RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted June 19, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 19, 2015 Cross dressing is when you're rushing to get ready and you catch your bits in a zip... Which reminds me of the film - Something About Mary - brings tears to my eyes just thinking about it ..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ramblin Rich Posted June 19, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 19, 2015 Turnout nice again.... I believe the rules on George Formby impersonation decree that this phrase must start with "He, he..." Still enjoying the thread, Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted June 21, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 21, 2015 Some progress made earlier this evening: So far things are running much better, but will be giving it a thorough test with a mixture of different stock before adding the last few chairs and gluing everything in place. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted July 12, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 12, 2015 Can't put it off any longer, this layout needs a fiddle yard (well, two actually) so the layout has temporarily relocated to the garage to allow for some chopping, gluing, screwing and swearing to take place. EMGS baseboard alignment dowels, the bolts connect with captive thread inserts in the baseboard, so no nuts to lose, which should save some set up and break down time at shows. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted July 15, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 15, 2015 The fiddle yard now has a top fitted, along with a couple of cross-members and numerous wooden blocks glued in place to keep it all together. However, I'm not sure I'll get away with this height difference between the boards. On Foundry Lane, I took the cassettes right up to the board joint between layout and fiddle yard. This tended to create some alignment issues, so here there will be a short length of plain track to bridge the gap between board joint and start of the cassette. This is the current state of the bridging section: Have spent the rest of the evening working out how is the best way to do the cassettes, to achieve the correct height, get good alignment and allow the locos to run round with minimal stock handling and faffing about (the fiddle yard at this end also forms one end of the loop). Think I have an idea, but need to get some more aluminium angle to make sure my theory works in practice. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium wagonbasher Posted July 15, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 15, 2015 Mark Let me know if you need anymore clamps Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted July 15, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 15, 2015 Mark Let me know if you need anymore clamps Andy It's modern art - 'In a tight spot'. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted July 16, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 16, 2015 Emergency supply of flapjack installed below cassettes, in case of operator hunger: Height looks about right, although I appear to have a bent rail and a little rust to deal with! 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted July 19, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 19, 2015 More fiddle yard progress this afternoon. Because there are two adjacent tracks I've had to use 11.5mm aluminium angle. These drop into short lengths of larger (15.5mm) angle mounted on the wooden blocks, this should provide alignment and electrical continuity between the cassettes, hopefully. Looks like it might actually work. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Cook Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Being that you can't get your fingers in between the two cassettes, if both are in place then lifting will be difficult, are you therefore fitting handles to the cassettes in the shaped of an inverted "U" Geoff 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted July 19, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 19, 2015 Being that you can't get your fingers in between the two cassettes, if both are in place then lifting will be difficult, are you therefore fitting handles to the cassettes in the shaped of an inverted "U" Geoff Good idea Geoff. I'll probably need to do something like that, but I'm not sure how frequently both cassettes will be in place. I don't intend the loop to be signalled to allow trains to pass, it'll only be used as part of shunting moves (neither siding has trap points so the loop isn't going to see any passenger traffic). I'll probably see how it goes at the first exhibition and take it from there. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium wagonbasher Posted July 19, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 19, 2015 Good idea Geoff. I'll probably need to do something like that, but I'm not sure how frequently both cassettes will be in place. I don't intend the loop to be signalled to allow trains to pass, it'll only be used as part of shunting moves (neither siding has trap points so the loop isn't going to see any passenger traffic). I'll probably see how it goes at the first exhibition and take it from there. For the sake of a bit more Ali... I would add the inverted 'u's regardless of how infrequently Both would be in use. Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted July 20, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 20, 2015 Makes sense, will have a think about how to do it. Space between the two adjacent cassettes is pretty tight; I might have room for the aluminum, but probably not any fixings, so they'd need to attach to the underneath of the cassettes. Do have an idea, but time is in short supply and there are more urgent things to be getting on with at the moment. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ramblin Rich Posted July 21, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 21, 2015 If you do go ahead - just make sure the inverted U is insulated from the cassette sides! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted July 21, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 21, 2015 If you do go ahead - just make sure the inverted U is insulated from the cassette sides! Another very good point, thanks. Without some way of lifting the the cassette the operator is likely to get a little shock from the DCC supply whenever a cassette is lifted and reinserted, so I do need to do something about that. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted July 21, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 21, 2015 Another very good point, thanks. Without some way of lifting the the cassette the operator is likely to get a little shock from the DCC supply whenever a cassette is lifted and reinserted, so I do need to do something about that. Gaffer tape... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted July 27, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 27, 2015 Scenic stuff. Mainly focusing on the warehouse and concrete loading/unloading area at the left hand end of the layout. This view won't be possible soon as there is a fence to go up which will (partly) hide the rear siding Quite pleased with the colour of the track here, although the brake van still needs a little more work. 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted July 27, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 27, 2015 That fork lift truck looks a bit high. Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted July 28, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 28, 2015 That fork lift truck looks a bit high. Mike. I've not rewheeled it for P4 yet 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d winpenny Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Looking good David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted August 2, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 2, 2015 I seem to have run into a small problem fitting AJ couplings to VAA/VDA vans. The bufferbeam is too deep to allow the coupling to sit at the correct height. Currently weighing up whether to cut a small slot in the bufferbeam or try to form a U shape in the coupling wire that takes it below then back up to the correct height. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted August 2, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 2, 2015 Kadees... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium wagonbasher Posted August 2, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 2, 2015 Kadees... Kadees , for the realism?. You might need a 1/4 inch drill to hide that baby in the buffer beam.. Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Cook Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 I seem to have run into a small problem fitting AJ couplings to VAA/VDA vans. The bufferbeam is too deep to allow the coupling to sit at the correct height. Currently weighing up whether to cut a small slot in the bufferbeam or try to form a U shape in the coupling wire that takes it below then back up to the correct height. Mark If you cut a slot for the wire then their will be no sideways movement of the coupling. Create a small U shape in the wire to clear the bufferbeam, Or mount it horizontally to just clear the buffer beam,then when clear of bufferbeam bend upwards to the correct height, the underside of the buffer beam keeping the wire to the correct height Geoff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted August 3, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 3, 2015 Thanks Geoff. Yes, good point, I was over looking the need for some sideways movement when coupling up. I didn't like the idea of cutting a slot anyway, that was one of the things which put me off using Spratt & Winkle couplings. Something I always struggle with is bending the wire while keeping the orientation of the hook end correct. I'll have another look tonight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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