RMweb Premium Gary White Posted May 21, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 21, 2016 Mayford London Wellcome to the start of a new layout build after retiring the exhibition layout Cricketters Green which now has a new home in the Isle of Man. After some down time it was time to start another project that was a little smaller Layout Details Mayford 1980s-Network Southeast era Size-12ftx2ft- 3600mmx600mm Scenic area 4ftx2ft 1200mmx6oomm Fiddle Yard EM Gauge NCE Power Pro control system Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gary White Posted May 21, 2016 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 21, 2016 Mayford i have posted some photographs of the test fitting of the track work just to make sure it fits the layout is two level with a two platform station on the upper level with a EMU siding on the lower level there is a cement siding run round loop and a parcel siding Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gary White Posted May 21, 2016 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 21, 2016 Just a basic photo of the idea where track will go Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gary White Posted May 21, 2016 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 21, 2016 General Layout view Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gary White Posted May 21, 2016 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 21, 2016 Track under construction I used Colin Craigs excellent flat bottom turnout kits for the track on the upper level these take some time to build as they have to be soldered but make a very strong section of track Colin even does the hard work for you and pre assembles the V section and provides all the gauges you need to make them up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gary White Posted May 21, 2016 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 21, 2016 track under construction for the lower level made from C and l components Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gary White Posted May 21, 2016 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 21, 2016 I will post a track plan ASAP when i scan it into the Mac When we had cricketers Green all the track was laid already we only made repairs to it . So i was faced with making all the track for Mayford in EM gauge As luck would have it the South Hants Club had made jigs so that you can produce Vs and correct V and wing rails and switch blades this made it easy to produce the turnouts for the lower level as kit of parts and i even managed to print some temples using templot and now are making this formation on one large board on the work bench I made all the lighting boxes and back scene as well so to frame the layout also it saves damage as well the baseboards were made for me by a kind club member and they are excellent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gary White Posted May 21, 2016 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 21, 2016 A general view of the layout in the planning stage Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PjKing1 Posted May 21, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 21, 2016 Looking forward to this one Gary. Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gary White Posted June 1, 2016 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 1, 2016 Mayford track plan Mayford track plan .pdf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gary White Posted June 1, 2016 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 1, 2016 Track construction I have been finishing the track for the low level yard this week made from C and l components its still on the building board the track was made using SHMRC EMGS track gauge These help you get the track straight and lined up when making it Track Gauges Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gary White Posted June 1, 2016 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 1, 2016 Above picture The first gauge it does not look much WOOD BLOCK with brass etch this allows you to assemble the V section and wing rails together using brass or copper clad strips the notches relate to the same sleeper spacing on the track template Next time i will use thin brass strip as this makes the assembly lower The second gauge is the V rail gauge this allows you to form V rails to the correct type and then use the jig to solder the assembly together it helps if you put a scrap piece of wood to support the V rail when you solder it together. The third gauge is the switch rail gauge it helps you make switch rails to the correct profile V Rail constructed using the gauge Some of the finished track Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gary White Posted June 1, 2016 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 1, 2016 The other track section is now finished The next stage is to start the construction of the upper level Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gary White Posted June 30, 2016 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 30, 2016 Mayford Update I have been busy completing the upper level whilst i have had a couple of days off from work this week the upper level consists of the station area and one siding This was made from good quality 9mm plywood and 70mmx17mm timber from the local timber merchants I made a notch in the timber using a router bit and using some timber strip wood glued the whole assembly down to the base board. I then run a DCC bus with droppers attached for the track when it is laid the DCC bus connects to the main bus under the baseboard Upper level Upper level Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gary White Posted June 30, 2016 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 30, 2016 Upper level Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gary White Posted June 30, 2016 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 30, 2016 The upper level is now complete all i have to do now is lay the cork and start to lay the track Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PjKing1 Posted July 1, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 1, 2016 Some lovely track building there Gary, looking forward to more, I've not used my jig yet to build the vee's but I'll have to start practising Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gary White Posted July 25, 2016 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 25, 2016 Yes the V jigs are very good they take a bit of practice to get them right it does help if you put a small packing piece under them to support while you solder the V Thanks Gary Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gary White Posted July 25, 2016 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 25, 2016 Mayford Update Hi everybody i have been busy over the last couple of weeks all the cork has been glued down to the base boards and i have started to work out where the track work is going on the upper level I am going to start with the upper level first work from one end i have been checking clearances using a loco and rolling stock to make sure every thing is in the right place Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gary White Posted July 25, 2016 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 25, 2016 Upper level track planing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gary White Posted July 25, 2016 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 25, 2016 The buildings in the back ground are skytrex i am just seeing where to place them as buildings in the London area are close to the railway I also have some walthers cornerstone buildings to use Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gary White Posted July 25, 2016 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 25, 2016 The walthers cornerstone buildings are very good as you can convert them to fit the space you have Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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