nicolasgreenin Posted March 5, 2018 Author Share Posted March 5, 2018 We have a new class 55, some new coaches, a few trucks and a crane. These were gathering dust in a friends loft so they have been given a new home. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggzuk Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Nice additions. Lots of added play value there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolasgreenin Posted March 5, 2018 Author Share Posted March 5, 2018 Yes I can expect the crane will be used a lot and is like new. The Mk2 coaches (I think they are MK2’s) only just fit on the layout. The Deltic needs a little bit of love I don’t think it has been used for 20 years but it is nothing that a little bit of tlc can’t fix. It is great to have more rolling stock to play with. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug002 Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 I see you have a Deltic.My brother has one just like that - it used to drink loads of oil and the wheels used to be dirt magnets but he gave it a huge service 2yrs or so ago and since then it's been as good as impeccable.You might want to service yours,especially if it hasn't done anything for 2 DECADES... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolasgreenin Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 Thanks Tug, I have taken all the wheels off the bogies and cleaned them as well as the clip on the slave bogie. I have fitted a decoder and I will give the motor and gears a once over tomorrow. I have been thinking of getting a few lighting kits from express models for the Class 55 and 47 has anyone had a experience with them? Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolasgreenin Posted March 11, 2018 Author Share Posted March 11, 2018 (edited) Ok, so This is just an idea for a improved layout once we have moved. I still haven't worked out where I might position a fiddle yard I might try and raise the whole layout as it is currently low and have a fiddle yard on a lower level. Realised last night after I posted this that I have made a big mistake and the new room is not this shape. I need to rotate the layout by 90% and the recess in the wall is in the corner. I though that expanding the layout would be fun but it is very stressful, in one hand it is exciting as you get more spare to play with but on the other hand I have put lots of work in the current layout I want to keep most of it and we have so may ideas they will not all work together. I may plan a simple extension to this layout and then maybe plan something else later... Edited March 12, 2018 by nicolasgreenin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolasgreenin Posted March 13, 2018 Author Share Posted March 13, 2018 I have painted a loco crew and added some detail in the Class 47 cab ahead of fitting the light kit I think the crew will be heading for the 4F as it is an open cab you will see them. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolasgreenin Posted March 13, 2018 Author Share Posted March 13, 2018 Crew in the 4F 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolasgreenin Posted March 19, 2018 Author Share Posted March 19, 2018 We have been discussing the lack of tree so I purchased a box of Gaugemaster seafoam trees 1st impressions are that there are a lot in the box but they seem a very fragile and brittle. A lot are bent so I have been soaking them in water and hanging them to dry with a weight on them Then the possess Remove all the loose and unwanted leaves Paint then Brown Cover them in course flock finish them with a matt lacquer This process was from Luke Towan YouTube channel https://youtu.be/IB6gMvN78fA 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted March 19, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 19, 2018 I always fancied a helix to a lower level fiddle yard. For about £50 it looks quite easy https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Model-Railway-Helix-Kit-00-gauge/282382269004?hash=item41bf4b7a4c:m:mDX5iAxNZG5FeCHJZMdjLRQ and make a lot more of any space I had. If you had two, then you'd also have a really long run, but maybe that's getting carried away! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolasgreenin Posted March 19, 2018 Author Share Posted March 19, 2018 I always fancied a helix to a lower level fiddle yard. For about £50 it looks quite easy https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Model-Railway-Helix-Kit-00-gauge/282382269004?hash=item41bf4b7a4c:m:mDX5iAxNZG5FeCHJZMdjLRQ and make a lot more of any space I had. If you had two, then you'd also have a really long run, but maybe that's getting carried away! Hi Scott, yes I did think of some thing like this and it is still in the back of my head. I think the cost of a helix would work out a little more than £ 50 as it is to get 2 1/2 loops, an entry and exit would be £ 119 which is what you would need plus I would need 2, 1 at each end it might work out cheaper to make your own that way you would be able to tailor it to your own use. Thanks Nick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted March 19, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 19, 2018 Even if you built your own, it's not going to be cheap. But the kids will love the trains going round and round and round. Also gives a much longer run off and on scene. It's the access underneath the main board that always bothered me. You need to make sure it's super clean as trains could easily get stuck and you really don't want a derailment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolasgreenin Posted March 19, 2018 Author Share Posted March 19, 2018 I have stuck the first batch in place and finished a second batch ready for planting I must add these are the almost straight trees the ones I have soaked and are hanging will need overnight to dry. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolasgreenin Posted March 19, 2018 Author Share Posted March 19, 2018 Even if you built your own, it's not going to be cheap. But the kids will love the trains going round and round and round. Also gives a much longer run off and on scene. It's the access underneath the main board that always bothered me. You need to make sure it's super clean as trains could easily get stuck and you really don't want a derailment. Yep the other issue I have at the moment is that our layout is only 700mm high this is for the kids but kills my back... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolasgreenin Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 Another batch of trees 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcan product fan Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Another batch of trees IMG_0920.jpg IMG_0921.jpg Great job on the sea foam trees mate . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted March 22, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 22, 2018 Nice. The brown paint helps, I didn't do that with my first batch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolasgreenin Posted March 23, 2018 Author Share Posted March 23, 2018 I have fitted some very small but effective lights to the station and the goods shed but they are very hard to see in the day light, except for the out side lights on the station which are tiny but look great. I will have to take some night time photos. There also seems to be a conga line out side the good shed 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggzuk Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Very nice, small but very nice. Are these home made or bought? Once you enter the world of lighting you will realise you need lights inside those dark buildings, then you will realise that you need interiors!!! That's is why my building kit construction had ground to a halt as I need to wire in the lights and create some form of interior. My Metcalfe small factory kit with three floors is still in flat form! As for the Village People or is that the Full Monty at the dole office? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolasgreenin Posted March 23, 2018 Author Share Posted March 23, 2018 (edited) Hi Paul, I know now I have put lights in the station you can see the holes and wires for the lights and lack of interior. The Good shed has an internal platform and I have put a tool box in there but it will need more.. These are Woodland Scenics just plug system the wall lights are the Entry Wall Mount Lights, I was passing our local model/video shop and they were in impulse purchase.... Edited March 23, 2018 by nicolasgreenin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolasgreenin Posted March 23, 2018 Author Share Posted March 23, 2018 (edited) Some photos of the building in the dark. I am going to try and fit some grease proof paper in the windows to defuse the light and hide the interior of the station Edited March 23, 2018 by nicolasgreenin 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolasgreenin Posted March 31, 2018 Author Share Posted March 31, 2018 I have been looking at the temporary retaining wall and thought it was about time I made an effort to finished it. I have downloaded a kit from scalescene and I am now putting it together. But I to do the kit justice I will have to get the saw out and remodel the top board so that I can hide it with the new wall. I am also continuing the wall around the return and I aim to have the track coming out from an arch. Here are some before photos and the progress so far. Ignore the workshop this was a free kit from Scalescene that I built to see how they go together I am not sure where it will go yet. All these big supports will have to be removed and replaced with smaller supports. I have nearly got to the point where I need to rework the baseboard and the bridge mountings before I can test fit. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolasgreenin Posted April 1, 2018 Author Share Posted April 1, 2018 I haven’t had much time to get out in to the cabin this weekend but I have made a start. Who knew it would be so difficult to straighten up the tracks and remove 5mm from the front of the top board. I have made the new smaller supports and cut half the top section. I hope to get some time tomorrow afternoon to finish the boards and start to relay the track. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolasgreenin Posted May 6, 2018 Author Share Posted May 6, 2018 It’s been a while since I posted. I have been doing little things with the layout a few more buildings and lots of running. But today marked a big change we are moving soon and I could not put this off anymore. There was no way the layout was ever going to move in 1 section so it needed to be broken down. I was able to split the section with minimal damage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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