Jaz Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 (edited) A Happy Easter to one and all. hdwallpapers.in Edited April 20, 2014 by Jaz 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal Posted April 20, 2014 Author Share Posted April 20, 2014 Welcome dt to the indecipherables. And then there were 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Some eggs/tra pictures for Easter The waterfall rmweb1589water3 rmweb1588water2 rmweb1587water1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Superb work there Jaz. Eggstraordinary piece of modelling. Shouldn't the waterfall be chocolate though? Seriously though it does look really good. Cheers Marcus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
model-trains Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 It looks good Jaz I see you have been splashing out again. Have a nice Easter PJ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
@Jc Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 That waterfall looks amazing Jaz. Does AV have a model Easter Bunny or is it just home to hot cross bunnies? Happy Easter 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
model-trains Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 I break down the layout into blocks, a block being a length of track in which a train can stop.The length of the blocks are at least 6 inches longer than my longest train but it some cases much longer. Anything shorter is not a block and so needs no detection. Blocks never contain turnouts. With occupancy type detection.. I only need to know when a block is occupied and by what and also when it is empty. Because trains run on rails then If train 1 leaves block a in a westerly direction then taking into account the turnouts settings the train arriving in block b must be train 1...... It only needs to be this simple which far simpler than man people imagine. Hi Kal I am just wondering... If a train comes to the end of a block, say at a signal, before the next turnout, as soon as it goes into the next block it has a turnout in that block (if going straight on) Lets say Train A has stopped near the end of the block at a signal, just before a turnout. The signal changes to green and the train sets off, it moves either straight on into the next block or branches off at the turnout to the next track and into its block. Does the signal it is just passing turn directly to red? Looking back down the line, does the signal just before the previous block turn yellow until the full train, now over two blocks has cleared, then when the train has passed fully into the next block the signal turns to green. Meaning an occupied block always has a red signal prior to it so nothing else can enter and the previous block has a green signal allowing trains to proceed to the next red signal. Unless as stated above the train is, passing out of one block into another and the yellow signal, proceed with caution is displayed one step back down the line. I hope I am making sense here. Would you think proceed with caution dangerous and a risk of collision has the train is still not totally out of that block and may stall or derail? Thank you for any comments PJ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted April 20, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 20, 2014 Happy Easter!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Model-Trains welcome to the indecipherables.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
model-trains Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Model-Trains welcome to the indecipherables.. And I though you said, welcome you are now a disciple Thank you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
model-trains Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Happy Easter!! I laughed at the two Easter bunnies but then realised there were 3! The other was 'Eat your heart out' PJ don't laugh at your own jokes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 And I though you said, welcome you are now a disciple Thank you .........no but you could end up looking like that poor bunny that Sasquatch put up without any ears......because I can not only talk the hind leg off a donkey.... Even I am bored of saying Happy Easter now....but I don't want to offend any one by missing them out..... If I am not careful.....the mods will be pointing out just the one on our own thread should really have been enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
model-trains Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 And I though you said, welcome you are now a disciple Thank you Give me chance to add the post Jaz before you give me a Funny credit. Whats a funny credit? One we can all laugh at silly 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Well we have run out of some essential material to carry on .......so this is where we are at present there is some floorboards re cut at the far ends to allow air flow, and more floors boards down as usable flooring rmweb1597oldloft1 The layout will go as far as the horizontal wood, allowing a decent crawl space and access to the back of the layout. rmweb1598oldloft2 The standard width (without crawl space will be a nominal 11ft, close to what we have in the new loft. so a 4ft deep board a 3ft walk and a 4ft deep board is a starting point. There is 50mm of PIR insulation floor to ceiling, and we plan to go horizontally with the same. This still leaves a clear head height for the guys...a midget like me (without shoes) has no problems 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed a/c Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Happy Easter !! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 (edited) the good news is we are now getting a nice area to play with.... the bad news is several sets of clothes are embedded with rock wool, we all itch to buggery..... this main area between the tie beams is 11ft x 18ft rmweb1599oldloft3 in the far left is a half height space 10x8ft rmweb1603oldloft7 so not really suitable for a rail track that could work with our main layout, as we can't join to the rest the height difference to too much...... but great for say a scaletrix Where you can sit on the floor The usable area beyond the third tie bar is not really useful because of the sloped roof....but is is perhaps suitable for a slightly raised diorama with static trams.....so we could do Blackpool trams, and road and the shops to the side, and include the illuminations , all near the Blackpool Tower. If you have read this thread long..you'll know we are always changing our minds......At least for the details...Blackpool will be here in one manner or another rmweb1601oldloft5 Edited April 20, 2014 by Jaz 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 The floor space makes it look really big, but the reality is those eaves cannot benefit the layout directly, although they make a great crawl space and storage area rmweb1602oldloft6 The real advantage of this, is not that we now have a nice space to make a layout, oh no it is that we now have a well insulated roof space and this should reduce heating bills. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ChrisN Posted April 20, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 20, 2014 Someone somewhere said that you should not have too big a layout as you will never finish it. Well, you two certainly put the lie to that one. Keep it going! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Some of my favourite water moments rmweb111weir4 rmweb133weir1 rmweb144fisherman1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 WOW JK that is some roof space, its bigger the the whole PLOT of the Bungalow we may still get. I do like the wall and river, it wasn't till I saw the last pic that I realised it was a model, just brilliant. :locomotive: :locomotive: 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 more water img0539 img0787 img0781 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Hi Jaz I love the water round the bottom of the wall. My wife has an Aunt who lives in Brittany in France in a town called Guerande. Its a medieval walled town with a moat round it and it just looks so much like that. Sorry, it was only going to be a matter of time but I thought I would post a picture of the place in question, only trouble is the only one I could find has yours truly on it. Ok here goes............... And another one. I'll spare you my ugly mush on this one As you can see though it demonstrates just how real yours looks. Cheers Marcus 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Marcus37 Well I have to say The wall does have some similarity, thank you for posting it...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 well we spent some of today scrambling around on the new loft boards, with a piece of chalk....discussing how i get one level with some scenery, and Kal gets a big fide;e yard...that might involve some scenery. There was the 4ft top board scenery with the 3ft fiddle yard. 37in high 22 in high leaving a large crawl space being, for storage and fiddle yard access, and up 16 tracks for the fiddle yard, although only 2 go round in a big radii to the other side or the 2 track hug the out side of the loft all the way around. there was the scenery board at the bottom, which I have to say was not my favourite, as I can't do a long photograph, and would have limited height for contour access we have considered what we need to fit in.......basically we need a T A R D I S We want Blackpool style seaside and trams, AND illuminations. That will be fun..... We need some where for the big ships.....so a harbour or some sea.....we could fit that in the small alcove....maybe against the wall behind the stairs....I had already painted water there. We have loads of Bachmann and Hornby resin buildings, Ash plant and Coal, Mines, Water Works, Gas, Shops, houses, Industrial, Low reliefs, avenues with houses and trees, gas stations, oh and a station or two.... The problem is we need tables....but what size.....what height......We could build a hill at the back so you can easily climb under it. The thing is we are greedy...we want to maximise the space...and only build it once....and fit in ALL the ideas we have.......actually we need a miracle..... A generic station and some fairly flat areas, with the odd service road, and maybe we can exchange in and out some of the buildings we have...... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ChrisN Posted April 21, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 21, 2014 Wow Ships! Are these sailing, steam or diesel? Coaster, tramp or container? Blackpool will be fun. Where will you get your trams from and will they be working? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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