carlw Posted November 14, 2018 Author Share Posted November 14, 2018 (edited) Professional, wow ! Been hanging around Steve for to long I hope you cleaned all that ballast out of the bath Boards look very smart Richard Richard, Your right about Steve, it was his suggestion to not leave them as bare wood. Yes I made sure I got every little bit out of the bath, if I hadn’t I would have got shot. It was made very clear that I better of made sure I didn’t scratch the bath either. Thanks. Carl Edited December 31, 2018 by carlw Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sf315 Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Can’t beat a bit of professionalism Cobbler Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlw Posted November 18, 2018 Author Share Posted November 18, 2018 Hi all, Track laying has commenced today on the fiddle yard at the Redhill end of the layout. I have used settrack radius 1,2,3 and 4 for the loops. The outer loop can take two 7 coach trains Outer Middle loop can take a 6 coach and a 7 coach train Inner middle loop can take a 5 coach and a 7 coach train The inner loop can take three 3 coach trains ( will be used for DEMU and DMU’s) Cheers Carl 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlw Posted November 21, 2018 Author Share Posted November 21, 2018 Hi all, Been laying a bit more track in the loft over the last couple of days. Won’t be long before I’m back where I was before. Cheers Carl 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlw Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share Posted December 4, 2018 Hi all, I have made some real progress with track laying over the last few weeks. Just got the Tonbridge fiddle yard,the road in the yard with the inspection pit on and the link loop to Platform 1. Cheers Carl 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
porkie Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Coming on really well Carl, some really nice flowing curves through the yard. Won't be long till you have something running at this rate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlw Posted December 6, 2018 Author Share Posted December 6, 2018 Hi all, I had a gap in today’s driving lessons, so I went in the loft and made a start on all the dead end roads in the fiddle yard at the Tonbridge end. I have been able to fit 15 roads in here the longest is 50” and allows trains 9 coaches long, they run all the way down to 2-3 car DEMU/DMU’s. With this and the loops at both ends I should be able to get about 40 different trains. That should allow a nice variety of trains to run. Cheers Carl 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sf315 Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Excellent work Carl Just think of all the wiring that’s next. Keep up the good work mate. Steve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlw Posted December 7, 2018 Author Share Posted December 7, 2018 Excellent work Carl Just think of all the wiring that’s next. Keep up the good work mate. Steve. Steve, Yes im not looking forward to all the wiring, think we worked it out at at least two 25 pin cables for each board. Carl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlw Posted December 8, 2018 Author Share Posted December 8, 2018 Hi all, Finished off the track work as far as I can for now. I need to get a ST6 settrack point to finish off the crossover in the Tonbridge fiddle yard. Also need to install the inspection pit in the siding closest to the wagon repair offices. Here is a google earth view of all the layout board by board from Redhill to Tonbridge. Cheers Carl 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobbler Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Impressive work Carl Looking good Richard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanks522 Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Hi Carl, The layout is looking great! very impressive storage roads to! What sort of scenic break are you going to have either end? Graham. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlw Posted December 9, 2018 Author Share Posted December 9, 2018 Hi Carl, The layout is looking great! very impressive storage roads to! What sort of scenic break are you going to have either end? Graham. Hi Graham. The tracks will just go through the backscene. Thanks Carl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sf315 Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Very impressive Carl Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 37058 Posted December 9, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 9, 2018 Coming along wonderful Carl. Enjoying following your progress. Cheers Anthony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meld Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Looking good Carl, great progress. Meld Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlw Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share Posted January 27, 2019 (edited) Hi All, It been a while since the last update, but work has been ongoing. First I have to thank Andy Porter for all his hard work drawing the wiring diagrams for each of the boards on the layout. These have made it easy to track and record each wire. I’m pleased to say that all of the Dsub connectors for the boards have been completed, these account for 372 wires over 16 connectors. leaving the actual jumpers and the control boards to make. I have been recording all the pins and using different coloured wires. This will make tracing faults easier. Please excuse my messy handwriting. Cheers Carl Edited January 27, 2019 by carlw 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyddrail Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Carl, Well done, progressing very well. Don't forget as TWY 00 is now retired you have to fill the gap with your little layout. Cheers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlw Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share Posted January 27, 2019 Carl, Well done, progressing very well. Don't forget as TWY 00 is now retired you have to fill the gap with your little layout. Cheers. Paul, I don’t think I can ever fill that gap, your layout has been an inspiration to many. If I can get mine to a level half as good as your was I will be very happy. Thanks Carl 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlw Posted May 6, 2019 Author Share Posted May 6, 2019 Hi all, its been a little while since I posted an update on how this project is progressing. All the Dsubs for the boards are wired to the track. This works out at about 500 connections. Today i have made 3 of the 15 looms to run from the boards to the control panels. plans are to have trains running by the by the end of the Summer, then have a nice long running session to make sure everything runs well before progressing the scenery. Cheers Carl 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlw Posted August 5, 2019 Author Share Posted August 5, 2019 Hi all, A little update on how the layout is coming along. I have wired all dsubs to the tracks and created all the looms to go to the control panels. At the moment moment I am waiting for a mate to draw up the control panels for me. While he he is doing that I am making a start on other things. first on the list is to redo the C&W building as the layout is being turned and the back of the building which would have been up against the rear back scene is now at the front of the layout so I actually have to put in all the windows that I lazily left off. Either I can do it with the original building or I will have to completely redo the building. cheers Carl 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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