RMweb Premium Barry O Posted June 22, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 22, 2018 (edited) We are getting some invites for Chapel coming through...so a bit more track laying to be done in the fiddle yard (pointwork courtesy of Mike Edge), I am going to motorise the signals before a show in October, more different wagons to build, and everyone seems to be building locomotives...and I don't just mean Fells! Photos soon. Baz Edited October 10, 2018 by Barry O 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold innocentman Posted June 30, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 30, 2018 (edited) Pleasant morning spent working on CelF today before the sun came round and ups the ambient temperature.The objective of laying the UP fiddle kickback siding point work has been achieved.In this weather it doesn't take long for evo-stik to go off!Down kickback sidings to goAndy Edited July 1, 2018 by innocentman 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted June 30, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 30, 2018 Well done! Take its glue both sides and get it in the correct place first time? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold innocentman Posted June 30, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 30, 2018 (edited) Well done! Take its glue both sides and get it in the correct place first time? Exactly. Careful marking out of all rail ends as refitting guide and a willing assistant with another pair of hands Edited July 1, 2018 by innocentman 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold innocentman Posted July 1, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 1, 2018 (edited) Now that the collection of ICI Hoppers is growing, its time to turn to how we run full trains. Filling the entire hopper with a limestone substitute would result in a very heavy wagon. Next best thing to build a platform in the hopper and put a covering of limestone substitute. So turning to the 3D printer and a couple of prototypes we end up with A closer look at the 3D print I will add a couple more pictures when I have applied the limestone simulate Another 15 to go Edited July 1, 2018 by innocentman 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold innocentman Posted July 7, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 7, 2018 Another productive morning at the clubroom working on Chapel. This time its the down side fiddle yard kick backs 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortuga Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Just finished reading through this. Beautiful layout - I must have missed / forgotten it wasn’t EM at some point, so was really impressed to read it was OO. Just goes to show... Quick question; it’s in the Peak so the prototype used limestone for ballast, but what have you used on the layout and what did you do to avoid the ballast looking too uniform? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold innocentman Posted July 16, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 16, 2018 Just finished reading through this. Beautiful layout - I must have missed / forgotten it wasn’t EM at some point, so was really impressed to read it was OO. Just goes to show... Quick question; it’s in the Peak so the prototype used limestone for ballast, but what have you used on the layout and what did you do to avoid the ballast looking too uniform? Thanks for the lovely comments, glad you enjoyed reading through its development. The ballast we used was from a company from Tremendous (www.treemendus-scenics.co.uk). The track is C&L laid on cork, so we did cut shoulders to help with the shape of the track bed. The ballast itself was laid using the time honored spoon, paintbrush and finger tamper method. The grains of ballast probably lent itself to a little variations as the grain size did vary. it was necessary to stir the pot of ballast every now and again to keep the mixture random. Regards Andy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted July 16, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 16, 2018 Thanks for the lovely comments, glad you enjoyed reading through its development. The ballast we used was from a company from Tremendous (www.treemendus-scenics.co.uk). The track is C&L laid on cork, so we did cut shoulders to help with the shape of the track bed. The ballast itself was laid using the time honored spoon, paintbrush and finger tamper method. The grains of ballast probably lent itself to a little variations as the grain size did vary. it was necessary to stir the pot of ballast every now and again to keep the mixture random. Regards Andy Plenty of folk in LMRS who are experts in stirring the pot... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted July 16, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 16, 2018 Plenty of folk in LMRS who are experts in stirring the pot... And from very distant parts Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted July 17, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 17, 2018 And from very distant parts Always happy to help. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted August 16, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 16, 2018 A video from Warley 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRCE9czq0NM Chapel-en-le-Frith starts at 9:27 and finishes at 13.45 Thanks to dcc125 for the video Baz 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefrk Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 A video from Warley 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRCE9czq0NM Chapel-en-le-Frith starts at 9:27 and finishes at 13.45 Thanks to dcc125 for the video Baz Hi Barry, the layout is really looking good and I hope to see it one day, it might even feature lamps on the guards vans and locos by then.... TFIC All the best, Dave. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted August 17, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 17, 2018 Lamps..heavens to betsy! whatever next..working signals?? well some work is in-going on that. Next outing is in Wales, then Chapel perhaps then Newcastle next year.. and a return to our show in Leeds next year... Baz 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold innocentman Posted August 23, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 23, 2018 (edited) Work is progressing on CELF and we are slowly adding more and more details to the layout.One item we are adding is a set of yard lamps that run along the back edge of the goods yard. We suspect that these lamps were installed during the mid 50's to assist in the storage and operation of the tunnel maintenance train. Dove Holes Tunnel was re-lined in this period and pictures in JM Bentley's excellent Over the Peak Pt1 show the maintenance train parked in the rear siding.When comparing photos of the same areas over the years, the lamps don't seem to appear in shots until about the time these works were in progress.The yard lamps are a wooden telegraph type pole with a round lighting cowl mounted on a bracket arm, the light projection being straight down. Having looked at what may be available ready made, I could't find anything suitable. So I set about building them from scratch. Below is an insight to how they have been manufacturedFirst thing to do was to turn the cowls out of 8mm brass bar on the lathe. The hole is 3mm for accepting a 3mm white LED After cutting the brass tube that will act as the pole, to length, I soldered a little collar at the base of the post to act as a stop when its planted on the layout. A hole was drilled in the tube side wall for the insulated connection wire to the LED.A chisel point was filed on the top of the post and weather shield soldered to the top of the postThe LED was prepared for attachment to the post by bending the legs and trimming them to length. A length of enamelled copper wire was soldered to top leg of the LEDThis wire was then threaded through the hole and out of the bottom of the post.The other leg of the LED is soldered to the post to represent the bracket secured to the postThe cowl is then superglued to the LED (after a quick test) and a couple of small lengths of 1mm wire added to represent the insulators for the power cable connections to the adjacent columnsThe basic yard lamp is now complete and just requires paintingOther variation to the basic yard lamp include one lamp with a control box fixed to the column and a lamps with a guy wire to keep the end pole upright. Pictures to follow once painted and installedAndy Edited August 24, 2018 by innocentman 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamiel Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Fantastic lamps, hope to get to see Chapel-en-le-Frith again soon. Lovely to see it coming to fruition. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold innocentman Posted August 25, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 25, 2018 As promised here are couple of shots of the yard lamps painted and installed on CELF Apologises for the blurriness, The camera in the phone does not have a good depth of field Andy 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold innocentman Posted August 27, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 27, 2018 (edited) For those of you of a nervous disposition when it comes to layout wiring, look away now! This weekend has seen the fitting of point motors, micro switches, section wiring and route indicator switching associated with the recent kick back siding installation. The up side is complete and working, the down side is complete except for the final connections to the section switches, point studs and route LEDs. The wiring to the panels is complete to the panel as there was sufficient spars ways in the existing trunk cables I will finish off the final panel connections on Wednesday Andy Edited August 27, 2018 by innocentman 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGJ Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 For those of you of a nervous disposition when it comes to layout wiring, look away now! IMG_0860.JPG This weekend has seen the fitting of point motors, micro switches, section wiring and route indicator switching associated with the recent kick back siding installation. IMG_0858.JPG The up side is complete and working, the down side is complete except for the final connections to the section switches, point studs and route LEDs. The wiring to the panels is complete to the panel as there was sufficient spars ways in the existing trunk cables I will finish off the final panel connections on Wednesday Andy The 27th wire in the middle looks like a dry joint from here ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold innocentman Posted August 27, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 27, 2018 The 27th wire in the middle looks like a dry joint from here ! Is that from the left or right? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted August 28, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 28, 2018 No it is the blue one.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted September 6, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 6, 2018 All this added storage track means...more stock. Both ICI hopper trains will be 16 wagons long shortly, a tunnel inspection set is under way and some more interesting trains (and locos) are being prepared. Work is continuing in making the signals operate... Baz 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted October 10, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted October 10, 2018 Most of the ICI hoppers we have bought for use on Chapel were pristine (ie clean) ones. We have now started to weather these up. Nicktoix had bought 4 of these in an early livery. These are now weathered and I have completed the next 12 I bought. I will take some shots of the 12 at the club tonight on the layout. Baz 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted October 10, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted October 10, 2018 A couple of pictures from tonight...we had a 12 wagon set and a 16 wagon set. First Innocentman's 8F and 16 wagons just about to be passed by a CoBo and a view of the CoBo and 12 hoppers Some of the very heavily weathered Hattons wagons are in the 16 rake. General opinion...far too brown! when I can transfer it I have a very short video..just working out how it works! Baz 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandhole Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 A couple of pictures from tonight...we had a 12 wagon set and a 16 wagon set. First Innocentman's 8F and 16 wagons just about to be passed by a CoBo 20181010_193442_resized.jpg and a view of the CoBo and 12 hoppers 20181010_193307_resized.jpg Some of the very heavily weathered Hattons wagons are in the 16 rake. General opinion...far too brown! when I can transfer it I have a very short video..just working out how it works! Baz Brilliant!!!!! C. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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