RMweb Gold jcarta Posted July 31, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 31, 2021 Well LJ, Fred & Jed arrived in a safe condition, mind you LJ was complaining that he wasn't allowed to sit up front with the Royal Mail driver. Fred & Jed was just happy to stretch their legs but as of yet they refuse to unfold their arms. As you can see they have already started to make friends with Sid the shunter..... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Glad they arrived O.K. Jim, the old Bu66ers wanted me to get them a Taxi, they'll be wanting free tea and biscuits next. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jcarta Posted August 2, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 2, 2021 Not sure if LJ is helping out the station staff or he just needs something to lean on, probably the second option is the correct on. I'm glad he hasn't wandered up the other end of the platform as he may have seen the young lady adjusting her dress in the telephone box..... His blood pressure would have certainly gone over the top. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 32 minutes ago, jcarta said: Not sure if LJ is helping out the station staff or he just needs something to lean on, probably the second option is the correct on. I'm glad he hasn't wandered up the other end of the platform as he may have seen the young lady adjusting her dress in the telephone box..... His blood pressure would have certainly gone over the top. Well mine just has. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D6775 Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 2 hours ago, jcarta said: Not sure if LJ is helping out the station staff or he just needs something to lean on, probably the second option is the correct on. I'm glad he hasn't wandered up the other end of the platform as he may have seen the young lady adjusting her dress in the telephone box..... His blood pressure would have certainly gone over the top. If you need them Steve does transfers for those trollies! https://www.railtec-models.com/showitem.php?id=4259 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jcarta Posted August 2, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 2, 2021 35 minutes ago, D6775 said: If you need them Steve does transfers for those trollies! https://www.railtec-models.com/showitem.php?id=4259 Thanks Al, 2 sets have now been ordered. Jim 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ray H Posted August 2, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 2, 2021 Meanwhile, elsewhere in MK the last of the signals/decoders for the garden part of the layout have been checked out and are ready to head back from whence they were recovered (not working) on Saturday. All we need now is some dry weather weekends - I don't fancy nightwork - so that we can install them. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jcarta Posted August 2, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 2, 2021 10 minutes ago, Ray H said: Meanwhile, elsewhere in MK the last of the signals/decoders for the garden part of the layout have been checked out and are ready to head back from whence they were recovered (not working) on Saturday. All we need now is some dry weather weekends - I don't fancy nightwork - so that we can install them. I can get a couple of headbands with lights on them if that helps....Thanks for doing the decoders. Lets hope we have a couple of rain free days to install them. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jcarta Posted August 4, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 4, 2021 (edited) LJ has been getting around Ayr Road to meet other staff and now I think he's becoming too familiar with them as he's starting showing them his big red chopper Only scroll down if you really want to see it !!!!! Edited August 4, 2021 by jcarta 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted August 4, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 4, 2021 Ah, mark 2 with the kink in the rear downtubes. Geek, me? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jcarta Posted August 4, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 4, 2021 (edited) 45 minutes ago, New Haven Neil said: Ah, mark 2 with the kink in the rear downtubes. Geek, me? I was a very fortunate youngster when my parents bought me a yellow MK1 for the princely sum of £29.99 from Ron's Cycles in Worthing in September 1969 and they then bought me the MK2 version in red in 1972 and the yellow one went to my younger brother as he was out growing his Raleigh bike...... Hate to think what they are worth today.... Edited August 4, 2021 by jcarta 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gismorail Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 1 hour ago, jcarta said: LJ has been getting around Ayr Road to meet other staff and now I think he's becoming too familiar with them as he's starting showing them his big red chopper Only scroll down if you really want to see it !!!!! He’s only going use it as a rolling leaning post to actually ride it would be far to energetic for LJ and if he went to fast he’d get a nose bleed 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jcarta Posted August 4, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 4, 2021 39 minutes ago, gismorail said: He’s only going use it as a rolling leaning post to actually ride it would be far to energetic for LJ and if he went to fast he’d get a nose bleed At least if he bleeds it won't show up on the bike........ next he'll be asking for an electric scooter 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jcarta Posted August 8, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 8, 2021 Today Ray and I started fitting the signals outside, we've nearly installed the first three signals in Ayr Road Sidings area but had to keep stopping due to the intermittent rain showers so we will have another attempt tomorrow but it is starting to look the part. All the converging junctions we will be installing braking sections to avoid any unwanted prangs. This one has been refurbed and reinstalled so we will see how long this lasts. Next up we have decided to use low level signals as the local moggies tend to use them as scratching posts.... We have run the wiring above the board and placed them in some cable troughs. Jim 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jcarta Posted August 8, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 8, 2021 Whilst out dodging the rain showers we decided to give up for today so this afternoon I started doing some bits on the station area in the garage. Might have to get LJ out with his strimmer... Started building the station canopy so only another two more to go. I will fit the roof once I have sorted the lighting out.... the brute trolleys now have newspapers placed on them. Jim 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jcarta Posted August 9, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 9, 2021 We managed to get a few more signals in and up and working but Ray needs to do something very important with his laptop and the Arduinos tomorrow. We also need to have a look at the signal at the level crossing because the green is very faint so we will change the resistor to see if we can get a nice bright visual, similar to the one a Ayr Road Sidings. The green is on but very faint, unlike the Ayr Road Sidings one, you could probably see this one from outer space 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jcarta Posted August 9, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 9, 2021 I done a little bit more with the canopy after Ray left and hopefully tomorrow it will have the facia put on both sides. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
47606odin Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 (edited) 10 hours ago, jcarta said: I done a little bit more with the canopy after Ray left and hopefully tomorrow it will have the facia put on both sides. may I suggest sanding with 1000 grit, the LED’s you are using for the lights. This will result in more light scatter and lessen the spotlight effect on the ground this Acts as a diffuser and spreads the beam Edited August 10, 2021 by 47606odin 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jcarta Posted August 10, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 10, 2021 Another day in the garden installing more signals and today was the turn of the gantry adjacent to Ayr Road Sidings. On Thursday we will commission it and then we will move around to Knowmoor and I think we will have about 7 / 8 signals to install. Jim 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jcarta Posted August 10, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 10, 2021 Ayr Road Sidings with 40099 being held in the loop awaiting the local DMU service to Knowmoor to pass whilst 33056 passes with a NB Pullman excursion bound for Ayr Road. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ray H Posted August 12, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 12, 2021 Here's a picture of the workings of the electronics behind the operation of the colour light signals on the garden section of the layout. Jim's mentioned above that there are dead/over-run sections beyond each signal where there's a possibility that locos not set up to work with the Lenz ABC braking system passing a signal at danger might collide with a conflicting move. That's why there are relays in some of the boxes. Otherwise there would just be the Arduino and the means of converting dcc signals on the accessory bus to a format that the Arduino can process. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jcarta Posted August 12, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 12, 2021 I think LJ is still making friends with the customers ..... Hello mate, do you want to rest that rather large music box on this trolley? 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D6775 Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 The trollies are a nice touch aren't they! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jcarta Posted August 12, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 12, 2021 They are indeed Al...... Also it gives Lazy Joe something to hang on to as well 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jcarta Posted August 13, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 13, 2021 Lazy Joe's got a soft side and a new mate 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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