMMERRR look slow.

I appear to have met my match, this may be a good thing it may not.

 

Gibbo.

[simontaylor484]

You appear to have forgotten to allow for the curvature of the Earth 

[simontaylor484]

On a serious note the home built loco runs well and  so does the cut and shuts stock

[Gibbo675]

1 hour ago, simontaylor484 said:

You appear to have forgotten to allow for the curvature of the Earth 

The bit I struggle with is this; if water finds its level then how can it be that it is either up hill or down hill in all directions ?

[Clive Mortimore]

5 minutes ago, Gibbo675 said:

The bit I struggle with is this; if water finds its level then how can it be that it is either up hill or down hill in all directions ?

[simontaylor484]

Its a mystery of the universe a bit like dcc

[Dagworth]

On 08/08/2020 at 23:24, Clive Mortimore said:

 

And a good one form the past

 

 

 

 

A certain band that I'm familiar with used that same subway in the video for their biggest hit 

 

 

Andi

[Enterprisingwestern]

5 hours ago, Gibbo675 said:

The bit I struggle with is this; if water finds its level then how can it be that it is either up hill or down hill in all directions ?

 

Because the earth is flat, you reely is stoopid, I thought evry fule no that?!!

 

Mike.

[Andrew P]

8 hours ago, simontaylor484 said:

Its a mystery of the universe a bit like dcc

Or WOMEN.

[Clive Mortimore]

3 hours ago, Enterprisingwestern said:

 

Because the earth is flat, you reely is stoopid, I thought evry fule no that?!!

 

Mike.

I fully agree with Mike. The world is flat, well it is where I live and Mike use to work.

 

And if you want to see the end of the earth, pop on a train to Southminster, then take a stroll up the road to Bradwell on Sea you can see it from there.

[Enterprisingwestern]

14 minutes ago, Clive Mortimore said:

I fully agree with Mike. The world is flat, well it is where I live and Mike use to work.

 

And if you want to see the end of the earth, pop on a train to Southminster, then take a stroll up the road to Bradwell on Sea you can see it from there.

 

With Immingham at the other end.

 

Mike.

[Clive Mortimore]

I have a few class 40s being built from Tri-ang class 37s. I also had some spare Mainline Peak chassis. Unfortunately I had a high failure rate of mainline motors that the spares got used for powering my Peaks. They weren't thrown away. 

 

I also have a box of working motor bogies. In the box are some Lima H0 class 33 bogies that are 33mm wheelbase. I have used them in the past for 8ft 6ins (34mm) bogies as you cannot see the missing 1mm with the side frames on. Now Class 40s and Peaks had a wheelbase between the driving wheels of 8ft +8ft (32mm +32mm), well as the rear wheel set on a Mianline Peak is not driven (it just waggles in mid air) I thought "How about seeing if the H0 33 motor bogie will fit. It does with a bit of butchery. I had one running last night. I now need to make it fit the chassis, I have a plan.

 

Toy trains is fun.

[cheesysmith]

I have to pick you up on your grammar there Clive. "Toy trains is fun", really? What you meant to say was "chopping up toy trains is fun".

[Clive Mortimore]

24 minutes ago, cheesysmith said:

I have to pick you up on your grammar there Clive. "Toy trains is fun", really? What you meant to say was "chopping up toy trains is fun".

Yes but no but yes but no but so is zooming them around the train set so overall chopping, unboxing and playing "Toy trains is fun".

 

Even discussing which unrealistic coupling type is the hardest to set up and getting working correctly if you read some threads.

[Clive Mortimore]

I haven't played this in ages, one of my favorite ever songs.

 

[30368]

Mournful but Beautiful.

 

Kind regards,

 

Richard B

[Clive Mortimore]

Another lovely song.

 

[30368]

Yes Clive equally lovely. Maybe we are all thinking a bit about mortality at the moment? To do so is, to me sensible and life affirming. I put it down to my Irish father who had a great love of Irish music with its mournful (that word again) thread and, in contrast, its celebration of dance and of life. Some say dance = life. I have said enough serious stuff!

 

Kind regards and thanks,

 

Richard B

 

[Clive Mortimore]

Thanks Richard.

 

Another favorite...tad different

 

 

What punk was about for most of us, having FUN.

[simontaylor484]

More cut and shuts coming from clives chop shop

[30368]

1 hour ago, Clive Mortimore said:

Another favorite...tad different

 

 

What punk was about for most of us, having FUN.

 

 

Yes absolutely, I remember this one very well. I suspect that I am a little before your time, 73 in October but still a bit daft and always interested in something new - healthy state of mind.

 

Kind regards,

 

Richard