RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted April 26, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 26, 2014 Just one photo to wet your appetite! I shouldn't have typed 'wet' - absolutely pouring with rain when loading the car ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Have a good show mate. :locomotive: :locomotive: All the best. Bodge Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post mudmagnet Posted April 27, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 27, 2014 Got back safely from Taunton after a very enjoyable day. Great to meet so many RMwebbers today ! Many thanks to Ray and DLT for their assistance today. No major problems, or none that I didn't expect - i.e. fiddle yard and point motor. Minor problems (1) one decoder decided to re-set to 03 and (2) discovered that Hornby wheels / back-to-back do not like the hand-built points. Anyway, a few photos - Note, the new lamps and I'll post some construction details later. 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenc Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Hi Richard It was great to see you & your layout today you have done a great job it has that feel of a parcel depot well done. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridgiesimon Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Hi mate, your new layout is looking great, really like it!! It feels like a small urban yard squeezed in between the buldings and the weathering of your stock suits it really well. Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Hi Richard, well it really does look the Dog's mate, so so nice, well done. On the down side if I may be super critical, (and remember I haven't seen it in the flesh so to speak) and that is the star style lights appear to give funny shadows on the backscene. Please tell me to sod off if I'm wrong, I wont be offended. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Superb MM, superb. Acacia Avenue is a lovely layout, great modelling. It is nice to see photos of the finished layout and with stock running. Well done Sir, I look forward to seeing more photos. It sounds like you had a good time today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobster Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Nice pics Richard, looks really good. Cheers, Bob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted April 28, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 28, 2014 Superb MM, superb. Acacia Avenue is a lovely layout, great modelling. It is nice to see photos of the finished layout and with stock running. Well done Sir, I look forward to seeing more photos. It sounds like you had a good time today. Nice pics Richard, looks really good. Cheers, Bob. Thanks for the comments, much appreciated. Still plenty do to, so not finished yet. Main jobs to do, in no particular order. 1) Finish fiddle yard 2) Fix faulty point motor 3) Add signs to pub 4) Finish shop 5) Finish main depot building 6) Make more Brutes and add parcels / newspapers to platform 7) Finish office 8) Finish fuel tank and add pipe work plus quite few other jobs .... Hope to get most sorted ready for next show in Barnstaple (26th July) and Minehead (2nd August). Also, one booking for next year and possibly one other, so far. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted April 29, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 29, 2014 Hi Richard, well it really does look the Dog's mate, so so nice, well done. On the down side if I may be super critical, (and remember I haven't seen it in the flesh so to speak) and that is the star style lights appear to give funny shadows on the backscene. Please tell me to sod off if I'm wrong, I wont be offended. Hi Andy, The 'star' lights are no quite so obvious in real-life to be honest and from 'normal' viewing aren't so visible. More obvious is some photos more than others. The lights, at the moment, are not finished as I would like to add more, so that I can vary the 'light' levels on the layout, but as ever, all takes time. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted April 29, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 29, 2014 Yard Lamps - Part 1 A few photos and description for the construction of hte yard lamps to follow. When I was looking for yard lamps, I wanted to have working lamps, having previously used the Wizzard / MSE lamps on Orchard Road, I could not see an easy way to make these operational. The commercial lamps that I've seen did not fit the bill, as far as I'm concerned and the only ones that I had seen are not currently being made. The only alternative was to make them myself. So, starting with 3/16" dia Evergreen tubing and cut to length. One lamp is shorter than the rest. The top is chamfered on opposite sides. Then, two holes are drilled right through the tube, a little larger than the diameter of the wires off the LED. The LEDs used have a small lens. The wires are carefully bend to shape, with the longer one at the top. The photos show the LEDs fitted into the tube. The shade is 10 thou plasticard, cut using a hole punch and then a small hole drilled to suit the LED lens. More to follow ... 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted April 29, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 29, 2014 (edited) Next, comes the tricky bit .... The outside of tube is scored with a scaple and then glass paper up and down the tube to create the grain. Tube is sliced carefully between the two opposite holes, thus leaving three tube sections (1) bottom, (2) middle and (3) top. Then I soldered thin wires (in this case blue to the top and buff to the bottom leg, using DCC decoder wire from such sources as Railroom Electronics etc) on the LED, with the excess LED wire being trimmed to suit. Then the ends are bent down so that the two wires can be fed down the tube, yet leaving the 'lamp' at the required distance from the tube. So, the LED / wire assembly is then fed into the bottom tube. Now the fiddly bit - the middle section is sliced down the middle to leave a front and rear section. It is worth pencil marking to make alignment easier before slicing. Then the front and rear sections are re-fitted, wrapping around the LED wire and flooding with liquid glue (e.g. MEK). Then the top section can then be fitted and again flooded with MEK. Aligning the sections is the difficult bit. Then leave overnight, before gently running a file round to achieve a round and straight pole. A cap is fitted from two small sections of 10 thou plasticard. The shade is glued in place with a drop of super glue around the top. The pole and shade are then painted - using acrylics before a hole is drilled through the baseboard and then the lamp can be glued in place. The only two things left to do are (1) add foot holds and (2) wire the lamps via a switch to a power supply. I'll take some clearer photos later. Forgot to mention that the two ends of the 'rods' from the 'lamp' at the rear are represented with short sections of plastic rod, pushed into the holes, glued and trimmed to length. Edited April 29, 2014 by mudmagnet 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipparooba Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 http://www.directtrainspares-burnley.co.uk/page13.html here does something like you were after Richard you dont need the ladder on as he makes them himself from brass and he also has some fine coated wire also that is thinner than decoder wire but just as strong hope this helps ps looks great cheers ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
treggyman Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Hi Richard Layout looking very good.... Those yard lamps certainly look the part....Very impressive..... Looking forward to seeing the layout at at the end of July..... Cheers Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted April 29, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 29, 2014 http://www.directtrainspares-burnley.co.uk/page13.html here does something like you were after Richard you dont need the ladder on as he makes them himself from brass and he also has some fine coated wire also that is thinner than decoder wire but just as strong hope this helps ps looks great cheers ian Thanks for the link Ian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class 74 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 I have to say: This looks awesome! Another winner.I'm really enjoy watching your little masterpieces (and hopefully learn from them ;-)). Regards Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 I've been following this layout and it's looking fantastic ! Hope I'll get to see it sometime if you have plans to venture to the London area? Well done Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exmoordave Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Hi Richard This looks really atmospheric, it really captures the feel of a run-down depot at that time. Because of the simple track plan it also has an air of space - less is more and all that! I'm very pleased that you're bringing it to Exmoor Rail as well on 2nd August. Really looking forward to seeing it in the flesh. All the best & see you soon exmoordave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted April 30, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 30, 2014 I've been following this layout and it's looking fantastic ! Hope I'll get to see it sometime if you have plans to venture to the London area? Well done Many thanks for your comments. It would be great to bring Acacia Avenue up to London, but as ever is reliant on an invite from an exhibition manager. Plus, having only shown Acacia Avenue once so far (RMWeb Day Taunton last Sunday). I have two more exhbitions in the South West this year. You never know. However, I am bringing Orchard Road up to Hoddesdon (Herts) July 12th Hi Richard This looks really atmospheric, it really captures the feel of a run-down depot at that time. Because of the simple track plan it also has an air of space - less is more and all that! I'm very pleased that you're bringing it to Exmoor Rail as well on 2nd August. Really looking forward to seeing it in the flesh. All the best & see you soon exmoordave Thanks Dave, You can see it at Barnstaple and then the following weekend in Minehead - but you know that !!! Thanks for the comments on the exhibition thread .... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridgiesimon Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 plus quite few other jobs .... Hope to get most sorted ready for next show in Barnstaple (26th July) and Minehead (2nd August). Also, one booking for next year and possibly one other, so far. Iron Maiden etc on the sound for the music shop!!! hehehehe Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY NORWOOD Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 A bit late been busy with Hounslow Sidings but hear are some pic's from RMweb open day at Taunton. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY NORWOOD Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 (edited) Yard Lamps - Part 1 A few photos and description for the construction of hte yard lamps to follow. When I was looking for yard lamps, I wanted to have working lamps, having previously used the Wizzard / MSE lamps on Orchard Road, I could not see an easy way to make these operational. The commercial lamps that I've seen did not fit the bill, as far as I'm concerned and the only ones that I had seen are not currently being made. The only alternative was to make them myself. So, starting with 3/16" dia Evergreen tubing and cut to length. One lamp is shorter than the rest. The top is chamfered on opposite sides. Then, two holes are drilled right through the tube, a little larger than the diameter of the wires off the LED. The LEDs used have a small lens. The wires are carefully bend to shape, with the longer one at the top. The photos show the LEDs fitted into the tube. The shade is 10 thou plasticard, cut using a hole punch and then a small hole drilled to suit the LED lens. DSC_0006.JPG DSC_0008.JPG DSC_0009.JPG More to follow ... Hi Richard The lamps are fantastic Mate, a work of art. Edited May 1, 2014 by RAY NORWOOD Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Hi Ray, nice pics, and nice lamps Richard, the overall view from the end is really good, just need some noisy 33's on there now, hahha. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted May 1, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 1, 2014 Thanks for the photos Ray, looks like DLT is enjoying himself ! Thanks Andy. The layout is primarily to be designed across the front corner, but the end view does work well. Any sound fitting locos will need to wait for quite awhile .... No touched the layout since un-loading the car on Sunday ! Need to get on with finishing off the buildings before starting on some bits and pieces for the layout. Oh, need to the get the fiddle yard and point sorted as well .... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobster Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Nice photo's of a great layout. Cheers, Bob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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