dibateg Posted November 20, 2022 Author Share Posted November 20, 2022 12 hours ago, Tony Wright said: Great stuff Tony, You've got a cracking team together, and I look forward to seeing your wonderful layout in the flesh. Next year? I'll bring my camera (and lights!) if you wish. Regards, Tony. Thanks Tony - you - and Mo of course are most welcome any time to come over. Regards Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Wright Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 1 hour ago, dibateg said: Thanks Tony - you - and Mo of course are most welcome any time to come over. Regards Tony Thanks Tony, We'll arrange it. It'll bring back memories of my playing cricket for Codsall in the Border Counties League all along the Severn Valley in Wales. Regards, Tony. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibateg Posted November 24, 2022 Author Share Posted November 24, 2022 The weekly scenic session with Geoff progresses things and we've started ballasting. In the meantime I've been adding yet more fencing. The intention is to finish everything on this end and then progress through the station at the back of the layout. There are always endless bits of detail that can be added later. You can imagine heading up that path, wondering what locos you might cop today.. 17 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
great central Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Walking up the path after school swimming at Northern baths, heading (slowly) back to school! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibateg Posted November 24, 2022 Author Share Posted November 24, 2022 I did think of putting the Northern Baths in - but it is a very big building! Regards Tony 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
great central Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 25 minutes ago, dibateg said: I did think of putting the Northern Baths in - but it is a very big building! Regards Tony True, still there as well, some sort of church I believe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RedgateModels Posted November 24, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 24, 2022 (edited) 13 minutes ago, great central said: True, still there as well, some sort of church I believe. remember going to a few beer festivals there, maybe only wine now in smaller quantities? You've got room for it, just fill in some more of your operating area 🤣 Edited November 24, 2022 by RedgateModels Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RedgateModels Posted November 24, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 24, 2022 While we are on the subject of Vernon Road, Gran had the hairdressers up the road just before Bulwell St Mary's church, pretty much opposite the library. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibateg Posted November 25, 2022 Author Share Posted November 25, 2022 Yes, thanks for the memories chaps, it is interesting to hear those. I did go and get some photos a few years back Meanwhile - Signals 48 & 90 take shape - now I can see there should be another angle support at the back. I'm trying to work out if there was a ladder. Notice the white painted balance weights - just to make sure you don't bump your bonce... 9 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium t-b-g Posted November 25, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 25, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, dibateg said: Yes, thanks for the memories chaps, it is interesting to hear those. I did go and get some photos a few years back Meanwhile - Signals 48 & 90 take shape - now I can see there should be another angle support at the back. I'm trying to work out if there was a ladder. Notice the white painted balance weights - just to make sure you don't bump your bonce... I was going to say something about the signal but have sent a PM instead! Tony G. Edited November 25, 2022 by t-b-g Sent PM instead Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibateg Posted December 16, 2022 Author Share Posted December 16, 2022 Thanks to Tonys help I have now been able to establish that signals 48 & 90 are an LMS style shunt signal. I've now re-worked them with a nice little etch from Jon Fitness:- The shunt signals are an LMS design. The GC/GN changed over from ER to LM region in the late 50's, so there must have been some signalling updates at Basford North around 1959/60, where these and a new bracket signal were installed.. I wonder what the ex LNE S&T men made of these interlopers.. In the meantime I've been working on the 5 arm signal for the goods yard. Most of the signals are modified or scratched up, as there is no commercial product for the calling on arms. 10 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 5BarVT Posted December 16, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 16, 2022 I always like a signal. Well beyond my skills, but I recognise a good’un when I see it. Paul. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted December 16, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 16, 2022 1 hour ago, 5BarVT said: I always like a signal. Well beyond my skills, but I recognise a good’un when I see it. Paul. It's dead easy cos it's 7mm! Mike. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium t-b-g Posted December 16, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 16, 2022 11 hours ago, dibateg said: Thanks to Tonys help I have now been able to establish that signals 48 & 90 are an LMS style shunt signal. I've now re-worked them with a nice little etch from Jon Fitness:- The shunt signals are an LMS design. The GC/GN changed over from ER to LM region in the late 50's, so there must have been some signalling updates at Basford North around 1959/60, where these and a new bracket signal were installed.. I wonder what the ex LNE S&T men made of these interlopers.. In the meantime I've been working on the 5 arm signal for the goods yard. Most of the signals are modified or scratched up, as there is no commercial product for the calling on arms. They look super Tony. I have always had a soft spot for stacked arms on a single post like that. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibateg Posted December 24, 2022 Author Share Posted December 24, 2022 Signals 68, 72 & 75 take shape. This is perhaps the most complicated I've made so far... Seasons greetings and all the best for 2023! 6 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibateg Posted January 5, 2023 Author Share Posted January 5, 2023 Signal work has continued between Xmas revelings... The 5 arm is on it's way - my railway room is not big enough to incorporate all those routes, so we have to imagine they are off scene, but the signal has such character, I couldn't leave it out.. I'm working through the multitude of shunt signals.. is there a collective name? A Boltons bits etch forms the platform for this somewhat unprepossessing bracket that control exit from the platform bay. It replaced ( in the late 50's I think ) a GNR 3 arm bracket signal. It appears to be derived from an LMS design, so contrasts with it's rather more elegant GNR neighbours. So, just another wooden post and the three concrete signals to make... Then it's back to the electronics to control them - a production line of MERG servo boards on the workbench. Just a few years ago my electronics career started designing and making circuit boards... It's quite therapeutic making up these... 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RedgateModels Posted January 5, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 5, 2023 (edited) 57 minutes ago, dibateg said: Then it's back to the electronics to control them - a production line of MERG servo boards on the workbench. Just a few years ago my electronics career started designing and making circuit boards... It's quite therapeutic making up these... Lots of the good old style Servo4 pcbs there 😉 I ended up doing my own PCB when they did away with the AC powered option ... Takes up less room too being only 50/50mm and uses an LM317 variable regulator to give a "soft start" to the servo 5v lines to prevent power on twitch. Edited January 5, 2023 by RedgateModels 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted January 5, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 5, 2023 46 minutes ago, dibateg said: I'm working through the multitude of shunt signals.. is there a collective name? Posse? Mike. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted January 5, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 5, 2023 Or maybe a confusion. Regards Lez. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 5BarVT Posted January 5, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 5, 2023 Signals for Dummies? Bye, Paul. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibateg Posted January 5, 2023 Author Share Posted January 5, 2023 1 hour ago, RedgateModels said: Lots of the good old style Servo4 pcbs there 😉 I ended up doing my own PCB when they did away with the AC powered option ... Takes up less room too being only 50/50mm and uses an LM317 variable regulator to give a "soft start" to the servo 5v lines to prevent power on twitch. Ah - thats interesting - we've had quite a few problems with power on twitching and got round it by having PSU's with a higher current rating, which did reduce it to a degree. My servo boards were obtained a few years ago in anticipation of this project... Is the LM317 a straight swap for the original regulator? Although I can see extra components on your board, so maybe not! Regards Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RedgateModels Posted January 5, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 5, 2023 (edited) 8 minutes ago, dibateg said: Is the LM317 a straight swap for the original regulator? Although I can see extra components on your board, so maybe not! You guessed right Tony, a few different/extra components needed for the soft start and the tab of the 317 is the output voltage NOT 0v Edited January 5, 2023 by RedgateModels 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibateg Posted January 8, 2023 Author Share Posted January 8, 2023 Thanks - thats interesting... food for thought. Whilst I'm at the workbench, I thought I'd knock up more items for the layout. I know the Intentio platelayers hut is GC, but it's very similar to the GN one and will represent the one by the Vernon Road bridge. I cut the GWR emblems out of the Peco station seats and they are quite close to the ones that were on the station platform.. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibateg Posted January 30, 2023 Author Share Posted January 30, 2023 Signal 43 takes shape, I'm not sure why it has two ladders, but the arm was low, to enable sightong under the GC main line bridge and I suspect the extra height was for guy wires between this signal and the adjacent splitting signal on the down line from Bagthorpe Junction. Background work continues apace, the signal servos ( SG-90s ) have all been mounted up on my stainless laser cut brackets. I still have a stock of these at £3 each, pm me if you are interested. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted January 30, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 30, 2023 20 minutes ago, dibateg said: Signal 43 takes shape, I'm not sure why it has two ladders, but the arm was low, to enable sightong under the GC main line bridge and I suspect the extra height was for guy wires between this signal and the adjacent splitting signal on the down line from Bagthorpe Junction. Background work continues apace, the signal servos ( SG-90s ) have all been mounted up on my stainless laser cut brackets. I still have a stock of these at £3 each, pm me if you are interested. I can vouch for the efficacy of the servo mounts, they make every other model weak and flimsy in comparison, and with long servo mounting screws a polarity micro switch can be firmly fitted and adjusted. Mike. No connection except as a satisfied customer. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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