Elliot Friend Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 View glue arrived today along with the rest of the metcalfe kits. Which meant I could finally start sticking the sky scene on. Came out quite well. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Friend Posted March 26, 2020 Author Share Posted March 26, 2020 Just finished sticking the back scene down. Will be covering up the gap in between the terrace houses and the pub with another terrace house but cut in half. Now for a marathon of building all the retaining walls! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Friend Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 Temporarily fitted the retaining walls to see how it’s looking. Really happy with the results. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathaniel Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Coming along very nicely. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Friend Posted April 16, 2020 Author Share Posted April 16, 2020 So after 3 weeks of searching in these hard times, I finally have all the items to start laying track! All in peco code 55. Good to get back on the layout. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
porkie Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Really like the look of your layout. The retaining walls look spot on as do your other buildings too. Keep the updates coming. Phil 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Friend Posted April 19, 2020 Author Share Posted April 19, 2020 Cork track bed laid down using Jarvis 1/16 cork roll. Now ready for wiring! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Friend Posted April 23, 2020 Author Share Posted April 23, 2020 Have made good progress over the past couple of evenings drilling the dropper wire holes, point motor holes, soldering the droppers and crimping then ready for splicing to the main bus wires. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Friend Posted April 24, 2020 Author Share Posted April 24, 2020 With all the main track wired up to the main bus meant I could finally test it. The test was successful with no shorts or explosions! Still need to wire the isolated sections for 3 & 4 road, head shunt and bottom of 1 road. Really happy with this stage as the time and patience has paid off, finally running some trains! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Friend Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 Spent this evening glueing down the track with copydex. Really love this stuff, holds the track like if it were nailed down! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Friend Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share Posted May 1, 2020 Whilst I wait for some supplies from rail room electronics, I’d thought it be a good time to start on some of the “finer” detail for the layout. These point levers are to date the smallest thing I’ve built. Although a little fiddly, it went together pretty well. 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon A Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Where did you get the point levers from please? Gordon A 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Friend Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share Posted May 1, 2020 Hi Gordon, I got them from N brass locos 25667 cranked point lever https://www.nbrasslocos.co.uk/nline4.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Friend Posted May 2, 2020 Author Share Posted May 2, 2020 Finished the control panel for Brislington sidings. It was made from a plastic clip box which came with some boring bars at work. I was struggling to find something I could use without going out and making it from scratch. It’s small and compact which is ideal for the layout. The controller is a gaugemaster single track combi which I removed the back box and secured it to the control panel using the same screws. The 4 power switches are for isolated sections on the layout and 5SPDT switches for the points. Inside there is a gaugemaster CDU. The plug connectors are 2x 6 pin and 1x 5 pin DINs. These will allow me to unplug the control panel from the layout when not in use as the tight fit in the layout box would not allow me to have It permanently connected. 3 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Friend Posted May 4, 2020 Author Share Posted May 4, 2020 Spent sometime yesterday and today wiring up the point motors under the layout. The point motors are Gaugemaster PM1 and held in place with 3M command strips used to hold up picture frames. I found these give me the flexibility of fine adjusting the point motors and also replace any broken ones in the future. Another reason for using it is due to the thin material used for the baseboard. I did not want screws coming through the scenic base. All wiring is done with 20 Awg wire. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Friend Posted May 29, 2020 Author Share Posted May 29, 2020 (edited) Quite a big update after 3 1/2 weeks! The Wiring has now been completed on the main board including all the point motors. I have now started on some of the finer scenery detail which need to be in place before ballasting. The points had additional sleepers glued down so the lever ground frames can rest on top. The barrow crossing was cut to size from Scale model scenery LX186-N kit. The base needed to be sanded due to the code 55 track. I then pre weathered/painted it ready for when ballasting was complete. I then took a week playing around with different ballasts and ideas on how i wanted the worn down sidings to look. I opted for Attwood Aggregates extra fine ballast in WE flavour! Dapol Easi shunt magnets were glued down in various locations to allow me to have different size rakes on the layout as the low friction and weight of N gauge makes it difficult to shunt with them. At the present time i am now ballasting and creating the ground textures more photos to come! Edited May 29, 2020 by Elliot Friend Missed info 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Premium Keith Addenbrooke Posted June 22, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 22, 2020 This all looks excellent - and an imaginative use of materials (for the control panel and fiddle yard cassettes). Looking forwards to seeing more, Keith. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Friend Posted June 24, 2020 Author Share Posted June 24, 2020 (edited) A huge amount has happened since the last update. I haven't been on here for a while hence the lack of updates. Here is a small list of whats happened: - Ballasted all of the track work (Attwood aggregates EX fine WE) - Ground texture added (Hattons oil spill kit) - Graham Farish Depot office bought (42-047 Hampton Hill Platelayers Hut) - Base added for office, made from Plasticard - Ground texture weathered with (Oil spill solution & Railmatch sleeper grime) - All metcalfe kits painted on edges) - Retaining wall weathered and drainage pipes added (Oil spill solution & Cocktail sticks) - Fiddle yard cassettes made and wired up (Designed & manufactured at work) - Yard signs added to bridge and office (Sankey scenics) - Back scene finished (Townscene) Photos will be uploaded shortly. Edited June 24, 2020 by Elliot Friend missed info 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Premium Keith Addenbrooke Posted June 25, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 25, 2020 Really enjoyed the photos - had to keep reminding myself this is N Gauge! Close up photos of my models usually reveal the flaws - these look great. Thanks for sharing. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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