David Todd Posted January 29, 2014 Author Share Posted January 29, 2014 (edited) See, previous page for video's 1,2&3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yrzz5rSYqk Edited January 29, 2014 by David Todd 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 The tracks look good to me, two tracksettas!!! I notice the platform shelter on the left looked a bit shaky though.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted January 29, 2014 Author Share Posted January 29, 2014 Posted Today, 08:20 The tracks look good to me, two tracksettas!!! 4....Actually................. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Those trains run as though the track is really smooth now dt ........................... :sungum: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted January 29, 2014 Author Share Posted January 29, 2014 (edited) Speaking with Kal, (of the Albert & Victoria thread). last week, about his dilemma over his track around Goatheland. So this is what I did last night............... ..........Click, pics,to enlarge............ 1. 2. 3. 4. More, to follow, later......... Edited January 29, 2014 by David Todd 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted January 29, 2014 Author Share Posted January 29, 2014 (edited) Riding on the 4mm spaced, Peco 100. track........on the right, Unspaced Peco, 100,on the left. Click.to enlarge......... Edited January 29, 2014 by David Todd 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted January 29, 2014 Author Share Posted January 29, 2014 Peco,100 on the left, at 4.mm spaced. Peco, 100, on the right, not spaced, "out of the box" 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted January 29, 2014 Author Share Posted January 29, 2014 Same track........... Left 4.mm spaced. Right, unspaced. Not a very good job, of dumping dry ballast, made up for DP. later. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandwich&AshfordMR Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Riding on the 4mm spaced, Peco 100. track........on the right, Unspaced Peco, 100,on the left. Click.to enlarge......... LM lost in Dover? :s 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted January 29, 2014 Author Share Posted January 29, 2014 (edited) LM lost in Dover? :s No GPS......fitted to this unit............. Edited January 29, 2014 by David Todd Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 So what do you think? I am not sure myself,, Mick tells me spacing is 2'6" on the prototype, but that would be 10mm spacing which would look horrible? I took some pictures the other day on the ECML, and they do not seem to be very wide apart. Optical illusions no doubt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 hHi dt, Kal seems to have made a very valid point about angles. Apart from rail height, it is very tricky to tell one from another, particularly in photographs, once scenery is applied, I confess that after reading various threads, I tried very hard to work out the differences between the various types by looking at the pictures. In the end, I had to Google them in order to find out what the differences were and if I am honest, having done that I still couldn't tell you which was which from a photograph even now. I have probably offended a whole string of dedicated modellers with that comment and mean them no offence. Once you get away from very crude old versions the differences are in fact quite small, measured in very small numbers of mm. At the end of the day, it is a question of what satisfies the modeller and not whether I can tell the difference, which matters. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted January 29, 2014 Author Share Posted January 29, 2014 Look away,now...... Maintaining the correct balance and look. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted January 29, 2014 Author Share Posted January 29, 2014 (nearly finished),.........DP. Today........... Click,pic.to enlarge 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted January 29, 2014 Author Share Posted January 29, 2014 But.......... This track........l ks , like...........Peco,Code.100, without,4.mm spacing.......... Click pic. to enlarge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Same track........... Left 4.mm spaced. Right, unspaced. Not a very good job, of dumping dry ballast, made up for DP. later. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Thank you, as you said the low the angle the less noticeable, useful to compare Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 hHi dt, Kal seems to have made a very valid point about angles. Apart from rail height, it is very tricky to tell one from another, particularly in photographs, once scenery is applied, I confess that after reading various threads, I tried very hard to work out the differences between the various types by looking at the pictures. In the end, I had to Google them in order to find out what the differences were and if I am honest, having done that I still couldn't tell you which was which from a photograph even now. I have probably offended a whole string of dedicated modellers with that comment and mean them no offence. Once you get away from very crude old versions the differences are in fact quite small, measured in very small numbers of mm. At the end of the day, it is a question of what satisfies the modeller and not whether I can tell the difference, which matters. I agree it is very difficult to tell the difference, I wonder what peco normal against another brand would look like, maybe it's the profile, but regardless, I rarely think omg the track looks weird. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted January 29, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 29, 2014 What is noticeable more is that the ballast is not up level with the top of the sleepers. This is not a criticism D.T . just an observation . The reason HO spacing looks ok in OO gauge is because the rail gauge is HO gauge! If you spaced the sleeps so close in P4 that would look wrong too. The ballast is the all important bit when it comes to a scale look. In future I will be using N or fine Ballast. My track work gets sprayed with watered down acrylic track colour. And the rails get their sides brushed with a rust. I have to agree that it does look much better though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted January 29, 2014 Author Share Posted January 29, 2014 Thank you, I do welcome your comment's.... you all, may put up, on this thread..................it is not exclusive.......... . 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted January 29, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 29, 2014 I need to catch up on this thread. There's probably tons of great stuff I've been missing. Regards Shaun Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted January 29, 2014 Author Share Posted January 29, 2014 (edited) The last time DP was ballasted,was last September 13, looked good, as Lofty sr,had taught me. But, before Christmas 13, I removed all the trackwork, as you can see,in the background, the track was "bent". Close up by Eye, Aye........but, the camera, alway's picked it out, so, it had to go....... Cick pic. to enlarge....... 1. 2. 3. 4. Edited January 29, 2014 by David Todd 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I've just noticed that DP has a displaced Rugby player on the Platform ....... He is obviously travelled from Oxfordshire to admire the straight track which is being installed on DP Min. .... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted January 29, 2014 Author Share Posted January 29, 2014 (edited) Having watched Great BritishRailway journey's,"Bradshaws",presented by Michael Portillo, BBC.2. at,1800 this evening,ending in Rochester. I wonder, what secret's he will reveal,about Dover, tomorrow night,when he arrives...........let me guess... Edited January 29, 2014 by David Todd Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted January 29, 2014 Author Share Posted January 29, 2014 The ballasting is pretty good on this one.................... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 (edited) So have you decided? Will you continue with the spacing? Seeing them side by side , I think....... I actually prefer the original For the effort involved, I am not sure I would do it on concrete, maybe on wood it looks different better. Now if the sleepers were bigger, it may be more of a difference. But... You can see it in the flesh from more angles than a photograph gives......so...? Edited January 29, 2014 by Kal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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