Jintyman

Hi Bomp, I'm sorry to hear about your problems, it all sounds very frustrating I hope you don't mind me saying, but you have quite a large layout with a few circuits, you have points, etc, and now you have signals. I would suggest attacking the problem in stages, firstly, uncouple everything (and I mean everything)!! Then go around your whole layout and look if there are any metal objects or anything conductive across the rails. Then check that if you've got electrofrog points, there is an insulated fishplate on the frog part of the point to each rail (That's the two inside rails at the heel of the point) Then if it is all clear, and insulated fishplates are in place, wire one circuit/section up at a time. if there are any points within each section, throw each and every point in that section, and see if anything shorts out. Doing this one section at a time should enable you to narrow it all down, and may help with the frustration. I have had a few frustrating moments with my layout, from incorrectly connecting feeds to one of my Cobalts, to forgetting to slice the wired link on an electrofrog point. But I've always found a nice brew, 5 mins chill , and starting from scratch, the easiest way of fault finding. As far as the colour light signals go, I would most certainly leave them till the layout is working as you want it first, as this can just compound any problems you have!!! I wish you all the best and I hope the problem comes to light sooner rather than later. Regards Jinty ;-) Edited to say, You're already working from the beginning, I should of read more!!!!!!! Also, there shouldn't be any problem with having feeds at the toe of a point, it's any feeds at the heel that will cause problems ;-)

Superb attention to detail, all the false starts are worth it when you end up with results like that depot floor!!!! Great work, looking forward to more Jinty ;-)

Liking this a lot, love the 85 and the 50 on the high level, you can just see the picture evolving with the whole layout, the different levels really work on this one. Well done, will be following with interest. Jinty ;-) PS: I've just acquired the very same Oxford Scania tractor unit myself, nice little model :senile:

Here are 2 of my PWA's. I think Pullman umber is more correct as I think the Hornby colour looks right!!! The Lima one on the left, Hornby on the right in top photo, other way round in the bottom. Sorry for the hijack!!!! Jinty ;-)

I've just had a look at my 3 UKF vans (I know it's taken a while!!!), and only one of them is a Lima one, the other two are Hornby and the ends are brown on them, and the brown is certainly a darker brown than the Lima ones. Jinty ;-)

Well I agreed!!!!!!!! But only to the affinity, not the rest ;-) Jinty ;-)

Nice CDA's Neil This layout has so many little details in every corner Jinty ;-)

Superb warehouse!!!!!! This is all just coming along so nicely. Jinty ;-)

Just read through this for the first time What a wonderful amount of atmosphere in such a small space, it's a great piece of modelling. I'm not an Eastern fan, but it certainly captures industrial 60's well I like the turntable area, and especially the way the backscene blends into the model. Jinty ;-)

VGA looks great I didn't know that the ends should've been brown on the UKF PWA's!!! That means I'll have to re-do mine Jinty ;-)

Bloody hell, that 29 cab's lasted a good while!!!!! Great attention to detail as usual ;-) Jinty ;-)

Same as above, good luck with everything Jinty ;-)

Very nice picture the middle one, lots of atmosphere. Jinty ;-)

You could make some for me if you like, I need some round my depot!!!!! They look great 66 Jinty ;-)

Great work on the warehouse loading area. I like the simple but effective fueling point as well, it's just so simple, it's very realistic. Jinty ;-)

Looks good, but that woman at post 4 is most certainly pissed worst for wear, I certainly wouldn't let her near that kid in the pushchair!!!!!! Jinty ;-)

Looks like the humour 'SPIKED' right there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! These canopies get better and better. What LED's did you use for them David? You probably have mentioned it in your thread, but I've missed it!!!!! Jinty ;-)

I like the lights in the TMD, they look just about the right brightness. That tamper is a sweet looking kit, I bet it's a complicated thing to put together though!!!! Nice work on the layout, it's evolving with all these little bits added. Jinty ;-)

Like the VGA, as for the transfers, I've only got 2 VGA's and that's all I'm having, but after I'd painted them from EWS ones, I purchased a set of Fox transfers for them. There are absolutely loads left, enough for a good few VGA vans. You're more than welcome to them, if you PM me, I'll stick them in the post. Jinty ;-)

That Rocket card glue is excellent stuff!!!! And grips so quick!! The tunnel mouth is looking great, nice weathering and blending. But did you know that that 'Steemy' has frightened a poor Networker, It's jumped the rails in the tunnel!!!!! Jinty ;-)

Hi, I've used Kadee No5's on the Airfix Mk2d's. A very easy fit, I think you'll find the description on page 8 of my layout thread that's in my signature below. Thanks for the picture Peter, I'm just awaiting the 'white line' transfers from Fox, and then I'll convert one. The down side is that the finish is not that good on the Airfix ones, so I might end up repainting all 5 of them!!!!!!! :-( Jinty ;-)

Hi Peter, I've got to say, your layout is superb. The attention to detail is astounding. In particular, that last shot, my eyes were immediately drawn to the lovely lines of point rodding............... details like that just make the whole thing awesome!!!! Jinty ;-)

Well, for what it's worth, I think the stations look spot on. The whole station area has a realistic atmosphere to it. Like the MLV's, especially the PO one Jinty ;-)

Well you don't half shift on with things...... Wish I could move on at such a rate, I might get something done!!!! The layout's looking good, keep it up. Jinty ;-)

Great layout, such a nice flowing feel to it as well, even though it's not the longest. I can see the start of so much detail going into it as well, following now (with interest!!) Jinty ;-)