backofanenvelope Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Nice work Paul and really moving on! Trying to remember how many boards you can get into current space? Tom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted March 9, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 9, 2016 I can get up the three scenic boards and a fiddleyard. If I made a temporary board up to do a minimum radius 135° turn back I could get this and part 2, Brunnenbachs, up together at home or I can get the whole lot up at a friends place. It's my intention to have an operating session in a couple of weeks to train up the crew for Sparsholt and check the control panel diagram routes work ok. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted March 9, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 9, 2016 Made up some Harz style water cranes using Auhagen parts with new top pipes. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
backofanenvelope Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 I can get up the three scenic boards and a fiddleyard. If I made a temporary board up to do a minimum radius 135° turn back I could get this and part 2, Brunnenbachs, up together at home or I can get the whole lot up at a friends place. It's my intention to have an operating session in a couple of weeks to train up the crew for Sparsholt and check the control panel diagram routes work ok. Thanks Paul, would be interesting in hearing how operating session goes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull1845 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Hi Paul, This is looking great, obviously I know nothing about the subject matter but it looks fun to operate and this is just one part of the layout. I'm happy to learn the art of international operating, lets face it, it can't be any harder than last week at a certain NSE layout! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted March 9, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 9, 2016 You are very welcome to have a go The special switch is called Gruber . . .loads of material there! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian Morgan Posted March 9, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 9, 2016 By 'Sparsholt', do you mean the agricultural college? Is there an exhibition there, if so, when? I would like to see your layout in operation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted March 9, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 9, 2016 By 'Sparsholt', do you mean the agricultural college? Is there an exhibition there, if so, when? I would like to see your layout in operation. Yes details here http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/107391-narrow-gauge-south-9th-april-2016/?hl=%2Bnarrow+%2Bgauge+%2Bsouth Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted March 10, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 10, 2016 We have signals. I can't see me having these working for Sparsholt but at least they will be ready to wire in. I'm wondering if there's a decoder that works like the Heathcote units where I can clear it and then it revert to danger after a set time? 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian Morgan Posted March 10, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 10, 2016 The signal on my layout only has a push button to raise it. I have things set up so that as soon as I select any other route, the signal returns to danger. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted March 10, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 10, 2016 (edited) Yes I've done that on Lulworth but the others still forget and with multiple routes here I have to be careful which others trigger it back 'on', as the clever crossing barrier decoder does it I wondered if the same thing was possible Edited March 10, 2016 by PaulRhB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted March 11, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 11, 2016 Preparing the loco shed area for oily grot effect And the infill area where the container crane will go. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
backofanenvelope Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 What are you using for the infill Paul? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted March 12, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 12, 2016 (edited) Just polyfila mixed with pva and black paint. The pva makes it tougher to withstand moving to shows and also slows setting to give more working time. I roughly shape it with credit card sized bits of card then use a wet one inch brush to dab it which softens all the scrape marks and makes it look more like earthy surfaces. The water stops the brush 'pulling' the plaster and I just keep wetting it in a jam jar as I go, takes about 12-24hrs to fully dry depending on how sloppy the mix and how wet you get it with the brush Edited March 12, 2016 by PaulRhB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
backofanenvelope Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Thanks for that.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allegheny1600 Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Indeed! That's most interesting, thanks Paul. I save the fake credit cards that some companies send out to 'tempt' you to get yourself in dept, Capital one keep sending them but the Vanquis bank one is really firm, just like a real card but neither have the raised numbers of a real card. They'd make decent (windscreen) ice scrapers too (if we had any ice!). Cheers, John. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted March 13, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 13, 2016 (edited) Got the BR199 fitted with a decoder purchased at the Basingstoke show, this link below was the key to discovering where the socket was as Brawa didn't put it in the instructions! My install only differed in I used the sound chamber and modified it to fit between the frames. http://www.kais-garage.de/index.php?page=216769950&f=1&i=216769950&s=258809941&ss=216769950 I'm also building the container crane based on an Auhagen kit but it will be modified with a heavier frame and lifting rig. Edited March 13, 2016 by PaulRhB 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted March 13, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 13, 2016 Thanks to Sven over on NGRM here's the latest on the 2-10-2's https://m.facebook.com/tilligbahn/posts/1693192154290177 I've fitted sound to my BR199 and uploaded a slightly different sound file as the real one was irritating me, I was tempted to get a 37 file but that would have been a bit too much of a diversion 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallarddriver Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Hello Paul, very impressive piece of modelling !!! Do you know that the Braunlage station still exists !! Kind regards Soeren 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted March 15, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 15, 2016 Hello Paul, very impressive piece of modelling !!! Do you know that the Braunlage station still exists !! Kind regards Soeren Not any more it doesn't, they knocked it down in 2014 which is why I can get away with a 'new build' http://www.xn--sdharz-eisenbahn-jzb.de/abriss_bhf_braunlage.html 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
backofanenvelope Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Plus building it would have slowed pace a bit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted March 15, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 15, 2016 (edited) Plus building it would have slowed pace a bit shhhh! I considered bashing one of the other kits into a near representation but it is so big it would have been a massive view block so a smaller building worked better for the model too. Convenient for my story but unfortunate to lose the real one. Edited March 16, 2016 by PaulRhB 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted March 16, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 16, 2016 Messy glue 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallarddriver Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Hello Paul, sorry my informations are not up to date. but you can still model another impressive building: Kind regards Soeren 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted March 17, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 17, 2016 Brawa plastic doesn't like things stuck to it, superglue and epoxy seem to be holding so far! The Snowplough getting the details painted. And a bit of faffing around plus I got the backscene wood cut up 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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