RMweb Premium skipepsi Posted February 21, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 21, 2016 No just me putting things in the wrong place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted February 21, 2016 Author Share Posted February 21, 2016 No just me putting things in the wrong place. Makes a change it's not me!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium skipepsi Posted February 21, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 21, 2016 Sadly it is normal for me too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted February 21, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 21, 2016 Great to see some progress on this! Just a thought on the design. From the sketch it looks like there are "Norman-beams" outside the front and back of the board, between the cross members. What purpose do these serve? Would we be better with a single layer of ply and a batten of softwood to screw the board tops down to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted February 21, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 21, 2016 If all the boards have 3" deep frames, and are designed to stack, then mounting the motors above or below the board will make no difference - provided the upper board does not have a cross member where the lower board has a motor. How will you protect the track on the lower board where the end & cross members for the upper board sit ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted February 21, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 21, 2016 In the sketch, above, the sides extend above the baseboard top, presumably to just above rail head height. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted February 21, 2016 Author Share Posted February 21, 2016 If all the boards have 3" deep frames, and are designed to stack, then mounting the motors above or below the board will make no difference - provided the upper board does not have a cross member where the lower board has a motor. How will you protect the track on the lower board where the end & cross members for the upper board sit ? Then you risk the servos hitting either the cross beams or the fold up legs on the board above when stacked. The track is protected by the sides of the boards as they are slightly higher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted February 21, 2016 Author Share Posted February 21, 2016 Just back from the pub, but here's where I got earlier... Topless, of course... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Cook Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 What's the thickness of the spacers, just thinking about how to fit power sockets, etc Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted February 21, 2016 Author Share Posted February 21, 2016 Just back from the pub, but here's where I got earlier... IMG_1629.jpg IMG_1630.jpg IMG_1631.jpg IMG_1632.jpg Topless, of course... Geoff, 2"x1" SPT nominal, but I can change it if you require... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DavidLong Posted February 21, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 21, 2016 Bit of a quiet year as there is some work to be done on the layout over the next 11 months. Just the one outing with BCB to Wigan in October, although as a group you'll find us out with various other layouts throughout the year. Currently reviewing a number of invites for 2017, all of which appear to be in the South. Thanks, Mark that's excellent. I'll look forward to seeing BCB at Wigan in October. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted February 21, 2016 Author Share Posted February 21, 2016 And relax... Here's to A. V. Roe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted February 22, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 22, 2016 Why are using twice as much wood as you need to, which nuclear attack are protecting yourself from? I know you like using your toys in the garage but you're making life difficult for yourself. Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted February 22, 2016 Author Share Posted February 22, 2016 Why are using twice as much wood as you need to, which nuclear attack are protecting yourself from? I know you like using your toys in the garage but you're making life difficult for yourself. Mike. You are of course right. I've become a slave to my machines. (I'd wondered where you'd got to, happy you've been found) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted May 3, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 3, 2016 Not really BCB related, but readers if this thread might be interested to know that the subject of West Midlands freight lines makes a welcome return to the pages of the latest editiin of Traction magazine, with a 7 page article by David J Hayes on Norton Junction and the Lichfield to Walsall line. Plenty of BCB era photos and gen. Follows on nicely from the earlier articles in Traction 213 and 214. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators SteveCole Posted May 31, 2016 Administrators Share Posted May 31, 2016 Not really BCB related, but readers if this thread might be interested to know that the subject of West Midlands freight lines makes a welcome return to the pages of the latest editiin of Traction magazine, with a 7 page article by David J Hayes on Norton Junction and the Lichfield to Walsall line. Plenty of BCB era photos and gen. Follows on nicely from the earlier articles in Traction 213 and 214. ...and BCB appears in this issue of Traction with a 6-page article by Andy York. Traction July/August (234) goes on-sale on Friday (note the new-look front cover!). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators SteveCole Posted May 31, 2016 Administrators Share Posted May 31, 2016 Click here for a sneak preview and to buy a copy direct from our website. If you'd prefer to wait and purchase a copy from the shops, it goes on-sale on Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted May 31, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 31, 2016 Damian will be wetting himself = Ajax on the front cover... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted May 31, 2016 Author Share Posted May 31, 2016 Damian will be wetting himself = Ajax on the front cover... No black roof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted May 31, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 31, 2016 Damian will be wetting himself = Ajax on the front cover... They were quite good in the 70s.Didn't they win the European Cup three years running.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted May 31, 2016 Author Share Posted May 31, 2016 They were quite good in the 70s.Didn't they win the European Cup three years running.... Oh, The fifties were never quite good, especially not three years running Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted May 31, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 31, 2016 Damian will be wetting himself = Ajax on the front cover... Other scouring powders are available I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted October 1, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 1, 2016 BCB is at Wigan exhibition this weekend, do say hello if you are visiting, always good to catch up with people who followed the build of the layout on here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted October 1, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 1, 2016 Have a good show chaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted October 1, 2016 Author Share Posted October 1, 2016 Have a good show chaps. Ditto above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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