Nobby (John) Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Yep, laying down a piece of paper and putting a train on it, it's flying along now. I suppose this could be ready for DEMU Showcase in 2025? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d winpenny Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Looking great David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Hi Mick Sorry but I've only just found this thread. Will be following along with interest now. Thanks for posting the pictures of the HIA's. Train that length looks superb. Now that track plan looks strangely familiar....... Cheers Marcus 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve shorrock Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Looking Good, Mick & the boys, Can't wait for some more, Cheers, Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Hopefully, the next two weeks at the club will see them built and the full frontal section complete from a major woodworking point of view. A 'full frontal' section will certainly see the crowds flock to your first public showing, there may be disappointment for some. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bensanchez43310 Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Luckily I caught this early on. Defo following this one. If its to the quality of modelling i saw on new bryford and blackmill then this will be another jaw dropper. Ben Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornwall Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Can't wait to see this when it is finished looks like it is gonna be a good modern image layout Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornwall Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Any updates? Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted June 19, 2016 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 19, 2016 Not yet, but there will be soon. Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 This is going to be an excellent layout the Dapol hoppers look good ,you are lucky to have such a large clubroom is it an old mill? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted June 19, 2016 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 19, 2016 ,you are lucky to have such a large clubroom is it an old mill? Yes - the larger layouts have to be accommodated around the pillars Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bensanchez43310 Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Update soon, looking forward to this one mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovetrains6 Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 Any updates? Johan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted November 6, 2016 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted November 6, 2016 Slow progress over the past couple of months, but hopefully some meaningful photos soon. Cheers, Mick 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted February 10, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 10, 2017 (edited) Apologies for the lack of updates, but here's a couple of photos of progress so far. Looking across the main pointwork area in the "down" direction From the other end. Laying of the curve in progress. Track not fixed down yet..... Loop/run-round on the right. Down main in the middle with up main and up goods loop to the left. Once all the track is down on the front scenic boards, we'll move on to soldering the dropper wires and carrying out a running test. Cheers, Mick Edited February 10, 2017 by newbryford 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pharrc20 Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Looking good Mick. The real life loop looks to have been abandoned for a while judging by the condition of the track and the train movements I saw there last time I was up there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d winpenny Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Nice bit of progress David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted March 29, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 29, 2017 (edited) All the track has now been laid on the scenic section. Whilst not powered up, we thought we'd see what it looks like with a few trains on. 68010 arrives with some IOAs for loading - this highlights the real length of the layout - 32 feet along the front. Shunting back into the arrival/departure loops Then the Freightliner HIA set, departs across the single slip. A few days later, the IOA set arrives from the other direction and shunts back towards the loading sidings The next tasks will be to cut through the rails at the board joints and tidy up the brass screws that the rails are soldered to. Then it's onto the wiring, so lots of droppers to solder on and the basic bus wires to lay in underneath. Point motor fitting may also be high on the agenda. Cheers, Mick Edited March 29, 2017 by newbryford 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Very nice Mick. That really is going to be some layout when it's built. Great to see those prototypical length trains snaking through the point work. Looks superb. Cheers Marcus 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Looking great. Those trains really show how big the layout is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d winpenny Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Very impressive David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Digital Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Really coming along now. Those long trains look superb and will look even better when the scenery is added. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted July 11, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 11, 2017 (edited) Work on Bankfield trundles on. We're well into the wiring now. A view under one of the boards There are four pairs of wires along the layout. Inner DCC track bus Outer DCC track bus DCC accessory bus 12vDC feed for other stuff, such as building lighting. We've used DCC Concepts tags to try and keep it all neat. There is a little bit of work to tidy it up - fixing down the flying leads with suitable clips/anti-strain to minimise the strain on the soldered joints and a few cable ties on the multicore leads. At one end of each board is a piece of aluminium angle with 4x4mm banana plugs for the main track bus (They are good for 10Amps and relatively cheap) and a 8 pole multipin connector. Although at this stage only 4 are used for DCC Accessory and 12v, we have future provision for other circuits and these are the four coiled wires This is a closer view of a fully connected pair of boards We've done three so far and another 6 to do. The next board to be wired is the most complicated of the front boards - it has 9 of the twelve points on the scenic section. Hopefully, we'll have that wired in the next three or so club nights. Cheers, Mick Edited July 11, 2017 by newbryford 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psiborg Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Looking good already, and if your previous layouts are anything to go by it will be impressive! Can't wait to see it at a show! I'm following this one Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted August 15, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 15, 2017 This is the main board with the vast majority of the scenic section pointwork on it. We've just finished wiring it tonight and tested the motors, setting the frog polarity switches . About half of them needed the track feeds to the polarity switch swapping over. Full pics of it next week I hope. Cheers, Mick 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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