P.C.M Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Hi Dave, Great pics, You managed to get that preserved but used look on the kettle very nice, 37043 looks great haven't seen many pics of it in use since you finished it of. I thought your next lot of pics might include a class 27 on ballast as per Bruce's video. Cheers Peter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley West Posted September 30, 2010 Author Share Posted September 30, 2010 Hi again folks, Here are a few more pics I found earlier when sifting through some old photos. Bit of a mishmash these but I thought they were were worth posting. Apologies if any of them have been posted before. First up, here are some shots of 37043 especially for Peter (PCM). (These have been posted before I think Peter, if you only bothered to look through the thread. Some people, I don't know ). A low winter sun catches an unusual visitor in the shape of 45144 alongside 27105 at the platforms... A 107 leaves for Glasgow Central... As a 150 waits patiently to leave for Dundee... and 27105 waits to head off for Haymarket after coming in from Dundee... NIght falls on Waverley Bridge... Incredibly, back in 1981 someone had the foresight to take a Google Earth style view of Waverley early one winter's morning, clearly showing a Deltic about to depart for Aberdeen... Will post some pics of my HST coaches as they're now nearing completion. I still have to decide on how I'm going to do the window frames yet though. Not that I'm putting it off or anything... Cheers, Dave 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wibblebutt Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 More magic photos Dave Have you had any chance to take a video of your signals in action yet? Cheers Stu Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C.M Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Hi again folks, Here are a few more pics I found earlier when sifting through some old photos. Bit of a mishmash these but I thought they were were worth posting. Apologies if any of them have been posted before. First up, here are some shots of 37043 especially for Peter (PCM). (These have been posted before I think Peter, if you only bothered to look through the thread. Some people, I don't know ). A low winter sun catches an unusual visitor in the shape of 45144 alongside 27105 at the platforms... A 107 leaves for Glasgow Central... As a 150 waits patiently to leave for Dundee... and 27105 waits to head off for Haymarket after coming in from Dundee... NIght falls on Waverley Bridge... Incredibly, back in 1981 someone had the foresight to take a Google Earth style view of Waverley early one winter's morning, clearly showing a Deltic about to depart for Aberdeen... Will post some pics of my HST coaches as they're now nearing completion. I still have to decide on how I'm going to do the window frames yet though. Not that I'm putting it off or anything... Cheers, Dave Hi Dave, Well I do bother and I have seen them ones:P I want more. I like the other pics don't think I have seem them before. Cheers Peter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
7APT7 Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Hi Dave Loving the photos as always when ever I take a look and I see them popping up elsewhere on the forum, Love the High photo of the station end, I noticed there are a lot of Points in that picture, I counted at least 11 Point and then the same at the other end that's a lot of point, What points do you use... are they Peco...? How many Points do you have total for all the Layout...? Keep the photos coming and specially those that capture the SUN on the LENS of the camra, you take some out of this world Pictures of this layout. Speak again soon Jamie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Cuckoo Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Great pictures ! I especially enjoyed the very life like shot of 37043 in the first photo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 45156 Posted October 1, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 1, 2010 Again, nice stuff Dave. Particularly like the realism of the first one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
magic_monkey09 Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 37043 looks just the part Dave, The unrefurbished 37's look their best in Large logo I think B) Trains on time are selling quite a few re-numbered large logo 37/4 bodies that you might be interested in, they would certainly feel at home on Waverly MM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley West Posted October 15, 2010 Author Share Posted October 15, 2010 More magic photos Dave Have you had any chance to take a video of your signals in action yet? Cheers Stu Hi Stu, I made a few videos for you last night, hopefully showing the signals in action. Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. I hadn't forgotten you! First up is 37043 leaving Waverley with a westbound parcels train. The video shows the route setting I use with my ZTC 511. Each route sets a predetermined number of points and signals. In this video, the 37 gets the road for 'X' tunnel, which is the second one from the left. The Mound Tunnels are lettered W, X, Y and Z (not sure what happened to tunnels A - V!). With so many points and signals involved, the sequence takes a little while (just like the real thing I guess!), so please be patient. The quality of the video after uploading isn't all that great, but hopefully you can see the signals change. In this video, watch the signal closest to the camera. The signal gradually clears as the route is set and the theatre indicator changes to 'X'. The signals revert to red when I activate another route (not automatically yet unfortunately). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l24DI0k201k Will post another couple soon. Cheers for now, Dave 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley West Posted October 15, 2010 Author Share Posted October 15, 2010 Here's another one as promised.... This one shows a 150 leaving for Dundee as a 107 arrives from Glasgow Central... This time watch the signal ahead of the 150. Again, it clears as the route is set for 'X' tunnel and then reverts to red after departure. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWe34el5V4g Hopefully you can see what goes on despite the quality! Cheers, Dave 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 45156 Posted October 15, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 15, 2010 That's amazing Dave - you could get a job with S&T any day with that sort of route setting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley West Posted October 15, 2010 Author Share Posted October 15, 2010 ...and finally for now, an HST for Aberdeen leaves followed closely by 47461 bound for Inverness. If you can see it, watch the signal ahead of the HST until it departs and then the one in front of the 47. The signal for the HST first clears to indicate tunnel 'Y', the third from the left and then reverts to red after departure. The signal ahead of the 47 then gradually clears as the route is set. There is no theatre on this signal (as per the prototype) as trains can only depart through tunnel 'X'. I think the quality of this video after uploading is probably so bad you can't see it (in which case my humble apologies! ). But maybe you can... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ATIQYGrsBk It all takes a little time, but as I say that's prototypical I guess. Because of the depth of focus and the confined spaces, doing an interesting closeup wouldn't be easy, but maybe I could try. Cheers, Dave 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C.M Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Hi Dave, They are superb videos, I do like those signals but what really got me is you seem to have the sound matched with the speed,even when you back off on the 47 and powered up again which is something I have noticed on a few models dosn't match, is it a case of playing with the settings? I have been looking at DCC a bit recently, so it may well happen on Llanbourne. Cheers Peter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley West Posted October 15, 2010 Author Share Posted October 15, 2010 That's amazing Dave - you could get a job with S&T any day with that sort of route setting. Thanks Stewart! Hope the hip is improving every day. Hi Dave, They are superb videos, I do like those signals but what really got me is you seem to have the sound matched with the speed,even when you back off on the 47 and powered up again which is something I have noticed on a few models dosn't match, is it a case of playing with the settings? I have been looking at DCC a bit recently, so it may well happen on Llanbourne. Cheers Peter. Thanks Peter. I always reduce the acceleration rate, usually to an absolute minimum (i.e. a high acceleration CV setting). I also decrease the deceleration rate so that I can take off the power and let locos coast more like the real thing. Sometimes I'll alter other settings, like the mid-range speed and top speed but it's mostly the acceleration and deceleration that I change. With the acceleration rate down, I can pile on the power, get lots of thrash and still only pull away relatively slowly. It makes driving both more fun and more realistic I think. All that's missing is some clag and the smell of diesel fumes. Not sure Mrs WW would approve of me adding those quite so much though. You know DCC on Llanbourne is only a matter of time. Go on, give it a go. You'll never look back. Cheers, Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
10800 Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Excellent videos Dave, but not having visited this topic for a while I'm stunned by the backlit photo (4th one down in the selection up the page) - amazing atmosphere! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRDBLUE17 Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Hi Dave, Really like your recent photos and the videos are great as well. I am quite jealous of your signalling whilst I can't see them clearly I can make out what is going on and the way they change with the routes being set and the indicators at the top make them absoulutly top notch and nice to see some very realistic train movements on a model as well. Please keep sharing them with us on here! Thanks, Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 45156 Posted October 16, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 16, 2010 Thanks Stewart! Hope the hip is improving every day. SLow but sure, Dave - managed a walk to get my paper this morning, which is the furthest I've been since I injured myself, all of 600 yards each way, and took 30 minutes, but that was with a lot of "what's happened to you" type chats with other villagers who hadn't seen me around for about three months! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley West Posted October 16, 2010 Author Share Posted October 16, 2010 Hi Dave Loving the photos as always when ever I take a look and I see them popping up elsewhere on the forum, Love the High photo of the station end, I noticed there are a lot of Points in that picture, I counted at least 11 Point and then the same at the other end that's a lot of point, What points do you use... are they Peco...? How many Points do you have total for all the Layout...? Keep the photos coming and specially those that capture the SUN on the LENS of the camra, you take some out of this world Pictures of this layout. Speak again soon Jamie Hi Jamie, Just noticed that I forgot to answer your questions. There are 35 points on the layout in total, all Peco code 75, except on the concrete sleepered mainline section. They'are code 100 there to match the plainline track. They're all a mixture of medium radius points and long radius points wherever I can fit them in. I deliberately avoided using short radius points though, for both running and realism reasons. There are also a few large radius curved points plus a three-way point in the depot to save space and add a bit of interest. Backlit pictures of the layout won't be so common now until the spring I'm afraid, as the sun doesn't reach round far enough to that window at this time of year. I will get back to doing them then though! Might be a few more night shots for the time being instead. SLow but sure, Dave - managed a walk to get my paper this morning, which is the furthest I've been since I injured myself, all of 600 yards each way, and took 30 minutes, but that was with a lot of "what's happened to you" type chats with other villagers who hadn't seen me around for about three months! Glad to hear it Stewart. You'll get there! (better I mean, not the paper shop!). Cheers, Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C.M Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Thanks Peter. I always reduce the acceleration rate, usually to an absolute minimum (i.e. a high acceleration CV setting). I also decrease the deceleration rate so that I can take off the power and let locos coast more like the real thing. Sometimes I'll alter other settings, like the mid-range speed and top speed but it's mostly the acceleration and deceleration that I change. With the acceleration rate down, I can pile on the power, get lots of thrash and still only pull away relatively slowly. It makes driving both more fun and more realistic I think. All that's missing is some clag and the smell of diesel fumes. Not sure Mrs WW would approve of me adding those quite so much though. You know DCC on Llanbourne is only a matter of time. Go on, give it a go. You'll never look back. Cheers, Dave Thanks Dave, I will try and remember that, I want to have loco's leaveing the station and giving a bit of thrash. I did try and do the burnt diesel smell, a friend off mine drop in some diesel and we tried to burn it by soaking a rag and lighting that, all it did was fill my garage with smoke and bits of burnt rag. Sad I know but it was worth a try. I have been looking at an NCE powercab but not sure about the wheel type throttle as I used the knob type I am a bit worried about the shunting ability as I have to stop over the uncouplers and ease up to uncouple. A friend of mine has one so I will have to go and have a play. Cheers Peter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wibblebutt Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Hi Dave, Absolutely love those signals of yours. Thanks for posting the vids Now to make them track circuited eh? Stu Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromptonnut Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 Just a quick post to say that I was in Edinburgh last week and spent a few spare hours loitering around Waverley Station (and enjoying the chinese takeaway on the bridge). I have to say that, having seen the real thing compared to your model, the real thing is almost as good as your efforts. Well done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley West Posted November 8, 2010 Author Share Posted November 8, 2010 Thanks guys. Hi folks, It's been a bit sparse on the updates front recently for various reasons but I have been working away on the two HST power cars and these are now more or less complete. I'll post a few more pics when I get the tripod back from my mum (how dare she take her tripod) but in the meantime here are a few pics of them. I'm quite pleased with them. They are fitted with SWD sound chips and bass reflex speakers. The bass speakers are definitely an improvement over my other HST power cars which just have a normal speaker with a sound (resonance?) chamber. The trailer cars are also nearly finished but I've decided to use the impending Shawplan window frame etchings and laser cut windows so these are likely to be delayed a while. Hope you like them... First up is 43064 City of York at speed... Followed by 43198 waiting at the platform as it gets the road... And later at speed. 43198 has the typical HST oil spill down its bodyside... Cheers for now, Dave 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRDBLUE17 Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Hi Dave, Those shots are superb, you have done a cracking job on those power cars - the weathering especially brings that livery to life so well you can almost smell the exhaust as it flies past - now if only we could capture that as well in this scale! Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixteen 12by 10s Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Hi Dave A superb job as normal, looking at the shots, I never thought I would miss the scream of those Valeta turbo's. Gary Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 Great weathering, love the customary oil stain down the side. I agree with Mark it really brings the power car to life, they do look good in that livery. I can just imagine the engine revving up and the burst of exhaust heading up into the sky before it slowly creeps forward to depart……. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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