Airth G?radh

[DJfraz]

Airth Garadh was started late 2011, it is a 00 gauge layout set in central Scotland.

the layout measures 6" x 1" including fiddle yard. 

 

It centralizes around a large distribution warehouse. the facilities on the layout include a single road engine shed alongside a refueling point, for use with both diesel and steam locomotives.

 

the layout is analog using the gaugemaster combi controller. Points are controlled with seep point motors mounted underneath the layout, the auxiluary switch on them drive led indicators on the control panel.

 

 

 

 of the layout early this year, a newer video will be uploaded when I have the time [/size]

 

Airth Garadh by DJfraz37401, on Flickr

 

Buildings by DJfraz37401, on Flickr

 

Shed Cobbling by DJfraz37401, on Flickr

 

Control Panels by DJfraz37401, on Flickr

 

Bridge by DJfraz37401, on Flickr

[DJfraz]

Done some work to the wagons which will eventually run on the layout.

 

Small Rake by DJfraz37401, on Flickr

the wagons which i used

 

Low loader New Bearings by DJfraz37401, on Flickr

new wheel bearings for an old Hornby low loader

 

Wagon Load by DJfraz37401, on Flickr

Wagon Load by DJfraz37401, on Flickr

A wagon load made from plasticard and balsa

 

First Attempts at Weathering by DJfraz37401, on Flickr

Weathering of the Bachmann shock vans,the one on the left is factory finished just to show the effects

 

First Attempts at Weathering by DJfraz37401, on Flickr

three wagons all fulled weathered and sealed using humbrol acrylic varnish

[DJfraz]

done some work today on the bridge which acts as the scenic break. A started adding the roads leading off. I also primed and began painting it, i managed to complete the brickwork and gave the metalwork a first coat. Will update tomorrow with pictures of the bridge.

[DJfraz]

well as promised some pictures of the bridge after painting. I have done some more work on it and after the metalwork was dry with the second coat i decided to weather it.

Hope you enjoy


Bridge After painting by DJfraz37401, on Flickr

Bridge After painting by DJfraz37401, on Flickr

Bridge After painting by DJfraz37401, on Flickr

[DJfraz]

here is some more pictures of the bridge whilst in place on the layout


Bridge in place by DJfraz37401, on Flickr


Bridge in place by DJfraz37401, on Flickr

along with some pictures of the wagons i weathered in a rack on my club's layout


Wagons on display by DJfraz37401, on Flickr

Wagons on display by DJfraz37401, on Flickr

and i want to ask people if they think that this looks right for a coal load. as when i look at it it just seems to be something wrong. Any comments would be much appreciated


With Coal by DJfraz37401, on Flickr

[Oldddudders]

Coal is loaded by gravity, no doubt, not least 'cos it's free. I believe this wagon pre-dates MGR ops, where the train never actually stops, so suspect it would have had two, maybe three, humps of coal, rather than this level load.

[G-Mac]

Layouts coming on nicely, keep up the good work.

 

Cheers,

Greig

[DJfraz]

feel like a idiot. Decided to run some locos this morning, and the two shed isolators where only working when both were isolate. So i set about trying to find out why. After two hours of checking connections, trying a different switch, and a multitude of other tests I decided to cheack the continuity across the rails with the droppers disconnected from the terminal blocks. The rails which i put in place fort the cobbling where touching the working rails and linking the live isolateor to the isolated section, hence why they would only work when both where isolated. 

It has been a good week.
Managed to ballast all of the layout and start work on the ground cover, expect some pictures once I get round to it.
 
I also had an eureka moment while out this morning, what if you placed a LED in parallel with a capacitor.
For the non-electronic minded, basically it will fade the LED which could be used for giving the effect if a bulb in a signal dying.
 
here is the 

to the Video
 
Will upload a video of it working with the signal attached to the bridge soon once i have built up the complete circuit on a prototype board. 
 
I will also upload another video show all upgrades to my layout since the last video of the initial testing.

[DJfraz]

after uploading that video of my LED fader i decided to make up the stripboard version which will be added to the layout
 
So here it is 

[DJfraz]

Here is the first of many progress reports on the layout which all be uploded on youtube. Subscribe to my channel to see them as soon as I publish them

 

So after the problems with the electrics I decided to build something.
 
I had decided a while ago that i was going to replace the engine shed as i was never full happy with it apperance on the layout. I thought i might make it longer, then i realized two problems with this idea;

 

1- if i extend it, sue to the setrack used, locos would not be able to access the fueling siding adjacent

2- I have already place an outline of the shed in wood, which has been sealed in by the cobbles
 
So i set about building one the exact same size, or near enough, to the original but with all the feature i wanted. So here is part of the finished result, alll i have to do now is make up windows, doors and roof tiles.
 

New Engine Shed by DJfraz37401, on Flickr
 

New Engine Shed by DJfraz37401, on Flickr
 

New Engine Shed by DJfraz37401, on Flickr
 

New Engine Shed by DJfraz37401, on Flickr
 

New Engine Shed by DJfraz37401, on Flickr
Sorry about the blurriness of the image
 

New Engine Shed by DJfraz37401, on Flickr
 

New Engine Shed by DJfraz37401, on Flickr
 

New Engine Shed by DJfraz37401, on Flickr

[DJfraz]

had some free time today so thought I might add see how some old lamps that i found in my spares box would look on the overbridge. Just i cant make up my mind as to how it suits the layout. I know that i will never be able to tell while it is still in the state that it is in, but i want to see what everybody else thinks.
 

Placing of lamps on the overbridge by DJfraz37401, on Flickr
 

Placing of lamps on the overbridge by DJfraz37401, on Flickr
 
The small barrel at the end will, if i decide to fit them, fit into a small hole in the road surface. 
 
The other side to this dilema is the bridge which this one is roughly modeled on didn't have any lamps anywhere near it. the only way to light the road was using your headlights. So i don't know what to do, so help please

[DJfraz]

Have uploaded a video on youtube, the next progress report

along with an update on the LED fader circuit which i will be converting to a Printed circuit board Here

Got a nice surprise today. My mother got given a simair airbrush for me from a friend or hers at work, and i know that some people will be sreaming at me through their computers as i write these words.



As it is operated from an aerosol can, and no i do not have a compressor to replace it with.
But we all have to start somewhere.
I have for quite a while owned a premiair G35 which i aquired off of a friend from my local Model railway club, for a steal, only £10. And i do feel bad now thaat i know that it is a £50 airbrush.
I am planning on purchasing a compressor and airbrush set off of ebay, which appears to be a very good buy at only just under £70 +£10p&p for courier.
Airbrush and compressor


And why i am really putting this up is because I do not know a thing about airbrushes, and i want to hear anything that people have to say about these

[DJfraz]

Tried out the airbrush today, I have never been happy with the blood&custard on the triang coaches, the cream is yellow. 
 
I started withe roof
 

First attempt at Airbrushing by DJfraz37401, on Flickr

First attempt at Airbrushing by DJfraz37401, on Flickr
 
After the first attempt, where the paint had not mixed properly and left white spots on the roof, as i originaly wanted a grey roof.
like this

First attempt at Airbrushing by DJfraz37401, on Flickr
 
but after that failed when for the black using Humbrol acrylic No.33 
I will admit that the cream was from a shaker can that I have been using as a primer,and i thought that it looked good enough.
 

First attempt at Airbrushing by DJfraz37401, on Flickr
 
and people with eagle eyes may notice that the glazing has frosted, i mistakenly assembled the coach including glazing and gave it a coat of matt varnish

First attempt at Airbrushing by DJfraz37401, on Flickr
 
and here is what i was trying to replicate, not too bad i think for a first attempt
 

First attempt at Airbrushing by DJfraz37401, on Flickr
 
and what it originaly looked similar to, only the red hasn't been changed 
 

First attempt at Airbrushing by DJfraz37401, on Flickr

[DJfraz]

I was messing around with Autocad Inventor this after noon to design a building to act as a weighbridge, and here is what i came up with. Now just need to build it.
 

Weight Bridge and shed by DJfraz37401, on Flickr

It has been a while since i last uploaded much on the layout, and now is the best time to do it as i have finaly done some.
 
I Have taken off the fiddle yard board since the remainder of the work is scenic. I have also decided to remove the point indicators. Just because i have enough wiring under the layout and they don't seem to want to work. This will give me more room to control the signal from the control panel rather than from a small box attached to the back of the backscene.
 
I will also install a small elevated crane in the position indicated, It will be controlled via a servo mounted underneath.   
 

 
this bit is for the electronics minded modeler. The servo is going to be controlled by a homemade circuit using a 555 chip in astable mode to give the pulses required for the servo and instead of using the one resistor to decide the high period i will be using 3 potentiometers , all connected to a rotary switch. 
 
This will give three pre-set positions for the crane to sit at 
 
I have also done some work on the wood on the layout at the shed area, I have use teak oil to darken the wood and keep the grain visible. So far the oil hasn't had too much effect on the wood only slightly darkening it but hopefully with another coat or two it will come out fine.
 
And that is all for the now, I will be uploading some pictures of my ideas for the main warehouse soon.

[DJfraz]

Managed to get some more work done on the layout, this time is was cleaning up the wiring. As to call what it was before spaghetti was a complement.
 
So now i have no more flying wires going nowhere, or massive bundles of cable going under and over everything.  The wiring is by no means perfect, but it is a far improvement 
 

 

[DJfraz]

more work done to the layout today,
 
The Fuel tanks have been painted ad weathered 

Airth Garadh by DJfraz37401, on Flickr
 

Airth Garadh by DJfraz37401, on Flickr
 

Airth Garadh by DJfraz37401, on Flickr
 

Airth Garadh by DJfraz37401, on Flickr
 
 
 
The concrete where the tanks will be placed has also been painted
 

Airth Garadh by DJfraz37401, on Flickr
 
 
I have also started to paint the stonework around the shed. 
 

Airth Garadh by DJfraz37401, on Flickr
 
just not looking forward to painting the rest of it considering that it took me 1 and a half to do it to this point.
 
The first stage of weathering has also been finished on the track with a layer of rust 
 

Airth Garadh by DJfraz37401, on Flickr#
 
Should hopefully get some more done soon

[DJfraz]

had a good day out at the perth exhibithon today and managed to pick up some stuff for the layout 
 
I got paints for weathering the tracks, and some yard lights from ekon. which was even more of a bargin as it had the contents of two kits inside it.
 

Lights by DJfraz37401, on Flickr
 
these are the two styles of light heads
 
and this is the rough positoning of them
 

Lights by DJfraz37401, on Flickr
 

Lights by DJfraz37401, on Flickr
 
The ones with no head on them will be the style in fig3 and the others are easy to see which, I think i will leave out the one furthest away as i want the layout to have a dim aperance

[DJfraz]

let there be light 


light by DJfraz37401, on Flickr

The first light is built up and in place 


light by DJfraz37401, on Flickr

With it attached to a 9v battery and my jacket over the layout manage to see that it works well in the dark, even though a little dim in the light

 

[DJfraz]

got a lot of scenic work done to the layout over the past two days. After buying the airbrush set off of ebay which i uploaded earlier. Weathered the track using railmatch enamels. An the grass work has been done using hanging basket liner and a static grass puffer bottle.

 

Will upload some images tomorrow along with another youtube video. I am personly happy with the results  

 

[DJfraz]

as promised here is some images of the track and grass, just some extra details to be added to the grass. such as adding straw colored static grass fibers to the mix to match it to the basket liner.
 

Grass by DJfraz37401, on Flickr
 

Grass by DJfraz37401, on Flickr
 

Grass by DJfraz37401, on Flickr
 

Grass by DJfraz37401, on Flickr
 

Grass by DJfraz37401, on Flickr
 

Grass by DJfraz37401, on Flickr
 

Grass by DJfraz37401, on Flickr
 

Grass by DJfraz37401, on Flickr

[DJfraz]

here is the latest Youtube Video

 
 

[aac]

Have uploaded a video on youtube, the next progress report

along with an update on the LED fader circuit which i will be converting to a Printed circuit board Here

 

Got a nice surprise today. My mother got given a simair airbrush for me from a friend or hers at work, and i know that some people will be sreaming at me through their computers as i write these words.

 

 

As it is operated from an aerosol can, and no i do not have a compressor to replace it with.

But we all have to start somewhere.

I have for quite a while owned a premiair G35 which i aquired off of a friend from my local Model railway club, for a steal, only £10. And i do feel bad now thaat i know that it is a £50 airbrush.

I am planning on purchasing a compressor and airbrush set off of ebay, which appears to be a very good buy at only just under £70 +£10p&p for courier.

Airbrush and compressor

 

And why i am really putting this up is because I do not know a thing about airbrushes, and i want to hear anything that people have to say about these

A friend has just had one of these systems delivered. You can hardly hear the compressor running. Once charged to 57psi it switches out and then kicks back in again to charge up when the pressure is at at 35psi. The two airbrushes are slightly different versions as you can see in the packaging, but both have the double action control switch/lever on top. I'm impressed with his purchase and thinking of following suit. I reckon it's a neat bit of kit, certainly for weathering and general paint work. 

[DJfraz]

A friend has just had one of these systems delivered. You can hardly hear the compressor running. Once charged to 57psi it switches out and then kicks back in again to charge up when the pressure is at at 35psi. The two airbrushes are slightly different versions as you can see in the packaging, but both have the double action control switch/lever on top. I'm impressed with his purchase and thinking of following suit. I reckon it's a neat bit of kit, certainly for weathering and general paint work. 

 

I would certianly recomend it. I am a complete beginer with airbrushing and i found it a great entry level system, and i know of profesionals who also use this compressor and say the same  

[aac]

I would certianly recomend it. I am a complete beginer with airbrushing and i found it a great entry level system, and i know of profesionals who also use this compressor and say the same  

Yes, and the other good thing is that the hose between the compressor and the airbrush is really supple, so there is no resistance or "pull" against your hand as you move the brush.

[DJfraz]

Durring the sunny weather i decided to take the layout outside to get some pictures. so here are some of them Hope you enjoy.
 

Day Light Photos by DJfraz37401, on Flickr
 

Day Light Photos by DJfraz37401, on Flickr
 

Day Light Photos by DJfraz37401, on Flickr
 

Day Light Photos by DJfraz37401, on Flickr
 

Day Light Photos by DJfraz37401, on Flickr
 

Day Light Photos by DJfraz37401, on Flickr
 

Day Light Photos by DJfraz37401, on Flickr
 

Day Light Photos by DJfraz37401, on Flickr
 

Day Light Photos by DJfraz37401, on Flickr
 

Day Light Photos by DJfraz37401, on Flickr