RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted January 23, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 23, 2020 On 21/01/2020 at 19:37, HeatonLodge40 said: You are quite right Andrew a 121 was used for drivers learning the route back then. Heres a poor quality pic of one ascending the dive under line from Huddersfield heading towards Leeds in 1979. Perfect excuse to run the forthcoming model from Heljan in fact. General update in the next couple days by the way 21 hours ago, BR Blue said: . I see some side windows seem to have been painted over so this might help identify it. I have tried unsuccessfully. That looks to me like TDB975309 (ex-55008) pictured here at York in 1977 https://www.railcar.co.uk/images/7594 It was in a sort of olive livery, a bit like a dirty army lorry. The destination boxes were removed and the reporting number blinds plated over. It was also pictured at Huddersfield station in 1979 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Endacott Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 48 minutes ago, jcarta said: Blimey Einstein's,,,,,, I have trouble working out how many tiles I need to do the bathroom ..... The house next door is the same size as mine. My neighbour came round to ask how many rolls of wallpaper I bought to decorate the lounge, so I told him; five. Next week he came back to complain that when he had finished he had one roll of wallpaper left over, which is funny because so did I. Geoff Endacott (with apologies to Jimmy Cricket) 1 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted January 24, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 24, 2020 12 hours ago, jcarta said: Blimey Einstein's,,,,,, I have trouble working out how many tiles I need to do the bathroom ..... 12 hours ago, St Enodoc said: That's easy. One box more than you bought. My tiling calculations are a moving feast, out of the last 4 I've done, 2 have been over and 2 have been under. I'm seriously considering a new interior design fashion of random mixed tiling, saves a lot of hassle! Mike. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted January 24, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 24, 2020 12 hours ago, Geoff Endacott said: The house next door is the same size as mine. My neighbour came round to ask how many rolls of wallpaper I bought to decorate the lounge, so I told him; five. Next week he came back to complain that when he had finished he had one roll of wallpaper left over, which is funny because so did I. Geoff Endacott (with apologies to Jimmy Cricket) , and the 2 Ronnies before that, and so on and so on! Mike. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWsTrains Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Never having done any previously I followed someone's guidance on ballast usage - how many feet length of double track bed you got from a Woodland Scenics bag and then did the sums and ended with two bags left over. For real! Must be catching. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatonLodge40 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 All I can tell you is I’ve used 112 Kilos since I started. Should have gone straight to a quarry 3 5 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike knowles Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 3 hours ago, HeatonLodge40 said: All I can tell you is I’ve used 112 Kilos since I started. Should have gone straight to a quarry So if manual handling regulations restrict a person to lifting a maximum of 25kg then you'll need five people just to carry the ballast when you're setting up the layout at a show! 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatonLodge40 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 On another note I’m going to need the help of a fabricator/fabrication company soon to construct a minimum of 25 handcarts to carry the majority of HLJ onto the 3 artics used to transport it. These will have to be bespoke ie two decks, the top deck removable to carry 2 frames at a time. T bar handle, steerable front rubber wheels you get the drift. If anyone is a fabricator or owns a fabrication company who’d consider this job I’d be very pleased to hear from you. Thanks. Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simond Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 5 hours ago, HeatonLodge40 said: All I can tell you is I’ve used 112 Kilos since I started. Should have gone straight to a quarry you should have called, I’d have saved you 4% ! atb Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewT Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 (edited) On 24/01/2020 at 19:34, HeatonLodge40 said: On another note I’m going to need the help of a fabricator/fabrication company soon to construct a minimum of 25 handcarts to carry the majority of HLJ onto the 3 artics used to transport it. These will have to be bespoke ie two decks, the top deck removable to carry 2 frames at a time. T bar handle, steerable front rubber wheels you get the drift. If anyone is a fabricator or owns a fabrication company who’d consider this job I’d be very pleased to hear from you. Thanks. Simon Simon Oldroyd is a good lad - does all our fabrication to a very high standard - and local to you: http://roundingfabs.co.uk/ Edited January 27, 2020 by AndrewT Spelling 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkey1957 Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 https://www.192.com/atoz/business/halifax-hx3/fabricated-metal-products/m-c-fabrications-halifax-ltd/6edc5e7934cd8a9ec9f850faa26760b4fcc9ed49/ugc/ These are top draw Simon, we use them at Nestle Halifax. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted January 27, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 27, 2020 (edited) Shouldn't you be using Brutes? (Easy to move more than one at once, easily adapted to support multiple boards with space underneath for trestles, would look superb being driven into the NEC hall) Edited January 27, 2020 by Stubby47 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Endacott Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 6 hours ago, Stubby47 said: Shouldn't you be using Brutes? (Easy to move more than one at once, easily adapted to support multiple boards with space underneath for trestles, would look superb being driven into the NEC hall) And when empty they could be used as seats. Geoff Endacott 1 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post blueeighties Posted January 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 28, 2020 A very enjoyable afternoon on Saturday, testing a few recently worked on locos and drivetrains to see how they handle the gradients and full rakes on HLJ. Unfortunately no video, but it was a very interesting experience to watch kitbuilt 56074 come to a stand on full power with it's HAA rake, and have to be rescued by the nearest avaialble banker, a filthy GD 37250 36 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold SHMD Posted January 28, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 28, 2020 … and those MGRs weren't even loaded! Kev. (Stunning stuff - I can't wait.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewT Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 I like the frosty effect on Carlos Fandango's Capri windscreen.... but it obscures the fluffy dice! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Neil Posted January 29, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 29, 2020 38 minutes ago, AndrewT said: I like the frosty effect on Carlos Fandango's Capri windscreen.... but it obscures the fluffy dice! Will it have a motor underneath to rock it on its springs? 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HeatonLodge40 Posted January 29, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 29, 2020 Today is a another piece of the jigsaw completed, with the fiddle yard now joined to the scenic section and trains running between them for the first time. This gives a running length of about 400ft end to end in a U shape. Just the curves at the west end and in the middle to complete. Thanks to my IT guru modelling friends the trains are now operated via a Digikeijs & Digitrax set up using Railcom. At the minute this means signals, trains, points can be controlled via a touch screen. With the necessary block sections built in, soon the system will then become automatic (still retaining a manual option) with route setting controlling aforementioned signals & points, sounding horns and working smoke units at preprogrammed time’s. The other benefit is complicated manoeuvres with long heavy freight trains over the crossovers (which would normally need coordination between 3/4 operators) will be done automatically. Colour lights will fade in and out realistically just like the old filament bulbs. HLJ was always going to be a ‘watching the trains go by’ layout so it’s the last step before a complete loop due around the end of March The fiddle yard is beginning to fill up..! 43 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Excellent progress, flying along now 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d winpenny Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Great work david 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWsTrains Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Crocodile Dundee's famous "That's not a knife!........." lines springs to mind here. ......."That's a fiddle yard! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted January 31, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 31, 2020 On 24/01/2020 at 19:34, HeatonLodge40 said: On another note I’m going to need the help of a fabricator/fabrication company soon to construct a minimum of 25 handcarts to carry the majority of HLJ onto the 3 artics used to transport it. These will have to be bespoke ie two decks, the top deck removable to carry 2 frames at a time. T bar handle, steerable front rubber wheels you get the drift. If anyone is a fabricator or owns a fabrication company who’d consider this job I’d be very pleased to hear from you. Thanks. Simon You surprise me. If using an artic trailer for transport, surely you can get more than two modules per carrying "handcarts". Or is the issue getting them out from the cellar via a lift? You might think about designing the T-bar handle so that it can attach to one of those gizmos that people attach to the jockey-wheel of a caravan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted January 31, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 31, 2020 On 29/01/2020 at 08:36, Neil said: Will it have a motor underneath to rock it on its springs? I think that might tempt him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted January 31, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 31, 2020 The Capri windows are frozen over, not misted up... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted January 31, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 31, 2020 27 minutes ago, Stubby47 said: The Capri windows are frozen over, not misted up... Same sort of thing, desperate times require desperate measures! Or was that just me?!! Mike. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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