Michael Delamar Posted May 15, 2015 Author Share Posted May 15, 2015 (edited) Plenty done tonight, all legs on the fiddle yard boards are on and their adjustable leg feet. The main scenic boards have also had the adjustable feet fitted and they are set up nowcwith the fiddle yard boards stored underneath, trackwork should be able to start from now on. Edited May 15, 2015 by Michael Delamar 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Coming along well here... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted May 22, 2015 Author Share Posted May 22, 2015 Some progress tonight with lines being drawn on, nothing glued down yet but should be soon. 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted May 27, 2015 Author Share Posted May 27, 2015 More drawing out and comparing to the real thing... 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted May 29, 2015 Author Share Posted May 29, 2015 Cutting out for the subway path and turntable. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andytrains Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Michael. What turntable are you going to use? Andy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted May 30, 2015 Author Share Posted May 30, 2015 (edited) None its just going to be a pit, the turntable was taken out of use early on and locos turned on the triangle. although id still like to find out more info on the turntable, its the only thing I havent got any photos of. Edited May 30, 2015 by Michael Delamar Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted June 2, 2015 Author Share Posted June 2, 2015 Next thing to cut out are the inspection pits for the shed,4 rows, as 2 were filled in at a later date. To do this tonight i've glued and screwed a piece of 9mm ply underneath and once that is dry in a few days I will cut out the inspection pits with a jigsaw, that will be the right depth,then i'll fix another piece underneath to form the floor. There is also a siding near the coaling stage that has a pit and ive fixed a piece under that line also. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Lots of more hard work I see Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share Posted July 28, 2015 Slow progress but still progress, im not in any rush. Chris has delivered a couple of new points and is constructing others. I am working on Walton's only class 08. It is a hybrid of a Bachmann chassis and Hornby body, Ultrascale wheels and soon to be Legobiffoman sound. The reason for the hybrid is I believe the Bachmann chassis easier to convert to EM and thats what Ultrascales I have but I also prefer the Hornby body. It will have its ends painted plain green as per the real thing at the period. I do have a set of brassmasters coupling rods for it which ive put away in a safe place, that safe that I cant find them at the moment. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 I know lots of safe places like that. Topic now 'followed' keep up the good work 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andytrains Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 (edited) Slow progress but still progress, im not in any rush.Chris has delivered a couple of new points and is constructing others.I am working on Walton's only class 08. It is a hybrid of a Bachmann chassis and Hornby body, Ultrascale wheels and soon to be Legobiffoman sound. The reason for the hybrid is I believe the Bachmann chassis easier to convert to EM and thats what Ultrascales I have but I also prefer the Hornby body. It will have its ends painted plain green as per the real thing at the period.I do have a set of brassmasters coupling rods for it which ive put away in a safe place, that safe that I cant find them at the moment.image.jpg Or in Black? Edited July 29, 2015 by andytrains 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted July 29, 2015 Author Share Posted July 29, 2015 D3858 at Walton shed in 1963. Built at Horwich in 1959, it never carried black and was plain green during its time at Walton. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Steve Hewitt Posted August 1, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 1, 2015 Making a start on the signals..... When Mike started planning this layout, some time ago, he asked me to build the signals for him. I've now started to do so, and I'll be reporting on my progress in my "Signalling" topic. See http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/59687-semaphore-signals-4mm-scale-mainly/page-17&do=findComment&comment=1971971 Steve. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted August 18, 2015 Author Share Posted August 18, 2015 I have been cutting out the shed pits, I did try to do this with a jigsaw but it was no good as the blade was bending so I have invested in a mini circular saw. The longest part was all the measuring, making a template then screwing down a guide for the saw to run along. Quick shot below with the shed placed on top, the pits havent been dressed with any files just yet. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Hello Michael, I've found in the past that a blade tends to bend when it's a bit blunt, don't know why though. A router is also good for that job. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted September 17, 2015 Author Share Posted September 17, 2015 (edited) The pits are done, as are the ash pits outside the shed, ill get some shots soon. This has been holding up track laying. In the meantime id like to share Steve Hewitt's photos of the signals he has built for me. More photos can be seen in the link he provided above. I am now trying to make sense of the ground signals. I have some signalling diagrams, im not sure I trust these 100% and they are either too early or late a period but its all i have. Im pretty certain that the exit out of the coal yard (Walton goods sidings) was a 2, one route giving the road up the neck or out on to the mainline. Its the entrance and exit to the shed that is a little bit more uncertain. It doesnt help that the shed layout isnt drawn properly but from what I can gather there was an arrival road for the shed and that will be on the layout but the various crossovers wont as they will be "off stage" in the fiddle yard if needed. Steve's signals are no 4,5 and 42 on second diagram below. This last one is from when the line was singled and the shed taken away but the coal yard was still in use, ive included it for interest, now 3 on the ground signal leaving the yard. Edited September 17, 2015 by Michael Delamar 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted September 17, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 17, 2015 8 and 10 appear to be pairs of signals, each pair worked by one lever and selected by the lie of the points. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share Posted September 18, 2015 Here is a shot in the 2 ash pits, the smaller one is across the baseboard join so the circular saw came in useful here. The smaller pit is under the coaling stage as seen in the plan below. The class 08 now has its Brassmasters coupling rods and is a runner. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted September 19, 2015 Author Share Posted September 19, 2015 (edited) This signal wont be on the layout but I was trying to make sense of it and think im right now? It doesnt have a number on the plan above but is near the turntable. The photo was taken from Fazakerley West signal box. I think the left hand arm is for leaving old sidings 1-4. The fairburn is standing on siding 2, you can see a point lever to the right of shot. The right hand arm is for the arrival road. Top arm for accessing the shed, bottom arm for the down main line. Edited September 19, 2015 by Michael Delamar 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted September 19, 2015 Author Share Posted September 19, 2015 (edited) This is an early shot when the signals were CLC lower quadrant, can just see the bracket signal Steve built at the bottom right, The signals to leave the coal sidings were mounted on a post next to the bracket signal rather than on the ground. But they may have been replaced by the period i am modelling. Im also not sure why the neck for the coal siding had 2 exits. Edited September 19, 2015 by Michael Delamar 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 (edited) My jigsaw blades bend when trying to cut to a depth approaching that which the saw has for maximum capacity, and when forcing the cut. But a mini-circular saw is a nice piece of kit, I have a WORX one with plunge cut and adjustable depth. It works really well for cutting floorboards without touching pipes/electrics underneath. Edited September 19, 2015 by JeffP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted September 19, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 19, 2015 Im also not sure why the neck for the coal siding had 2 exits. Is that the sidings shown as Walton Goods Sidings. If so it is to allow a train to exit the sidings towards Aintree when there is a move taking place from the Huskisson line towards the Halewood line Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted September 22, 2015 Author Share Posted September 22, 2015 Balls up, long story, after going home and studying photos i realised I had cut one of the ash pits out in the wrong place.. Ive filled it back in with the piece I cut out and cut out the correct one. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andytrains Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Michael. Don't worry about it, these things are sent to try us. At least you had not thrown the piece that you cut out away! All the best. Andy. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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