danstercivicman Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 (edited) I had something similar where you had to crawl under the boards in my old layout in the basement. Even for a then very healthy 34.. year old it got annoying Edited February 21, 2018 by danstercivicman Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Banger Blue Posted February 21, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 21, 2018 I had something similar where you had to crawl under the boards in my old layout in the basement. Even for a then very healthy 36 year old it got annoying Crawling on hands and knees under the baseboards not your thing? Then take some inspiration from the “Great Escape” and let the trolley take the strain :D 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard i Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Use your military training and commando role underneath. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted February 21, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 21, 2018 Use your military training and commando role underneath. 40 years ago yes. I am now a old fat bald bloke who finds crawling under things difficult. Examples Andi Dell's Ravensclyffe....banged me head OUCH!!! Witham MRS test track....banged me head OUCH!!! plus blood, then an 'orrid sting as Keith applied "plastic skin". Barrowmore Club's Mostyn....Banged me head OUCH!!!, plus I derailed the train traveling above me. As you see I am a total disaster. Weren't much better when I was in the army. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted February 21, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 21, 2018 (edited) 40 years ago yes. I am now a old fat bald bloke who finds crawling under things difficult. Examples Andi Dell's Ravensclyffe....banged me head OUCH!!! Witham MRS test track....banged me head OUCH!!! plus blood, then an 'orrid sting as Keith applied "plastic skin". Barrowmore Club's Mostyn....Banged me head OUCH!!!, plus I derailed the train traveling above me. As you see I am a total disaster. Weren't much better when I was in the army. Sorry! At least you didn't give yourself concussion like Mrs D did on Dagworth when it was in my lounge! Andi Edited February 21, 2018 by Dagworth Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted February 21, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 21, 2018 Sorry! At least you didn't give yourself concussion like Mrs D did on Dagworth when it was in my lounge! Andi Hi Andi Do you have copies of Mr Jupe's photos form the first time Ravens was running? Cos I am sure he took one of me rubbing my head after your layout attacked me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 ? Remind you of anyone? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard i Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 40 years ago yes. I am now a old fat bald bloke who finds crawling under things difficult. Examples Andi Dell's Ravensclyffe....banged me head OUCH!!! Witham MRS test track....banged me head OUCH!!! plus blood, then an 'orrid sting as Keith applied "plastic skin". Barrowmore Club's Mostyn....Banged me head OUCH!!!, plus I derailed the train traveling above me. As you see I am a total disaster. Weren't much better when I was in the army. It is all in the mind. You just need to tell yourself that you can do it. Look at yodel he was 900 years old and moving with the best of them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TheQ Posted February 22, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 22, 2018 It is all in the mind. You just need to tell yourself that you can do it. Look at yodel he was 900 years old and moving with the best of them. A Yoda yodelling or does he just not deliver parcels.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted February 22, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 22, 2018 It is all in the mind. You just need to tell yourself that you can do it. Look at yodel he was 900 years old and moving with the best of them. Look there seems to be some disconnect between my mind and the body that supports it. I am always saying you can do it......bog off says my body. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard i Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 It is all in the mind. You just need to tell yourself that you can do it. Look at yodel he was 900 years old and moving with the best of them. Got to love spell check. Who knew that yoda was not in the system. An every day word for at least half the population. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted February 22, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 22, 2018 Got to love spell check. Who knew that yoda was not in the system. An every day word for at least half the population. I knew who you meant, and it wasn't some Swiss farmer calling in his cows. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted March 10, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 10, 2018 (edited) I have finished the internal wiring to the control panel. It is huge. I have now laid the track around the layout. I have not run any trains yet but have pushed a rake of 7 coaches around and none fell off. When I was laying the track across the bridge I was getting quite thirsty. So I opened the door to its maximum and called out , 10 minutes later Mrs M turned up "What's all the shouting about". I explained that I still needed to cut the track before I could escape and could she please get me a drink. Thank goodness I didn't need the loo. The bridge goes up and down OK and the track seems to line up. I am now off to wire some power to the tracks. Edited March 10, 2018 by Clive Mortimore 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Bogie Posted March 10, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 10, 2018 Sounds like some serious progress has been made! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstercivicman Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 I have finished the internal wiring to the control panel. It is huge. I have now laid the track around the layout. I have not run any trains yet but have pushed a rake of 7 coaches around and none fell off. When I was laying the track across the bridge I was getting quite thirsty. So I opened the door to its maximum and called out , 10 minutes later Mrs M turned up "What's all the shouting about". I explained that I still needed to cut the track before I could escape and could she please get me a drink. Thank goodness I didn't need the loo. The bridge goes up and down OK and the track seems to line up. I am now off to wire some power to the tracks. Looking forward to seeing the progress Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted March 10, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 10, 2018 (edited) There would be less panel wiring with DCC. Just sayin'..................... Cheers, Mick Edited March 10, 2018 by newbryford Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted March 10, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 10, 2018 (edited) :yahoo: The first train has circumnavigated the train room, a Sulzer Bo-Bo with 8 on. :locomotive: :locomotive: Now to wire up the outer main line. Edited March 10, 2018 by Clive Mortimore 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted March 10, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 10, 2018 There would be less panel wiring with DCC. Just sayin'..................... Cheers, Mick Wouldn't look so impressive. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Any pics of the Train and wiring mate? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted March 10, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 10, 2018 Any pics of the Train and wiring mate? Hi Andy Give us a chance I am too busy admiring my abilities of getting two trains running in opposite directions on both the roundy roundy tracks without them falling off. The Bo-Bo with 8 coaches on the down line and a six car DMU (3car Derby plus a 3car Met-Cam) on the up line. I have never had a roundy roundy train set since I became a grown up. I thought 3 ft curves would be OK, they look very tight in such a big room. It all seems very level, no racing down an incline or a struggle up hill. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted March 10, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 10, 2018 Well done for completing the loops and getting trains running. You'd still be adding droppers if you were using DCC... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimwal Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Hi Clive, Well done for the progress on your new big roundy roundy layout! With reasonably free running rolling stock you may be suprised at how well your locos haul on a level system. Since refurbishing the old club layout and levelling up Keith's setup we've noticed a big difference. Like the real thing, model trains do not like hills! Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted March 11, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 11, 2018 Use your military training and commando role underneath. Do you mind. Monsieur Mortimore going commando doesn't bear thinking about. Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted March 11, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 11, 2018 I have just had a little play, swapped the Bo-Bo for a class 4 4-6-0. It started to derail. I found the problem, I hadn't joined to sections of track properly. The rail joiner had slid under the foot of rail not around it, making the rail head proud. Simple cure, pull back the joiner and then slide it into its correct position. The tender then derailed on the single slip. When I went to put it back on the track I noticed a lose squiggly bit of wire between the rear wheels. No idea what this bit of wire is. Is it part of the detail that has come lose? Anyhow with it removed the class 4 zoomed around and didn't fall off any more. I then became brave and put a Stanier class 4 tank on the front, a bit of double heading. First lap I had to stop the train as I noticed the tank engine's pony truck wasn't on the track. For all the other laps it stayed on so I think I hadn't put it on properly to start with. As for the DMU going the other way only one derailment and that was where I wasn't paying attention and it clobbered my hand where I was rerailing the class 4. So I am going to start a set of operating rules. The first one being "Stop all movements if a train is having running problems." 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted March 11, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 11, 2018 Well done for completing the loops and getting trains running. You'd still be adding droppers if you were using DCC... And trying to remember the programme addresses for the locos and units Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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