richardw1970 Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 I have no recollection of the area in the time period modelled as I lived in Suffolk then but it is all instantly recognisable to this present day driver over the route from Leeds to Brighouse. Superb! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomr91 Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 As said countless times in this thread, the project is stunning and the scale of the layout is beyond comprehension. Great idea on the live streaming! Love to see a camera from inside of a detailed cab - it would look like a train simulator! I played about with an idea about 12 months ago of live streaming with the ability of viewers to select what happens next. The idea came about from playing about with some Arduino autom ation (stopping at red lights, waiting in a siding etc), but rather than a pre-planned programme, a user could select the next action; the next train to stop at the station, speed to do a circuit etc - but unfortunately I just didn't/don't have the time to commit to making it work. If you're working on live streaming and automation, something similar shouldn't be too difficult. It would make the whole layout incredibly interactive, especially if it's going to be online only for the foreseeable. Just make sure there are plenty of failsafes in place to stop people speeding and causing collisions! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HeatonLodge40 Posted November 10, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 10, 2020 Its always frustrating how when you’re coming to the end of a project how you suddenly find an easier way of doing something previously laborious. Ive just been laying the last of (I estimate about) 900ft of individual 1cm sections of concrete trunking. I’ve always used superglue but realise too late PVA is just as good and takes a quarter of the time. Last couple days I’ve been working on the lineside features for the upper level Huddersfield lines. After ballasting the track I add the concrete trunking (Evergreen styrene Channel section 268 - know it off by heart now), fencing, relay boxes, speed signs and track circuit detectors (TCT’s). These last yellow square objects are often still seen near the trackside even today although the newer grid type between the rails are more common nowadays. The fencing I use is Slaters wooden post type. It’s easy to distress and paint, tho you have to remember to cut off one post at one end (no fencing has two upright end posts) and some flashing. I prime it and spray it with AK interactive damp green and it looks good (another advantage of modelling a winter layout). Peco fencing is far easier to install, given it bends to contours, but I’ve never seen triangular horizontal fence slats so it’s a no no for me. And If I need fencing that follows the lie of the land I usually scratchbuild from styrene. As most will modellers will know fence posts are always upright whatever the contours of the landscape. Anyway some snaps of the very last bit of HLJ - the track of which is on a 1:90 gradient. 18 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HeatonLodge40 Posted November 10, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 10, 2020 Track circuit transmitters.. made of brass rod end slices. Cables yet to glue on and join to the rail as per the prototype, then weathering 19 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatonLodge40 Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Another view with the track heading south west .. & lots of fencing waiting to be painted 18 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HeatonLodge40 Posted November 10, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 10, 2020 Finally a closer look at that fencing, definitely improves the lineside if it’s done correctly 24 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted November 10, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 10, 2020 Are the coffee cups there as an incentive to lay the fencing, a railway take on the carrot and donkey?!! Mike. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatonLodge40 Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 53 minutes ago, Enterprisingwestern said: Are the coffee cups there as an incentive to lay the fencing, a railway take on the carrot and donkey?!! Mike. Yea it’s annoying cos the tea urn is the other side of the layout which now requires getting on hands and knees to access. On another note once Healey Mills at the other side is finished next year I’ve been working out there should be 9 x 56’s, 3 x 47’s, 5 x 40’s, 3 x 31’s 7 x 37’s and a few 08’s actually ‘based’ there. So they will basically live ‘on shed’ rarely going onto the main lines. I’m really looking forward to constructing HM which will of course be fully manual. With 8 large gantry towers lighting up the yard it should be great fun 14 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jcarta Posted November 10, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 10, 2020 4 minutes ago, HeatonLodge40 said: On another note once Healey Mills at the other side is finished next year I’ve been working out there should be 9 x 56’s, 3 x 47’s, 5 x 40’s, 3 x 31’s 7 x 37’s and a few 08’s actually ‘based’ there. So they will basically live ‘on shed’ rarely going onto the main lines. I just need to get my spotters book and camera then 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold SHMD Posted November 10, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 10, 2020 8 minutes ago, HeatonLodge40 said: Yea it’s annoying cos the tea urn is the other side of the layout which now requires getting on hands and knees to access. Is there not enough space in the middle? Kev. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Simon Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 2 hours ago, HeatonLodge40 said: Track circuit transmitters.. made of brass rod end slices. Cables yet to glue on and join to the rail as per the prototype, then weathering Hi, Sorry to be pedantic, but they will actually be the Track Tuning Units or End Tuning Units for the Audio Frequency Track Circuits, rather than the transmitters themselves, the transmitters are housed in nearby Location Cases. Simon 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted November 11, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 11, 2020 11 hours ago, HeatonLodge40 said: Yea it’s annoying cos the tea urn is the other side of the layout which now requires getting on hands and knees to access. Problem solved! https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beverages-Backpack-Mulled-Coffee-Without/dp/B01BGMDUCU Mike. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peach james Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 On 10/11/2020 at 13:07, SHMD said: Is there not enough space in the middle? Kev. I'd be going for the full height spotters bridge...located right above where the one is on HLJ :). Being serious, is there enough height to do that in the basement? Could you build a bridge over the layout, and still have 6'6" above? It might be far more comfortable than ducking under the layout. James 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Johnson Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Simon, just looked back over90% of this to find brass ferns but can’t see what make. Are they Scalelink or what? Can you remember? many thanks Les Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatonLodge40 Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 4 hours ago, Les Johnson said: Simon, just looked back over90% of this to find brass ferns but can’t see what make. Are they Scalelink or what? Can you remember? many thanks Les Hi Les I started off using Scalelink. However I ended up having 100 large sheets specially made as the amount I needed would have cost a fortune.! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatonLodge40 Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 8 hours ago, peach james said: I'd be going for the full height spotters bridge...located right above where the one is on HLJ :). Being serious, is there enough height to do that in the basement? Could you build a bridge over the layout, and still have 6'6" above? It might be far more comfortable than ducking under the layout. James James I’ve thought of that but there isn’t the height sadly. ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HeatonLodge40 Posted November 13, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 13, 2020 (edited) Still working on this last bit of HLJ namely the upper Huddersfield lines. These are actually only visible head on and from a good 6/7m away, but I’ll have to detail them otherwise it’ll just bug me. So today I’ve installed the retaining walls that meet the scenic break tunnel mouth. Fictional of course but every layout needs a scenic break I guess. The walls are actually plastic sheet glued onto foam board. Just couldn’t justify scribing DAS clay for something virtually invisible.. I prime these then simply use various mould green paints to go over them followed by gloss varnish to get the wet look. I’m reckoning this part of the line would get little sunlight hence the green damp walls. Immediately behind the walls is a separate section mounted on a trolley but where the camera is can never be seen in reality. That said the trunking goes all the way down, plus the other usual lineside stuff. The superelevated track leaving the tunnel makes a huge difference when you’re watching trains lean into a curve. Well worth modelling. I leave this lot to dry tonight and work on the trackside tomorrow. On another note the first of the 48 handcarts are starting to be delivered. These have a removable top deck so each can carry a 4’x5’ frame on both decks. I’ll probably attach some sort of rubber/foam to the metal horizontals to give some cushioning. These won’t be needed for quite some time for obvious reasons but at least I’ve enough space to store them Edited November 13, 2020 by HeatonLodge40 17 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewT Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Looks like Simon O made a nice job of the trolleys....! He does an excellent job for us - mainly subframes for changing room bench seating. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatonLodge40 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 36 minutes ago, AndrewT said: Looks like Simon O made a nice job of the trolleys....! He does an excellent job for us - mainly subframes for changing room bench seating. Very grateful to you for that contact Andrew. He’s a top chap and they are superbly made Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HeatonLodge40 Posted November 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 14, 2020 A very short clip here but shows what maybe achievable with weather effects in the future. Using a backscene that rises up and over the layout which can then project mist, and what looks like rain I’m pretty sure can be done 18 5 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 Very effective, I would, and probably others, be interested to see how that was done? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TrevorP1 Posted November 14, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 14, 2020 32 minutes ago, HeatonLodge40 said: A very short clip here but shows what maybe achievable with weather effects in the future. Using a backscene that rises up and over the layout which can then project mist, and what looks like rain I’m pretty sure can be done Made me shiver watching that! You should have warned us we'd need a coat... 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 37 minutes ago, KNP said: Very effective, I would, and probably others, be interested to see how that was done? I've seen some video of a French model with similar atmospheric effect, though they may have used forty Disque Bleu smokers... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted November 14, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 14, 2020 44 minutes ago, HeatonLodge40 said: A very short clip here but shows what maybe achievable with weather effects in the future. Using a backscene that rises up and over the layout which can then project mist, and what looks like rain I’m pretty sure can be done The sountrack is very effective, too. I subconsciously looked out of the window to check how heavy the rain was! 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatonLodge40 Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 On 14/11/2020 at 11:07, KNP said: Very effective, I would, and probably others, be interested to see how that was done? Haven’t a clue sorry! Jonathan one of the software chaps wrote the effects over the original video. However I'm certain weather can be replicated with a wrap around back screen and some special effects going forward.. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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