RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted April 2, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 2, 2015 Yeah yeah, the crayons will be ready and waiting on Sunday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted April 5, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 5, 2015 Getting there, a fair bit of detailing to do but I've 2 weeks to go and one of those is a week off 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull1845 Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 That looks really good Paul, nice work.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted April 5, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 5, 2015 Ta, Going to try and get it done with a couple of days to spare so I can play with the modern stuff too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DLT Posted April 5, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 5, 2015 Looking terrific Paul, I wish I could work that fast! Cheers, Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted April 5, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 5, 2015 Looking terrific Paul, I wish I could work that fast! Cheers, Dave. Thanks If I took my time Dave I might get somewhere near the finish of yours too While it will be presentable for Wimborne I'll be working on detailing for some time to come trying to get that elusive atmosphere I enjoy so much on Britport and Charmouth plus the likes of Catcott Burtle and Bleakhouse Rd. If I think I can improve it I'll rip bits out and do them again as I try out new techniques. First layout I've had at home for years so I have the time to fiddle and do bits each night. The advantage was I stockpiled about 95% of what I needed before I started and only had to go and get things like fencing and bits I've added to the origianl plan. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailWest Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 I shall look forward to seeing this at WimRail - Southern layouts are always good :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted April 5, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 5, 2015 Thanks Chris, I better try and finish the main signal too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C.M Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Hi Paul, Just been catching up. Its looking great, and really come along way since I last looked in. Are you going to use the Wills point rodding? Cheers Peter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailWest Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 I will put on my dark glasses and try not to look too closely.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted April 6, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 6, 2015 Are you going to use the Wills point rodding? . Yes, well try to I know there are finer options but one of the aims here was to see what I could do with commercial quick kits, and ready to plant stuff. Everything is off the shelf and within the capability of anyone who can make an Airfix kit. So buildings are all Scenecraft, the bridge is Wills, the Signal is a Borg rail one ready to go, (but that won't be ready for Wimborne), Track is SMP and Marcway, trees are by Realistic Models. The whole concept in my head was in answer to people saying Ready To Plant / Run isn't modelling. From my little commercial modelling experience I wanted to start with a pile of it and see how close I can get to the mostly scratchbuilt layouts I like. I will put on my dark glasses and try not to look too closely.... Oh we can compare lists of what I know I've compromised 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted April 6, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 6, 2015 (edited) One thing that will be rectified after Wimborne is shiny stock, I need time and they mood to strike which I doubt will occur this month Edited April 6, 2015 by PaulRhB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AireValley1962 Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 It's been really neat following this layout from bare boards to an exhibition-ready state - I really like the way it's come along. Cheers, William Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C.M Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Hi Paul, I think the Wills rodding looks ok as long as it bedded it ok. It is a bit chunky but It looks fine on Ian's Tidworth and Richards Far North Lines layout. Cheers Peter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted April 10, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 10, 2015 Plugged in Dapol signal as a temp measure for Wimborne, worked beautifully. Reassembled layout and plugged transformer into extension lead and a pop plus a very hot transformer and now dead. No idea if it's also toasted the signal but the transformer is definitely dead and the leads going in the bin too. Signal may have to be static if it's bust as I can't get my other power supply until Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailWest Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 >>>Signal may have to be static if it's bust as I can't get my other power supply until Tuesday.... Of course, there is always the prototype way of a lever pulling a length of wire....:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted April 10, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 10, 2015 (edited) Yes well that's the plan for the proper signal but I put in the Dapol one when it became apparent that the other one wasn't going to be ready in time as he was waiting the ladders. Bit difficult to hand operate the motorised one Maybe it was the Southern 4mm S&T complaint about a LMS signal masquerading as the light railway one hanging on New power supply found cheap in the net so should be here monday. Depending how the week goes I might be able to find and build the ratio one as at least the mech will be adaptable to the Borg one. Thought I was saving a bit of work! Edited April 10, 2015 by PaulRhB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted April 14, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 14, 2015 (edited) Well spent the day crucifying the myth of two wire Dcc for a layout Minx microdrives are very nice compact pieces of kit but you do need to set them up very precisely. I suffered from alarms going off, frog switching relays not latching and overdrive when I tried their method of mounting underneath, maybe as I'm using 9mm ply? So last night I took all six off, yep four days to go and Paul rips stuff apart again it's not the first time I've done this when I'm not happy with something. So I made up my own system to reduce flex to a minimum using some 3mm cylinders and brackets to make sure the microdrives just push in one plane. To be fair they state this but they then show how to mount underneath and the 1.2mm wire just isn't up to it. Now I have all 6 working reliably The T piece, the cylinder goes up through the board to reduce the twist. Then to add the wiring and hence the mass seen below plus all the droppers. We will see how the Minx do at the show but I'm not yet convinced they are going to stand up to the temperature variations long term. If it wasn't for the shallow frame I'd seriously consider switching back to tortoises for their robust simplicity. I like the idea though and once I'd made up my non twist brackets they went in quickly. Time will tell Edited April 14, 2015 by PaulRhB 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull1845 Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Good effort Paul, rather you than me! I look forward to seeing them in action at tne weekend. The most ive done is tidy the garage just in case i get visitors! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bike2steam Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Well spent the day crucifying the myth of two wire Dcc for a layout He,he - love it, now I know why I've stuck to analogue. Hope to see this nice little layout on Saturday morning, or Sunday afternoon, when I'm over to either help out on the Blandford stand, or fill any other gap for the WRS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailWest Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 (edited) May see you late Sat morning then - assuming I can get parked somewhere! PS: anyone who can produce a photo of Carter's Siding GF get a special bonus thank-you :-) Edited April 15, 2015 by RailWest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 I really like the scenic break, most would be tempted just to use the bridge but extending the line just that little bit and using trees really enhances the overall effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted April 15, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 15, 2015 He,he - love it, now I know why I've stuck to analogue. Hope to see this nice little layout on Saturday morning, or Sunday afternoon, when I'm over to either help out on the Blandford stand, or fill any other gap for the WRS.It's no worse than analogue, to be honest I usually wire for DC then switch it all on as it allows me to play with non chipped locos with analogue control too, but I'm not relying on fishplates to carry a clean signal at all as the layout is small. When I build up the enthusiasm the fishplates will be tweaked off and replaced with etch ones, but that's for the future. I only do the dcc for the sound option 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted April 15, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 15, 2015 Well I managed to get it all set up and running today but tomorrow is now lost due to a meeting at work and visiting or taking home a friend who ended up in hospital today so the signal and rodding look unlikely as I'm not doing it Friday morning I ran it intermittently while adding figures etc, I thought they were more noticeable than the rodding for this weekend. Still some occasional quirks with the minx motors going out of synch on the crossover requiring the individual channel to be prodded. Shame to lose a day to tart things up a bit but it's presentable and equally importantly things move Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenc Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Looking good I will be there Saturday steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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