George Hudson Posted May 2, 2018 Author Share Posted May 2, 2018 I was supposed to be doing something useful this morning but got side-tracked !! Terrible photos but it's taking shape at last; some early site assembly to get a feel for the layout of buildings. 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold scottystitch Posted May 2, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 2, 2018 This looks great, and good progress. The mighty sectorplate/traversor/turntable thingy is very impressive! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post George Hudson Posted May 5, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2018 Just for fun I thought I would have look at setting out buildings. I need to think about composition, street layout and what needs to be built going forwards. I particularly like the last one (self praise is no recommendation I know) 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Hudson Posted May 5, 2018 Author Share Posted May 5, 2018 (edited) couldn't resist this. that's it for today, have a gig in this evening so need to tune up the drums! Edited May 5, 2018 by George Hudson 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayfield Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 George Looking excellent, you must be very pleased with what you have achieved to date Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstercivicman Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Wow, stunning stuff! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Deltic Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Good to see the layout coming back together again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Hudson Posted May 11, 2018 Author Share Posted May 11, 2018 Thanks to everyone for your encouragement 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Hudson Posted May 29, 2018 Author Share Posted May 29, 2018 Boring stuff done today. Don't know if it's clear from the photos but I decided to have the raised roadway above the hidden storage yards supported by lengths of aluminium "L" section to ensure it stays straight at the back. Pretty over engineered but hopefully more trouble free in the long run than wooden 2x1. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Hudson Posted May 29, 2018 Author Share Posted May 29, 2018 And this is/was a pint of "Bad Kitty" from North York Moors Railway's micro pub in Whitby. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted May 30, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 30, 2018 And this is/was a pint of "Bad Kitty" from North York Moors Railway's micro pub in Whitby. pint.jpg That's clever, how do you get the beer to stay in the glass? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Hudson Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share Posted June 1, 2018 (edited) Don't know but it didn't stay there long Edited June 1, 2018 by George Hudson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Hudson Posted June 5, 2018 Author Share Posted June 5, 2018 So this is my idea; the first 5mm of platforms are in place and I will ballast and paint the track at this stage. The reason for this is that the ballast can be laid right up to the platform edge neatly but the platform, being only 5mm, gives easy access to work on the track. Higher platform levels might stick out from this base which is prototypical. Don't know if anyone else has tried this but seems obvious to me. I will use a fine ballast since that's what, from photos the Liverpool street station trackbed looked like in the 50s/60s compared to the larger size chippings more typical for a rural setting. The final colour will be rusty brown tending towards black in areas where locomotives came to rest. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstercivicman Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Looking great your layout is amazing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Hudson Posted June 7, 2018 Author Share Posted June 7, 2018 Now that's lucky! Having fitted a chip to my L1, I promptly drove it off the end of the layout. Somehow the only damage after falling over a metre seems to be a buffer. It seems to be running better but I wouldn't recommend it as part of a service plan. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
big T Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Hi George, I've only just happened across your thread and I'm enjoying reading up on your progress immensely. I'm very jealous of your railway room - it looks bright and airy with lots of space.Your trackwork and building look really good. Hopefully your L1 will be fine with a bit of glue! Cheers Trev Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Hudson Posted June 15, 2018 Author Share Posted June 15, 2018 All casualties sorted successfully. Six locos now chipped and ready to go (hardly an engineering miracle since they were all DCC ready!) 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Hudson Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 Feels like I have been waiting 40 years to do this! OK some people might liken it to watching paint dry but I find it therapeutic. That B12 stops every time over the same two points. I have cleaned everything, with fine abrasive and alcohol, checked and re wired the polarity switches, scrubbed loco wheels, everything. I have just given up and ordered two new points and will dig out the old ones!! Ho hum such fun :-) 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 31A Posted July 9, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 9, 2018 Have you checked the back-to-back measurements of the loco's wheels - is it possible that they could be causing a short circuit by making contact with the inside of the open switch rails? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 So this is my idea; the first 5mm of platforms are in place and I will ballast and paint the track at this stage. The reason for this is that the ballast can be laid right up to the platform edge neatly but the platform, being only 5mm, gives easy access to work on the track. Higher platform levels might stick out from this base which is prototypical. Don't know if anyone else has tried this but seems obvious to me. I will use a fine ballast since that's what, from photos the Liverpool street station trackbed looked like in the 50s/60s compared to the larger size chippings more typical for a rural setting. The final colour will be rusty brown tending towards black in areas where locomotives came to rest. 2018-06-05 13.13.10.jpg Coming along a treat George, in respect of the ballasting of your track work adjacent to the platform brickwork, if you have used brick paper it may be worth considering whether the glue will affect it when you begin ballasting. I have seen this happen ( pva/water mix ) when it is used for ballasting against platform faces and it as crept into the brickwork finish and caused some staining and lifting, just a thought ? Grahame Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullie Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 When using brick paper I have found that mixing PVA with Klear and a dash of washing up liquid works well but try it on a small section first, seems to avoid the problems associated with mixing PVA with water which on Ricket Street made some of the brick paper (inkjet printed) go green. Martyn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Hudson Posted July 18, 2018 Author Share Posted July 18, 2018 (edited) Just thought I'd post the results of my endless rearranging of buildings to develop composition. It's simply for those (like me) who like to look at endless pictures of other layouts! Edited July 18, 2018 by George Hudson 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted July 18, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 18, 2018 Simply delicious stuff, as ever, Andrew - but the 8-pin blanking plug on the bridge does add a certain something! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Hudson Posted July 18, 2018 Author Share Posted July 18, 2018 Simply delicious stuff, as ever, Andrew - but the 8-pin blanking plug on the bridge does add a certain something! Yes I noticed that on upload! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
73c Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Nah, it's a spike strip to stop any buses stopping on the bridge! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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