RMweb Premium Boco_D1 Posted March 21, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 21, 2012 What an excellent layout, first time i've come across this and it's great when you know the prototype. The signalbox looks excellent I was supposed to work the real one for a week during my training at signalling school but unfortunatly it never happened still hope hoping to go out to it one day before it closes (a few years yet though) Keep up the good work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted March 21, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 21, 2012 Thanks Boco. Not much done on the layout in last few weeks but work will resume very soon. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted March 27, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 27, 2012 I picked up two class 60's from Kernow at the weekend at roughly half price. One will stay as Isambard Kingdom Brunel but the other one will probably become a DB Sckenker red and grey one. decals ordered from precision Scale. Did contemplate doing the silver Tatta one but my experience of applying decals to a silver finish isnt good. Does anyone have photos of the DB Schenker livery on 6E55 Theale - Lindsey empty tank train? Both now have Digitrax DZ125 decoders installed in them and working. These two locos will get used on the 6E55 Theale to Lindsey empty tanks and should be runnig at the NESCOTT show in late April. The Colas class 47 should also be running by then. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 (edited) I picked up two class 60's from Kernow at the weekend at roughly half price. One will stay as Isambard Kingdom Brunel but the other one will probably become a DB Sckenker red and grey one. decals ordered from precision Scale. Did contemplate doing the silver Tatta one but my experience of applying decals to a silver finish isnt good. Does anyone have photos of the DB Schenker livery on 6E55 Theale - Lindsey empty tank train? Both now have Digitrax DZ125 decoders installed in them and working. These two locos will get used on the 6E55 Theale to Lindsey empty tanks and should be runnig at the NESCOTT show in late April. The Colas class 47 should also be running by then. Ian This do you?:- http://www.flickr.co.../in/photostream OK- it's the loaded rather than the empty, but it'll have probably worked the return as well.. There are often views of trains that will later pass through Banbury on this site:- http://petertandy.co.uk/ Edited March 27, 2012 by Fat Controller Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted March 27, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 27, 2012 Excellent. Thanks for that Flickr link. Looks lie the one to do. Plenty on Peter Tandy's site but no DBS liveried ones from what I could see. I have only managed to see class 66's on the 6E55 working when visiting the area. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted March 27, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 27, 2012 i did pass 60091 on the tanks between leamington and banbury a month or so ago so it definatly has been through banbury if that helps! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted March 27, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 27, 2012 Thanks Jim Number 60091 it is then. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Steven B Posted March 27, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 27, 2012 What construction have you used for the lighting rig for the layout? Compared to many others there are very few supports compared to the length of the layout. Happy modelling. Steven B. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted March 27, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 27, 2012 I have made 4 sections out of plywood with MDF spacers. Small flourescent tubes are from Screwfix and are lightweight so there are four of these in each section. Each section bolts together. At each end there is a slot exactly the width of the diameter of the vertical tubular support. This tube is a white pre finished cupboard clothes rail. The tube sits in a timber bracket which is in turn bolted to the legs. It does sag a bit these days as has been used for six years on various layouts. It can be used with 2 or 3 sections on smaller layouts or with an extra 2 ft section in the middle and a brace that goes to the rea of the boards on longer layouts. I will take some close up photos and post here in next few days. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted March 27, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 27, 2012 I'm currently adding a few more videos taken at Bishops Itchington on 23 May 2011 - see my YouTube if they are of interest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted March 27, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 27, 2012 Some nice videos. Must save the link to your YouTube videos Thanks Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted April 5, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 5, 2012 Not a lot to report on as have been working on Santa Barbara ready for Trainwest in just over a weeks time. However, the fiddle yard wiring has been modified by adding a Digitrax PM42 circuit breaker. This now splits te layout ino four sections, three in the fiddle yard and one for the scenic boards. This should reduce the number of times the layout goes dead when there is a short circuit somewhere which often happens when a turnout is not set correctly or locos are ring put on the tracks in the fiddle yard. After Trainwest, work will resume in ernest on Banbury which should see virtually all details added including the portacabin type offices used by Chiltern at the front of the layout. Also hope to have some more reliveried locos such as a DBS class 60 and. colas class 47. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markmiller2008 Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Does anyone have photos of the DB Schenker livery on 6E55 Theale - Lindsey empty tank train? Ian http://www.flickr.com/photos/marks_railway_phots/7017604431/in/photostream 60079 at Wormleighton http://www.flickr.com/photos/marks_railway_phots/6724999423/in/photostream 60091 at Leamington. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted April 10, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 10, 2012 http://www.flickr.com/photos/marks_railway_phots/7017604431/in/photostream 60079 at Wormleighton http://www.flickr.com/photos/marks_railway_phots/6724999423/in/photostream 60091 at Leamington. Thanks for those links. Last night I partially stripped down my Farish class 60, rubbed the markings off and then applied a Matt light grey coat ready for when the Precision paints DBS colours arrive through the post. Will put some photos of it here when there is a bit more progress. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LU_fan Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 I have just got to say that thisis one of the greatest layouts i've seen. Absolutly fantastic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Well that's just about all the modifications that will be done prior to this weekends show with the layout. The last item to be worked on was the construction of a small store next to the old cattle dock. This is now painted and glued in place. TPWS grid that I had wrongly positioned is now on the correct track. Ian. Where do you get your signals from? Thanks, MNG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted April 16, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 16, 2012 (edited) Where do you get your signals from? Thanks, MNG The semaphores are Ratio GWR lower quandrant square post ones but the post has been rounded with a file. The bracket signal is a bit of scratch building and Ratio signal bits along with the atch bracket from Model Signal Co. I am about to start building the two new semaphore signals which are at the South end of platforms 1 and 2. These have modern safety paltforms which will be interesting ot build! Hope to have al the signals complete including the remaining ground signals by NESCOT in just under two weeks time. Ian Edited April 16, 2012 by roundhouse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted April 17, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 17, 2012 Work on the Farish class 60 is progressing well with the DBS colours now done. However the plan to do 60 079 has been changed as the decal sheet I have is for 60 007 which has the Switch on Safety logo. Not sure if this one has passed through Banbury but chances are it either has or will do. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted April 18, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 18, 2012 I've added some more videos taken at Bishop Itchington on 24 May 2011 to my YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/beast66606 Here's an example, driven by a member of this forum 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted April 19, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 19, 2012 (edited) Some nice videos that Beast has done. Last ngiht I glued the National Express coach in place on the bridge just to the North of the station. There is now a driver and some passengers in the diverted coach due to problems on the near by M40!! The other project currently being worked on is the class 60. Below is a photo of current progress showing the decals in place except for the cant rail line. Once these are added the loco will get its final coat of dullcoat then the glazing will be refixed. Edited April 19, 2012 by roundhouse 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armchair Modeller Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 The National Express coach really is a superb model. Nice to see one on Banbury. Makes a refreshing change from all the Bedford OBs seen on other N gauge layouts This really is a superb layout. It shows more than ever that N gauge/2mm is the best scale for modern image. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted April 19, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 19, 2012 I am often around Victoria but still havent seen one of these coaches in the flesh go by. It is a nice coach model and the one thing that enhances it is to remove the front spigot inside that holds the roof / body to the chassis. I left the rear one in place then used canopy glue around the chassis to body joint to hold the whole thing rigid but the canopy glue can be removed should access to the interior ever be needed in future. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloucester Road Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Like the coach. Looks like you took out the centre posts Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LU_fan Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 That is one sharp looking loco. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted April 20, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 20, 2012 Like the coach. Looks like you took out the centre posts e I took out the front post. The rear one isnt so noticeable. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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