RMweb Gold Popular Post JustinDean Posted April 26 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 26 (edited) The layout is as ready as it’ll ever be for Sunday bar one point motor I need to replace. This probably should be viewed as a work in progress! Anyway, here’s some cows. Jay Edited April 26 by JustinDean 21 3 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium magmouse Posted April 26 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 26 I love the undulating track formation in that first photo. The cows gathering at the gate are also a delight. Nick. 3 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullie Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 No doubt the cows will be on the track in no time, they can always find a way through! Martyn 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold JustinDean Posted April 28 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 28 SWAG is nearly done. Plenty of electrical issues to sort out when the layout is back in the workshop!!! Thanks to @NHY 581 for organising a brilliant day again and also to all those who came and chatted about the layout. Jay 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium figworthy Posted April 28 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 28 3 hours ago, JustinDean said: SWAG is nearly done. Plenty of electrical issues to sort out when the layout is back in the workshop!!! Thanks to @NHY 581 for organising a brilliant day again and also to all those who came and chatted about the layout. Jay With or without the gremlins, it was a pleasure to see it in the flesh. Adrian 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullie Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 Great to see it in the flesh, looks far better than in photos. Martyn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold JustinDean Posted April 28 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 28 19 minutes ago, mullie said: Great to see it in the flesh, looks far better than in photos. Martyn Thanks Martyn and good to see you! Jay Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post JustinDean Posted April 28 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 28 (edited) Despite the van having a flat tyre and spending most of the day under the layout with a soldering iron and multimeter SWAG was a very enjoyable day. Lovely to catch up with some familiar faces and meet some new ones. This was a much needed learning experience for me having not exhibited a layout for over 30 years. The environment of SWAG is perfect for testing things out and testing it was! What I thought was a failed motor at the turnout leading on to the layout was actually insufficient power to throw the solenoid. There were also a couple of dead spots due to the built in switch on these motors not working properly. Some time ago @Middlepeak kindly gave me some Tortoise point motors to play with and these will now replace the Seep ones currently installed. Apart from this the layout still needs backscenes and a working incline plus a bit of tidying up here and there. This will be done over summer before its next outing at Taunton RailEx in October. The Railway Modeller chaps seemed quite keen for an article on Middleton Top also so maybe that will happen once the above has been completed. I’m ready for a lie down now. Here’s a few snaps I took of the layout today: Jay Edited April 28 by JustinDean 25 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullie Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 I've used Seep motors in the past and wouldn't use them again, I've heard others say that too. Martyn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT100 Diesels Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 58 minutes ago, JustinDean said: Despite the van having a flat tyre and spending most of the day under the layout with a soldering iron and multimeter SWAG was a very enjoyable day. Lovely to catch up with some familiar faces and meet some new ones. This was a much needed learning experience for me having not exhibited a layout for over 30 years. The environment of SWAG is perfect for testing things out and testing it was! What I thought was a failed motor at the turnout leading on to the layout was actually insufficient power to throw the solenoid. There were also a couple of dead spots due to the built in switch on these motors not working properly. Some time ago @Middlepeak kindly gave me some Tortoise point motors to play with and these will now replace the Seep ones currently installed. Apart from this the layout still needs backscenes and a working incline plus a bit of tidying up here and there. This will be done over summer before its next outing at Taunton RailEx in October. The Railway Modeller chaps seemed quite keen for an article on Middleton Top also so maybe that will happen once the above has been completed. I’m ready for a lie down now. Here’s a few snaps I took of the layout today: Jay Just like to say that these are a wonderful photo set of a truly stunning piece of modelling. So evocative, almost like browsing through the Foxline books, you have absolutely nailed it. May I ask, is there any chance this might be at the midlands area group meet up in Derby in September? Cheers TT100 Diesels 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Middlepeak Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 Jay, More Tortoises here if you need them! Glad you had an enjoyable day. G Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
statler Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Justin, If you're looking for somewhere a bit more local, we've currently got space at our exhibition at Kirkby-in-Ashfield, 12th-13th October. Colin. ELIZABETHAN RAILWAY SOCIETY. ers-showmanager@talktalk.net Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mike Bellamy Posted April 29 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 29 On 28/04/2024 at 20:28, JustinDean said: Apart from this the layout still needs backscenes Hi Jay. Have a look at the example used by Paul @PaulRhB on his Lynton and Barnstaple 7mmNG layout in the link below. Also scroll up that page to see the backscene in use. https://www.rmweb.co.uk/forums/topic/182123-lynmouth-o165-modular/?do=findComment&comment=5500826 . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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