DanielB Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 To be honest I think it's the initial decoder configuration that I'm too lazy to change. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robatron86 Posted July 15, 2016 Author Share Posted July 15, 2016 Doesn't surprise me Dan Whoops... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robatron86 Posted August 1, 2016 Author Share Posted August 1, 2016 So in my experimentation with the car float, I have discovered that it isl overpowering the board, so I decided to chop it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northroader Posted August 2, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 2, 2016 Can't you play with it in the bath? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robatron86 Posted August 2, 2016 Author Share Posted August 2, 2016 (edited) Not enough room once I have got in. Plus it may be sunk by my toy submarine. Edited August 2, 2016 by Robatron86 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robatron86 Posted August 7, 2016 Author Share Posted August 7, 2016 While I wait for my brain to make up its mind on the next project, I thought I would sink my teeth into extending TYS. 34 inch by 12. Why 34? The original board is 62, so by going for 34 gives us exactly 8 ft. I like nice even things. The board os constructed exactly how the original was, just 5 odd years apart. On the left is the continuation of MPB and Empire storage that end TYS. Then in the middle at the back is some classic tenements, then a main road with some generic shop fronts. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robatron86 Posted August 14, 2016 Author Share Posted August 14, 2016 First look with the extension. I will be getting another stand. Because the board wasn't really designed to be extended, the board ends aren't easy to modify, so I am using some aluminium "L" to line up the boards and just a couple of g clamps to hold it together. Quick and dirty, but it works. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewC Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 First look with the extension. I will be getting another stand. Because the board wasn't really designed to be extended, the board ends aren't easy to modify, so I am using some aluminium "L" to line up the boards and just a couple of g clamps to hold it together. Quick and dirty, but it works. From Chicago to Saskatchewan :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robatron86 Posted August 14, 2016 Author Share Posted August 14, 2016 (edited) The scenery isn't up to much, and frankly the track plan is very disappointing...I'll get my coat... *cue artsy fartsy mode* I try to, you know, be minimal in my work. Track is soooo overated. I'm inspired by such artists as Ellsworth Kelly and Sol leWitt. You have to open your mind. Imagine your own trackwork and scenery. It then becomes personal to you. I don't like being constricted by what society thinks of as a good trackplan or good scenery. That's so blasé. Edited August 14, 2016 by Robatron86 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewC Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 I'm assuming the next outing for Tilley will be at the Tate Modern then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northroader Posted August 15, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 15, 2016 There's art and there's ART: 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
298 Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 *cue artsy fartsy mode* I try to, you know, be minimal in my work. Track is soooo overated. I'm inspired by such artists as Ellsworth Kelly and Sol leWitt. You have to open your mind. Imagine your own trackwork and scenery. It then becomes personal to you. I don't like being constricted by what society thinks of as a good trackplan or good scenery. That's so blasé. That's my nomination for Post of the Year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robatron86 Posted August 15, 2016 Author Share Posted August 15, 2016 (edited) I think 90% of the board (including me at the moment) are even more minimalist than that. Who wants something so bourgeois as a baseboard? Actually, I do have some wood, rail, etc. In homage to Tracy Emin, I have "unmade bed". Do I get the Turner Prize? I'm sure it will be nominated and have a price tag of eleventy billion pounds I'm assuming the next outing for Tilley will be at the Tate Modern then. I'm still awaiting an invite from them.... There's art and there's ART:image.jpeg That is beautiful, and how I would like my car float layout to look, when I actually get round to making it.... That's my nomination for Post of the Year. Woohoo! I got a vote! Proper piste artist me The extensions debut will be at the Barnstaple Exhibition next July. The layout will be available with or without it for other shows. Edited August 15, 2016 by Robatron86 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robatron86 Posted August 15, 2016 Author Share Posted August 15, 2016 In other news, I was bored last night and wanted to build something. I have quite a lot of the Lakeview Warehouse kit left, most of it was butchered to make the loco servicing building on North Valley, so I have bashed a building together with what's left. I sadly suspect it is too modern for the TYS extension. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickBrad Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 It may be a bit modern, but it's an excuse to do a slice of Mindheim-esque LAJ lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robatron86 Posted August 25, 2016 Author Share Posted August 25, 2016 One day I will go full Mindheim... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielB Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Extension eh? I've got one of those to build, but at the moment I'm being lazy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robatron86 Posted August 29, 2016 Author Share Posted August 29, 2016 Indeed Dan. I hadn't done much until today to be honest, my "round toit" was broken! Manly clamp holding it together. Despite the new board being built to the same dimensions and of exactly the same wood, it required two layers of art card to make the track level. In keeping with the spirit of TYS, I am using sectional track again. And it works. Box car in distance for testing. Now that the track has been laid, I can bring the extension into the house to work on over the Autumn and Winter months. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 (edited) Rob, I seem to remember you were modelling a lineman up a pole - came across this today - sorry the definition isn't wonderful but it was an avatar on another forum - I have increased the size as much as I dare - hope it is useful Edited September 4, 2016 by shortliner Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robatron86 Posted September 5, 2016 Author Share Posted September 5, 2016 (edited) Thanks Jack. That is very helpful. He is on the to-do list! Edited September 5, 2016 by Robatron86 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Rob - another one for you - but I guess you'll need to backdate the layout a bit 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robatron86 Posted October 14, 2016 Author Share Posted October 14, 2016 Thanks Jack. I did have an interesting idea of being able to move the timeline on TYS, being that besides the rolling stock, only the road vehicles date it. Maybe, who knows. Too many ideas in my head at the moment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robatron86 Posted November 1, 2016 Author Share Posted November 1, 2016 Thanks to Gordy of this parish, I have some more rolling stock: Blue Box Athearn El Capitan and Grand Canyon reefers to bring the fleet up to 4. Blue Box Athearn Quad hopper (with the current Walthers version). Blue Box Athearn single dome ATSF tank car. All have had their knuckles and wheels changed. The layout is at the Poole and District exhibition this Sunday. If you are in the area, do pop in and say hello. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium skipepsi Posted November 1, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 1, 2016 Thanks to Gordy of this parish, I have some more rolling stock: Blue Box Athearn El Capitan and Grand Canyon reefers to bring the fleet up to 4. Blue Box Athearn Quad hopper (with the current Walthers version). Blue Box Athearn single dome ATSF tank car. All have had their knuckles and wheels changed. The layout is at the Poole and District exhibition this Sunday. If you are in the area, do pop in and say hello. As do I! No pictures yet as they are arriving home piece by piece. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
298 Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Blue Box Athearn El Capitan and Grand Canyon reefers to bring the fleet up to 4. So that's where they went....! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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