Danfilm007 Posted July 3, 2015 Author Share Posted July 3, 2015 Catch Trays? Do tell? Thanks, I have placed some track on my board just to see what it looks like - can post a picture later! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neal cooper Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 Catch Trays? Do tell? Thanks, I have placed some track on my board just to see what it looks like - can post a picture later! Not trays for catches! ☺️ But large metal trays with a small lip all around placed in the four foot and normally full of a mucky diesel/water mix. Probably an attempt to stop fouling the groundwater where locos stood for any length of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danfilm007 Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 Good news - The new point is here, and so is the extra wire I need and the Dapol Easi Shunt couplers. I shall go and position the new point and I shall show off if anyone wants? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danfilm007 Posted July 19, 2015 Author Share Posted July 19, 2015 More good news - the first pictures of the track have emerged! (Ignore the badly lined track as I knocked it earlier ) https://www.flickr.com/photos/125610553@N08/shares/7RvZ96 (I forget how to embed here...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtc Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Thank you for this, I would be happy to see further updates as I am also planning a 70's based Minories in HO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danfilm007 Posted August 24, 2015 Author Share Posted August 24, 2015 Thank you for this, I would be happy to see further updates as I am also planning a 70's based Minories in HO. Today could be your lucky day! I've recently bought all of the point motors and switches, so now I have plenty of soldering to do and it'll be up and running! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danfilm007 Posted September 13, 2015 Author Share Posted September 13, 2015 So, I've been thinking about the layout recently. I want to have OHLE on the layout, and I am considering bringing it further into the 21st Century. I thought, recently, if might be a good idea to have the track level raised up, onto a viaducty sort of structure, rather than having the scenic part of the layout raised above the layout, hopefully bringing a Midlandsy or Londony feel. Anyone with any thoughts/ideas/how to make it? Ta! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted September 13, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 13, 2015 Points on a viaduct can be a real pain to motorise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernboy Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Yes, I found point motors under a viaduct very fiddly to fit and if I had to do any troubleshooting I think it could be quite irksome. Designing the sides of the viaduct to be detachable helps, but you're still working in quite a restricted space (thinking of getting hand inside / plus screwdriver at appropriate angle / and seeing what your doing / all very awkward). Maybe if the viaduct sides and immediate ground level were both a detachable section (ie. an 'L' shape) it would leave more room for maneuvre. Or perhaps wire-in-tube may be an easier / better approach (I can't speak from experience on that - it's just a thought). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted September 13, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 13, 2015 I can see that motorising points on a viaduct (especially in N), could be a bit difficult. One aid would be having all the arches enclosed and filled with business premises. So the "viaduct" is in reality just an inverted U: but there still won't be masses of space to get your hands in there. Alternatively, the viaduct could just be in low relief if you don't need buildings standing proud of the backscene. But I think it definitely worth doing. CJF's later versions of Minories, on a viaduct, look much better to me and certainly easier to view in an exhibition context. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danfilm007 Posted September 13, 2015 Author Share Posted September 13, 2015 Hi all, Thanks for the input. In hindsight, I should have had this idea long before buying the point motors (would have saved me a few bob!) Having the viaduct as a low relief sounds like a good idea! I could make it so that it's effectively cladding the supports for the high level, with a small section (if possible) open to serve for a road section. As for the viaduct, I was planning on having some low relief buildings in the back as well as a backscene to help with the illusion. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted September 13, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 13, 2015 Hi all, Thanks for the input. In hindsight, I should have had this idea long before buying the point motors (would have saved me a few bob!) Having the viaduct as a low relief sounds like a good idea! I could make it so that it's effectively cladding the supports for the high level, with a small section (if possible) open to serve for a road section. As for the viaduct, I was planning on having some low relief buildings in the back as well as a backscene to help with the illusion. Dan Dan, I think you are right that having low-relief buildings at the back gives depth and perspective to the whole scene. After that, a lot depends on the height at which you are going to have your track. If fairly, high, there is no need to return down to ground level behind the viaduct (apart from where the road passes under). The low-relief buildings will only be seen from second floor upwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karhedron Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 So, I've been thinking about the layout recently. I want to have OHLE on the layout, and I am considering bringing it further into the 21st Century. I thought, recently, if might be a good idea to have the track level raised up, onto a viaducty sort of structure, rather than having the scenic part of the layout raised above the layout, hopefully bringing a Midlandsy or Londony feel. Anyone with any thoughts/ideas/how to make it? Ta! The Scalefour society built their P4 version of Minories (Moor Street) on a viaduct and it looks pretty good. http://www.scalefour.org/shows/S4um2010/moorst.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danfilm007 Posted September 13, 2015 Author Share Posted September 13, 2015 Dan, I think you are right that having low-relief buildings at the back gives depth and perspective to the whole scene. After that, a lot depends on the height at which you are going to have your track. If fairly, high, there is no need to return down to ground level behind the viaduct (apart from where the road passes under). The low-relief buildings will only be seen from second floor upwards. I was thinking of having it at the same height of the Scalescenes Viaducts, unless there is a cheapish other option? I was planning on putting a few skyscrapers or something behind it (maybe some old flats?) all ideas! The Scalefour society built their P4 version of Minories (Moor Street) on a viaduct and it looks pretty good. http://www.scalefour.org/shows/S4um2010/moorst.html I do like the look of that! There'll be less in terms of infrastructure on the back of the layout (and obviously not as long!) but it's an atmosphere I'd much like to replicate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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