DanielB Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Ray, I've been following your progress photos on Facebook, and the layout is looking truly outstanding. It's totally different to 59th and Rust, and is together they form a great picture of the range of your modelling skills. If you need an operator for any shows I can make it to, feel free to give me a poke! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted July 9, 2016 Author Share Posted July 9, 2016 "gone for beans" The crew of leased G&W MP15 have tied up under the footbridge and gone for lunch. Ray 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robatron86 Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 I think that's my usual order at my local Chinese Take-away.... Speed-matching is one thing (amongst many!) I've not mastered at all with DCC. Lists like the above do show (to me) what a faff it seems, & such things as 'speed curve graphs' make me shudder!! - whereas at one time on old analogue 12vDC I knew that at least any of my Atlas locos could lash up with each other, just so long as the China-drive ones had been re-wired in series. ....ah, such innocent, carefree days... Still do that now! Most interesting match is the Atlas HH1000 and Bachmann S4. That works very well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Try these Gene CV 2=1,3=60,4=25,209=70,210=6,212=200 Both my S2's ran different, had to play with cv 209,210 to match them, hope these help Ray Ray...finally home...reprogrammed both locos to these values and they both run much better....one is a bit faster than the other at speed-step1.... Any tips on how to get them closer together speedwise....I assume some change to CVs 209,210 but have no clue what they control or which way to go. Cheers Gene Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted July 11, 2016 Author Share Posted July 11, 2016 try reducing 209 -1 at a time Ray Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 try reducing 209 -1 at a time Ray Reduce it from 70 downwards 1 at a time? On the faster loco or the slower one?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted July 11, 2016 Author Share Posted July 11, 2016 faster one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 faster one Thanks Ray...its improved it...not 100% perfect but much better...thanks much! Gene 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted August 24, 2016 Author Share Posted August 24, 2016 Been a quiet 4-5 months on the modelling front, and as it's getting near the layouts debut at Barrow, thought it was time to get on with the car card & waybills car cards will be printed on to stiff-ish coloured card( different colour for different car types) with a pocket folded at the bottom Waybills will be 4 cycle, printed on white card Mini photos of each car will be glued to the front of the pockets on the car card(for those who don't know a box car from a reefer) Now I've just got to get some coloured card and get my head around how it will work!!! Ray 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted August 29, 2016 Author Share Posted August 29, 2016 Yesterday was free so made the car cards also made a test,(for size) of the way bills may make a start on them tonight Ray 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted August 29, 2016 Author Share Posted August 29, 2016 on a roll, all waybills done, all tests done to see if they fit in there pockets in coming cars are placed on the front of the layout once each car is spotted, the car card is moved to the set out pocket cars are held in place with a magnet under each number and a small washer taped to the back of all the car cards (will see how this goes under exhibition conditions) well all there's to do now is to play trains to see if it works!! Ray p.s those CNJ box cars are nothing to do with this layout!! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted September 4, 2016 Author Share Posted September 4, 2016 (edited) After extensive testing of the car cards it seems to work ok,( couple of tweaks to do),then looking at my ply that's been acclimatizing, my mind started to wander, but nothing failed to materialize and ended up playing trains. on a up note ,did enjoy the beer. Ray Edited September 4, 2016 by long island jack 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parthia27 Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Nice photo in September MRH Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robatron86 Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 In MRH again! Well done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted September 5, 2016 Author Share Posted September 5, 2016 Sunday, after lots of trials and tribulations and a couple of beers to keep those brain cells working, I think I've finally found a plan i'm happy with, which one do you think it is?? the beer I mean!! Ray 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robatron86 Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Looking good in this month's CM Ray. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted September 15, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 15, 2016 I will have to go get a copy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted September 19, 2016 Author Share Posted September 19, 2016 Cheers guys, glad you like the CM article, i'm happy how it turn out, just one error in the wright up, should have said" will be appearing at TVNAM 17th June" it's first outing is at Barrow on the 8-9th October, if your in the area come along and see it, usually a good show, Roundhouse is there with Fort Myers. Still got to have a bit more practise with the car card/waybills!! Then it's onto the next proj..............................!!! Ray 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robatron86 Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 (edited) I would come along Ray, but I'll be sunning myself in Eqypt 8) Edited September 19, 2016 by Robatron86 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted September 28, 2016 Author Share Posted September 28, 2016 picked my goodies up from Roundhouse at the weekend just need a bit of toning down and we're good to go Ray 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted October 10, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 10, 2016 A few photos of Rays newest masterpiece at its debut in Barrow In Furness at the weekend. I just wish that I had the same imagination when it comes to fictional locations for the details that he comes up with 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted October 10, 2016 Author Share Posted October 10, 2016 Thanks for the photos Ian, I can report the layout worked very well, just a couple of couplers to tweak, car cards worked ok, overall a great weekend with a few drinks with friends, (i tell a lie lots of drink), when I could keep awake!!!!!!!!!! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanrouge Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Really enjoyed this thread, read it form top to bottom yesterday, great ideas, great modelling, fun dialogue, a cracking layout. Many thanks for sharing Cheers (quite literally) Nick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted October 11, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 11, 2016 Ray says he drank all the green ones. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robatron86 Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Glad the debut show went well Ray. Perhaps you should model a brewery next.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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