Tim V Posted February 2, 2019 Author Share Posted February 2, 2019 Track being made on second board. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted February 2, 2019 Author Share Posted February 2, 2019 And in position. Pieces of card to indicate ground levels - more to do! 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted February 3, 2019 Author Share Posted February 3, 2019 Put the two boards together, to build the track over the gap. Coming together! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted February 11, 2019 Author Share Posted February 11, 2019 Decided DCC would be better than DC for this layout. Modified the carriage loco to DCC, and wired up the second board today. Control of the carriage loco is much improved. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted February 11, 2019 Author Share Posted February 11, 2019 Other than wiring, I've also got around to putting the stone sleepers on, this means all scenic track is now ready for detailing and painting. Perhaps if I'd chosen to throw Peco track at the boards, I would have a more finished layout by now, but I have enjoyed getting this far by scratchbuilding everything. 8 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drduncan Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Dear Tim, I quite agree about scratchbuilding. For me the cameo competition was an opportunity to scratch an itch, do that broad gauge one off that I’d never get round to if I just slowly worked in my GW 1900-1914 projects, not about finishing a layout in a certain timescale. That said I’m delight that we have the option to continue with the competition into 2020. I might even get close to nearly being finished by then! Drduncan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted February 14, 2019 Author Share Posted February 14, 2019 Annoyingly, I have found that the point decoder I'd earmarked to run the traverser doesn't have the current capacity. I could make the decoder work a relay, to fire the motor, but quite honestly this is overkill on a layout as simple as this. Decided to revert to a DC control of the traverser. Did spend today fitting switches to ensure that errors in operation were reduced - so for example the train cannot start if the traverser isn't in the right place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted February 25, 2019 Author Share Posted February 25, 2019 Got hold of some walling, this end is beginning to take shape. Pictures taken with and without flash - can you tell them apart? 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted March 1, 2019 Author Share Posted March 1, 2019 A bit of work on the lathe/drilling machines has resulted in some reasonably convincing plateway wheels. Suddenly, the waggons look old fashioned - more like carts. 8 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted March 1, 2019 Author Share Posted March 1, 2019 Finally started to mass produce these wheels. This scene certainly beats 9Fs on a rake of Mk1s that was seen about 140 years in the future .... 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted March 2, 2019 Author Share Posted March 2, 2019 Mass produced 24 wheels! A train sat in the loop - trial of the loco tender. And a train enters the tunnel. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted March 5, 2019 Author Share Posted March 5, 2019 A bit of work, some loco wheels. 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted March 16, 2019 Author Share Posted March 16, 2019 A bit of paint on the waggons, plus paint and ballast on the track. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jub45565 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Regarding 9Fs I think both have charms of their own, but it is good to see the lesser modelled bits (and of course actually modelled rather than RTP ;-) ) I like the ballasting - good to see it looking horse friendly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 Bit of bodging has produced an engine. Note I have added another set of wheels, it's now a six wheeler. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin S-C Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 On 30/06/2017 at 17:35, phil_sutters said: I wonder if the towpath location was to avoid runoff from the hill making the path slippery or water logged. On the down side any rain could drain away. We had a bit of the Dorset and Somerset Canal, including the 'acky-ducky', at Coleford, but it was abandoned before it was completed. An old post but towpaths were almost always on the downhill side of canals because the extra earthworks associated with them added strength to the canal and reduced the likelihood of leaks and bursts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shed82CB Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 fantastic work! are all the rails milled flexitrac? what chassis is the loco? look forward to more updates! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killian keane Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 My goodness what a layout, absolutely outstanding piece of modelling well done 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted April 24, 2019 Author Share Posted April 24, 2019 I stopped bothering to mill the rails - it just took too long, and the groove looked like worn plate rails. The chassis started out as a Dapol 45XX, the body was used for my 2mm project, this chassis was then spare. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted June 17, 2019 Author Share Posted June 17, 2019 Progress has been slow, but I've made a new tender chassis for the steam loco, incorporating split axle pickups, and not I've been building the tunnel mouth. Railwells is only just over a month away! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted June 30, 2019 Author Share Posted June 30, 2019 It works! Phew! Pickup on all eight wheels seen here. 9 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted July 26, 2019 Author Share Posted July 26, 2019 Progress towards Railwells has concentrated on the scenery. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted July 30, 2019 Author Share Posted July 30, 2019 Other board being worked on. Wiring and control panel finished. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted August 3, 2019 Author Share Posted August 3, 2019 Put the two boards together, ran first through train - it works, but needs some fettling! 11 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted August 12, 2019 Author Share Posted August 12, 2019 I slapped a bit of brown/red paint over the cardboard to bring it together and took it to Railwells. The reaction I got I couldn't believe, I was talking non-stop all weekend. It certainly encouraged me to carry on with it - and I've been invited back next year! 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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