RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted July 24, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 24, 2015 We're all ready to pack the layout up to take to the hall. Will be fitting the lights and ready to go .... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted July 25, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 25, 2015 Mostly set up last night..... A few little jobs to do this morning before the doors open.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted July 25, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 25, 2015 I have to say what a great layout this is in the flesh having seen it at the Barnstaple show today. It's a lot bigger than I though. Very spacious feel and the scenic work is superb. I think that we may well be seeing a lot more of this layout at shows. It's certainly given me ideas for a new layout. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Temeraire Posted July 25, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 25, 2015 I have to agree with roundhouse, layout looks excellent and appears bigger "in the flesh". Enjoyed the trip up from Exeter on the train too as I've never travelled the line before. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted July 25, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 25, 2015 Many thanks for the comments today ! All seemed to go quite well. a few minor issues, but none that prevented the layout being operated. Recieved quite a few favourable comments, which is always good and much appreciated. One invite for later this year ! More details to follow. We took quite a few photos, which will get posted once sorted out. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post mudmagnet Posted July 26, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted July 26, 2015 A few photos from yesterday.... 25 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY NORWOOD Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Glad Oakley Green went very well yesterday. When I spoke to Jamie yesterday he said he was very pleased with it, it is going well. I wonder if Jamie will carry on with this thread know he has taken over the layout. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Well done Richard getting it ready, it was great to see it in the flesh, lovely layout Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Looks realy smart now!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted July 27, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 27, 2015 Thanks for the comments! Jamie will be continuing with the thread and adding more photos when time permits. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selborne Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 (edited) Well the layout is finally home and settled in the garage, a big thank you to Richard for creating a masterpiece, well done ! , I am sure that the withdrawal symptoms will start to ease in a week or two !! Currently the Layout is confirmed for Cheltenham Model Railway Exhibition 24th and 25th October 2015, and provisional bookings have been made for Stowmarket 2016 and Chelmsford 2016, however you are welcome to spread the word. My son and I have been discussing the next step in the development of the layout and we have plans to add a second 8 way decoder to control the signals and lighting, using macros we should be able to automate the signals to allow the correct function based on the point direction, plus we will be starting to consider the fit out of the workshop building with the assistance of Mr Slate. Things will go quiet for a while, holiday season, but hopefully we can continue the development of Oakley Green into the Autumn. As always comments are welcome, Best Regards Jamie Edited July 31, 2015 by Selborne 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selborne Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 A Couple of Extra pictures from The Barnstaple Show; 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selborne Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 A little bit of time travel on Oakley Green :-) 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted July 31, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 31, 2015 Hi mate Great to see the photos posted! I did have a large hole in the garage, but now filled with two new projects! One will be my sons rebuilt layout, being 2.4m x 0.6m, plus fiddle yard. Track ordered, as he will be using Peco as easiest option to get something running. We will start a thread when we have something worthwhile to show! My new project will be a small shunting layout for myself, similar concept to Acacia Avenue - board overall size 1.2m x 0.45m, plus fiddle yard. This will be EM and only two points, which I'll make a start on next week. Again thread to be started, look out for "Ruskin", although name yet change. I also have another layout to start for another client, but need to sit down with him next week as lives local to me. Good news about the exhibitions! Will have a look at the depot interior in the next couple of weeks. Plan to have most ready for Cheltenham show. Unfortunately, I will be at Taunton show with Acacia Avenue. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Looks impressive!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selborne Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 (edited) OK, sorry I have not updated recently, been very busy, however my son and I have now managed to get the signals all working. we added another DAC20 decoder board so that we could automate the signals, this proved not to be straight forward due to a number of factors, these included; 1. The decoder has a switched positive for each accessory with a constant negative, which is fine for points and relays but for LED's this does not work, as the LED's are diodes, so we had to make up small two relay control boards which the decoder switched and then the feeds through the relays could have switched negatives. 2. The NCE controller will only allow for 8 accessories to be swiched with any one Macro, as we had routes to set with points and the signals needed to be swicthed as well we had some macros requiring up to 12 items, so this means that we have to use two macros for route operation, so we have a macro for the points and another macro for the signals, works fine. 3. Another issue is that the NCE controller can only hold up to 15 macros, this mean that we could not have a macro for each route, instead we have had to be smart and combine macros to achieve the routes we need. In the end we managed to get everything working well, and we can now select any route from the fiddle yard into the scenic area only sing 2 macros, this has speeded up the the route allocation and the signals all follow the correct path. we have ordered a few more resistors and capacitors as we want to include for a slightly dimmer LED in the signal, more scale and have a fade on and off, to achieve this we have a 15VDC supply and therefore we have used 10k ohm resistors 1/4 watt, to get the dimmer look, plus the capacitors are 200uf 25v, this gives about o.5 sec fade on and off which looks scale and very realistic. Once the resistors and capacitors are all fitted I will post some short videos to show the operation of the signals. Oh, also the better half got me a new split code Class 37 blue weathered from Olivia Trains, for my birthday, it is great, a little loud, so I will have to turn it down a bit, can anybody tell me the CV for the volume ? The layout will be showing at Cheltenham on the 24th and 25th October, plus we have dates for next year in the east of England confirmed, including Stowmarket, Bury St Edmunds, Ipswich and Colchester. best Regards Jamie Edited September 21, 2015 by Selborne 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Looking forward to more pictures Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted September 22, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 22, 2015 Great stuff Jamie! Looking forward to the videos! I need to finish a few other detail bits and will get posted to you before the Cheltenham show. You can change the volume on CV63. The Max is value 192, so just reduce to suit. You'll need to used the programming track option on the Powercab. The manual is pretty self explanatory. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY NORWOOD Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 It all sounds fantastic Jamie, love the idea of the signals working in conjunction with the points and the dimmer affect on the signals. Keep up the good work mate. Ray Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted October 11, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 11, 2015 About time for an update. Oakley Green will be at Cheltenham 24th and 25th October. Unfortunately I won't be able to go as will be in Taunton with Acacia Avenue. I've a few little details to finish off to get fitted to the layout. In the meantime, a couple more photos. 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selborne Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 You are too fast Rich, you beat me to the update :-) Some pictures from yesterdays running (Richard has already shown you three above), have been working through all the little niggles and control issues to ensure that we have a faultless running layout, so the signals have worked out fine, however the ground signals are little to bright, so we are fitting 10k resistors to reduce the brightness plus capacitors to slow the changerate, an additional decoder has been acquired to split the shunt run around points from the signal decoder to reduce volt drop issues when the points are operated, so been busy, should have things ready for Cheltenham on the 24th Oct, looking forward to it. Also a video of the signals in operation can be found here https://www.facebook.com/groups/295777203802227/918974274815847/?notif_t=like I will post some more on you tube once the signal works have been completed, I have acquired some new rolling stock, as can be seen in the pictures 3 x Hornby Express Parcel MK1 coaches, weathered by TMC, look and run great. speak soon Jamie 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 It's a fantastic looking layout ! If I had one piece of constructive criticism - I'd get those BR yellow vehicles toned down to suit the rest of the weathered look Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selborne Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Hi Rob, yes agree they need more, they are currently weather lightly but need to remove the shine, as these machines never had such a shine in real life ! Couple of videos as promised; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOgRm9sP37E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prTH3Crqojk Jamie 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren01 Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Hi You have done a very good job on this layout and i love the open space, it so tempting to fill up as much track as possible, but this is just right. Can i ask who is the back scene made by? , Well done on making this layout. Darren 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisis Rail Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 (edited) Yes - excellent good depth in space which is OK if you have the space to do it in. Parcel cages look great - maybe a BRUTE Tractor needed? - takes me back to when we spent all our Saturdays at the end of Platform 3 at Preston in the mid 70's. Ian Edited October 11, 2015 by Crisis Rail Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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