shanks522 Posted February 15, 2015 Author Share Posted February 15, 2015 Hello all, Back to track and wiring this weekend. Half the trackwork in the yard has been laid, took longer than usual as the point motors are in awkward positions. Also been playing around with the lighting of the room, Above the depot is wall mounted unit which has been casting a shadow over the whole area, I was going to fit a small florescent style lamp but the light was so different from the downlights in the ceiling that it looked ridiculous. Solution was to put a downlight beneath the cabinet using LED lamps to keep the heat down, so far so good. Cheers Graham. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Looks very busy TMD depot Graham cheers neil. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanks522 Posted February 16, 2015 Author Share Posted February 16, 2015 Looks very busy TMD depot Graham Is is Neil, Reminds me not to buy any more loco's! Speaking of loco's here is one which has been away for attention with mr Legomanbiffo. It was a factory fitted sound model which has had a new speaker fitted and Biffs new 37/4 sounds added, very pleased indeed. cheers Graham. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanks522 Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 Hello all, New toy arrived today, A Hornby shark in Mainline livery. The sharks are lovely models but the blue on this one seems excessively bright, more NSE blue rather than Mainline blue, touch of weathering i think. Also got a shed load of plasticard turn up which means i can get on with the depot building. Graham. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Realy like the "mainline" shark!! would go realy well with my 12 mainline seacows :locomotive: 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanks522 Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share Posted February 20, 2015 Hello all, Spent another hour on the shed, all the roof beams and side framework are done so i can now start on the lower brickwork then onto cladding. I'm going to experiment with will's asbestos and metal cladding to see which looks better. Cheers Graham. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull1845 Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 That sheds looking mighty fine Graham. Good work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Pix Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Hi Graham.... The shed is starting to look the business ,you have got enough clearance for an overhead gantry crane have you thought about putting one in?....just a thought Jez 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCML100 Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 shed looks great mate 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexChem Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Hello all, New toy arrived today, A Hornby shark in Mainline livery. The sharks are lovely models but the blue on this one seems excessively bright, more NSE blue rather than Mainline blue, touch of weathering i think. Mainline shark.jpg Also got a shed load of plasticard turn up which means i can get on with the depot building. Shed load, very good. Graham. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Harvey Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 The Shed looks great Shanks. Can I say every other roof truss should have a cross brace as you have done with the end trusses. Keep the pictures coming. Pete 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanks522 Posted February 22, 2015 Author Share Posted February 22, 2015 That sheds looking mighty fine Graham. Good work. Cheers Scott, its getting there slowly. Hi Graham.... The shed is starting to look the business ,you have got enough clearance for an overhead gantry crane have you thought about putting one in?....just a thought Jez Hi Jez, I have considered an overhead crane, depends on what space is taken up by the mechanism i use for the operating doors. shed looks great mate Thanks WCML100. Also got a shed load of plasticard turn up which means i can get on with the depot building. Shed load, very good. Graham. A pun without trying. thanks. The Shed looks great Shanks. Can I say every other roof truss should have a cross brace as you have done with the end trusses. Keep the pictures coming. Pete Hi Pete, Duly noted about the roof trusses, I was going to fit something up there just haven't got round to it yet. Thanks all for the kind comments / Likes etc. Graham. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanks522 Posted February 22, 2015 Author Share Posted February 22, 2015 Hello all, I seem to be jumping from one job to another at the moment, today saw a bit of a milestone in that the last piece of baseboard ( for the moment ) was screwed in place and the track laid through the station area, The pointwork isn't finished as i'm one point short but other than that i now have two fully working circuits. cheers Graham. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southwich Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Looks superb! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jintyman Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 The TMD looks the business. All that nice framework will look great when photos are taken looking inside. I find the Wills sheets are really good. I've got some of the cladding for the loading area on mine, from what I've seen it looks very nice. Jinty ;-) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doughnut Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 The shed is looking superb! Very much looking forward to seeing the cladding etc. Top drawer !! Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Depot looks spot on my mate!! Looking forward to another update now cheers neil.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanks522 Posted February 28, 2015 Author Share Posted February 28, 2015 Looks superb! Thanks Southwich. The TMD looks the business. All that nice framework will look great when photos are taken looking inside. I find the Wills sheets are really good. I've got some of the cladding for the loading area on mine, from what I've seen it looks very nice. Jinty ;-) Cheers Jinty, I bought a load of evergreen cladding but i think the Wills may look better once fitted. The shed is looking superb! Very much looking forward to seeing the cladding etc. Top drawer !! Dave Thanks Dave. Nice work ! Your track plan looks like its going to live up to your usual awesome standard. Looking forward to watching this one unfold , will be following with interest ! Marcus Hi Marcus, Not quite as confusing as the last layout, with the two levels i can get scale length trains (hopefully). Depot looks spot on my mate!! Looking forward to another update now cheers neil.. Thanks Neil, Hopefully Depot work will continue next week. Graham. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanks522 Posted March 3, 2015 Author Share Posted March 3, 2015 Hello all, Had a few hours spare this afternoon so finished off the pointwork approaching the station, I still have the motors and associated wiring to finish but that can wait for the minute, much more fun testing trains. cheers Graham. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanks522 Posted March 3, 2015 Author Share Posted March 3, 2015 (edited) It was all going so well! I popped up to do some wiring for an hour and managed to snap the head off my recently installed shunting signal! http://youtu.be/viLK8cMKUnY Graham. Edited March 3, 2015 by shanks522 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Your not on your own here Graham!! simple job always ends with something broken... no the feeling... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanks522 Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 Hello all, Been plodding through the yard trackwork and i've got a little dilemma, next to the bay platform i was going to put a siding in, slightly overgrown etc,I had a spare point and thought i'd split into two, maybe a brake van/crane siding and one for locos. The problem i've got is does it look over the top? cheers Graham. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Always nice to have some small pockets of green scenery within sidings area... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanks522 Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share Posted March 7, 2015 I would probably stick with the one. I have had the same issue on my layout, the temptation to put extra sidings in is always there , but sometimes a bit of space really opens up the scene.... That's my opinion , but your are the trackplan expert as you are constantly proving so I would go with your gut instincts Marcus Thanks Marcus, After playing around with some track i'm going to stick with one overgrown siding. Always nice to have some small pockets of green scenery within sidings area... Cheers "66" I'm aiming for some overgrown area's between the station and yard. Graham. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanks522 Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share Posted March 7, 2015 Hello all, Work on the branch signalling today, First up the signal protecting the station, with a PLS and feathers to access the yard. Then a red light on the stops of the bay, looks fairly easy putting one lamp in but with two baseboard levels was quite complicated. I've still got two more signals to fit, one as a platform starter and another close to the tunnel mouth which will also double up as limit of shunt. cheers Graham. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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