RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted March 2, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 2, 2022 Looks to be some new motive power at Castle Down.. New Large Prarie 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Very nice indeed, I'm itching to sort out my collection of locos but trying (!) to be self disciplined and get on with the layout! (And how's that working out for you Mr Wolf?) 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted April 23, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 23, 2022 We moved house at the end of last year, so the railway is the the garage at the moment. Had a bit of a track clean up and a small running session. 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted April 25, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 25, 2022 Large Prarie departs with a short goods. At least the gunpowder van looks to be in the correct spot, but I wonder where its going with an SR guards van on the back. 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted April 26, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 26, 2022 Thanks for all the likes.. Nice to get a little modeling done again and some pictures on the thread. Real shame the all the pictures have vanished! I feel like I have a challenge with couplings and never decide what to do. I've got a handful of trucks with Sprat and Winkle couplings, but you have to hack away at wagon chassis to fit, they are a pain to line up and take quite a while to build. I've started playing with simple magnetic couplers, using my own 3D printed version. The idea is to just close couple the centre coaches, leaving the ends open to whatever happens next.. 8 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 I see you've been playing with the Brio again 😉 Still, never hurts to have a few more non-standard coupling types to cause chaos when you bring your stock to the Club.... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted April 27, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 27, 2022 I decided to treat myself to a couple of new models, the new Mink's from Rails of Sheffield. Lovely models, amazing weight and feel too them.. But worth the £27 price tag each? I'm not so sure, that's a big price to pay.. Sat next to my kit built Gunpowder van, both look fine. I see the Rapido Gunpowder vans at more than £30 appear to have sold out in most place. So clearly a demand for these expensive models. 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted April 28, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 28, 2022 Continued to have a bit of a tidy up last night.. Found another stock box. The early morning milk draws into the station. Then the pannier moves the tanks in the creamery. This was my first sound fitted loco. I can sit and just shuffle trucks around with the sound on for ages.. It's just nice to do.. :) 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted April 29, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 29, 2022 Pannier Friday? Looks like the lamp has fallen off, need to fix that! 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted April 30, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 30, 2022 Getting the milk ready for the return trip. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted May 2, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 2, 2022 I've been having some indifferent running on the layout, generally OK, and then a loco would stall, really annoying. It's even more annoying with the sound locos and the ones with slower stay start up times. I'm contemplating some stay alives for some locos. But, it's a tiny layout, others can get good running without capacitors, DCC is meant to be better than DC for dirt.. So, time for the dark art of loco maintenance.. I took the keeper plate off both the Collet and Adams, both I found the contacts were not making great contact with the back of the wheels.. I've also bought some LocoGo, I used this on cotton buds to clean the rear of the wheels. Each one I cleaned came off black! The rest I just did a general clean and oil. But I focused on the rear of the wheels. Every loco was the same, black coming of the buds. Just need to plan a running session now to test it all.. 7 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted May 14, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 14, 2022 Something southern for a little change.. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted September 11, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 11, 2022 There appears to be an interloper at the station, how on earth did this end up here.... 8 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 1 hour ago, sjrixon said: There appears to be an interloper at the station, how on earth did this end up here.... Never trust Sat Nav 1 2 2 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted September 17, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 17, 2022 Castle Down has a new home... I've been building a small extension to the house for both an office and railway room.. I will add the long term plans for the layout are in doubt. Now I've got a new room, and the kids are a little older, I think we will be building something new. But that's going to be a while off! 15 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted September 17, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 17, 2022 New full brake sits nicely on the end of the milk.. 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 On 11/09/2022 at 08:18, sjrixon said: There appears to be an interloper at the station, how on earth did this end up here.... 1948 locomotive exchanges? 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted December 22, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2022 It's Christmas, so time to clean the track and get another loco out for serving... My Dean had always been a little iffy, I had time today to take a proper look. It appears not all the pick ups were doing their job, then need a bit more of a tweak to touch the back of the wheels. After that, and a clean, she is running much better. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 I might have to dig mine out now! Will it work? Will it just sit there making humming noises like Frankenstein's laboratory? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted December 22, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2022 My older one was horrid.. That one is the newer oxford version... She's all good now. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 I was tempted by the Oxford version, but then there was all sorts of negative chatter about those too. There's a few loco bodies turning up at sales and on eBay and I was told that people were fitting the Airfix/ Mainline/ Hornby loco body to the Oxford chassis and tender. If mine end up being like a washing machine full of nails, I'll probably bite the bullet and go down the replacement chassis route. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted February 5, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 5, 2023 (edited) It’s time.... I don’t know how people do this, I’d been putting off taking the layout apart for ages. The idea is to build a more child friendly roundy round one. The points came up fine, but the bull head rail didn’t do very well, I couldn't get it up without wrecking it. Edited February 5, 2023 by sjrixon 1 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 5BarVT Posted February 5, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 5, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, sjrixon said: The idea is to build a more child friendly roundy round one. Sometimes you just gotta do what you just gotta do. I hope you’ve got planning permission for the extended footprint (take that as a plural ‘you’). Paul. Edited February 5, 2023 by 5BarVT Extra words. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 2 hours ago, sjrixon said: It’s time.... I don’t know how people do this, I’d been putting off taking the layout apart for ages. The idea is to build a more child friendly roundy round one. The points came up fine, but the bull head rail didn’t do very well, I couldn't get it up without wrecking it. Hello Scott, I absolutely know the feeling having been through the same experience about 18 months ago. I dismantled a layout I built in 2007-2008, and had improved over the next 12 years. I kept putting off dismantling it (the room it was based in needed a new window, new radiator, new flooring and re-decorating). I eventually overcame my "reasons not to", and started the de-construction. Like you I managed to salvage the points (all bar two), but not any track. I also salvaged all the buildings, trees, signals, point motors etc.. I found it a very difficult thing to do, and kept thinking of the hundreds of hours (maybe thousands of hours), I'd spent building it and operating it. However it was totally worth it in the end. After a few months with room renovation complete, I got immersed (my wife would say captured) in building my new layout, and soon forgot about the layout I had just trashed. So you have done the difficult bit , and can look forward to the excitement and no doubt challenges of building a new and better layout. Hope it all goes well Clive 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 That's a shame, I was going to invite it to my show next year! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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