RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted May 3, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 3, 2018 So far I've only been able to push a loco through as I've not wired up, but it does look like it might work as I'd hoped it would. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted May 4, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 4, 2018 OK, I get the message, I need to stop wasting my time browsing web forums and other forms of social media and get on with fixing the blades in place and doing some testing to see what does/doesn't work Didn't the ancient Greeks just discuss possibilities and never do an experiment?, I thought that was the P4 way of doing things. You're going to spoil it all now by proving something. Mike. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 Didn't the ancient Greeks just discuss possibilities and never do an experiment?, I thought that was the P4 way of doing things. You're going to spoil it all now by proving something. Mike. Are you calling him an Ancient Greek? I notice he’s not got around to painting the 26 blue yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium wagonbasher Posted May 4, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 4, 2018 Are you calling him an Ancient Greek? I notice he’s not got around to painting the 26 blue yet... he thought the fallopian tube was the Athens underground Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted May 4, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 4, 2018 I notice he’s not got around to painting the 26 blue yet... Nor should he. Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted May 7, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 7, 2018 Didn't the ancient Greeks just discuss possibilities and never do an experiment?, I thought that was the P4 way of doing things.This morning's non-productive pondering concerns whether it's possible to build two different layouts along the adjacent walls of a (roughly) 11' square room. Maybe at two different levels, so one overlaps the other to maximise the use of space; or even a chord line joining the two to either allow one layout to be used as the fiddle yard for the other or so one fiddle yard feeds both. I've considered something similar before, but always struggled with how to make it suitable for use at home and at shows. These days I'm less concerned about the need to make something suited to exhibition use. Anyway, it's another bright and sunny day here. A break in garden chores means Fryers is going out on the patio to have its new fascia bodged into place. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted May 7, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 7, 2018 Actual progress... Layout out on its back enjoying the sunshine. The wires poking through the front need to connect to the switches for points and magnets. With the old fascia removed, this is where I'm starting from: 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted May 7, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 7, 2018 New end extensions add an extra 85mm depth to the layout. With top rail (which the LED lighting will attach to) added and aperture for turnout and magnet switches cut into the end. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted May 7, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 7, 2018 Almost done... 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted May 7, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 7, 2018 I think that'll do for today. Uprights need trimming off at the bottom and need to decide what to do about the bottom fascia. Two bolts hold the new fascia in place, so it can be removed, which is useful for access when working on the layout. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted May 7, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 7, 2018 Will look nice in black and gold Wolves colours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted May 7, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 7, 2018 That steam loco you're building needs more wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted May 8, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 8, 2018 Will look nice in black and gold Wolves colours. Won't be when everything on loan has gone back. Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonB Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Almost done... IMG_20180507_161804.jpg That building in the background has a certain "Stubby Appeal" ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted May 9, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 9, 2018 That building in the background has a certain "Stubby Appeal" ! It certainly does (or did). Now in use as a wood shed (and support for the wisteria), but was previously home to the facilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted May 9, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 9, 2018 Well, the weather is still too nice to be working indoors, let's see if I can get this fiddle yard finished. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted May 9, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 9, 2018 Caution, jam doughnut on the line... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted May 9, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 9, 2018 Caution, jam doughnut on the line... Don't think it will have stayed there very long, otherwise the dogs would have had it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 5BarVT Posted May 9, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 9, 2018 Caution, jam doughnut on the line...Good taste in tableware. Denby Regency Green if I’m not mistaken!Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted May 9, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 9, 2018 Poor Mark, all that effort doing the track and we comment on tableware and the doughnut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted May 9, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 9, 2018 Poor Mark, all that effort doing the track and we comment on tableware and the doughnut. And not forgetting the outhouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted May 9, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 9, 2018 And not forgetting the outhouse. Shouldn't forget the Stubzie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted May 9, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 9, 2018 Don't think it will have stayed there very long, otherwise the dogs would have had it. Funny you should say that, here is previous photo taken just before the one above... Poor Mark, all that effort doing the track and we comment on tableware and the doughnut. It was a very good doughnut though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted May 9, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 9, 2018 It was a very good doughnut though.Morrisons? Funny you should say that, here is previous photo taken just before the one above... IMG_20180509_113704.jpg Is that the new boy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium wagonbasher Posted May 9, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 9, 2018 I think that'll do for today. IMG_20180507_164154.jpg Uprights need trimming off at the bottom and need to decide what to do about the bottom fascia. Two bolts hold the new fascia in place, so it can be removed, which is useful for access when working on the layout. IMG_20180507_164442.jpg The chimaera is an addition to the layout since I last saw it. Useful addition for heat and cooking, self sufficient exhibiting, nice. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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